Erwin Keller (hockey player)
Erwin Keller 
Birthday: April 8, 1905
Place of birth: Berlin , Germany
Date of death: 1971
National team successes
1936: Silver at the Olympic Games in Berlin
Erwin Keller (born April 8, 1905 in Berlin ; † 1971 ) was a German hockey player .
The player of the Berliner HC participated in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin . There he played in the preliminary round in a 4-1 win against Afghanistan, in the semi-finals in the 3-0 win against the Netherlands and finally in the final, which was clearly lost 8-1 to defending champions India.
Keller's son Carsten and his grandsons Andreas , Florian and Natascha each won an Olympic gold medal. Thus Erwin Keller is the first representative of the most successful hockey family at the Olympic Games.
Web links
- Biographical information on Keller on luise-berlin.de
- Erwin Keller in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Keller, Erwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1971 |