Harald Huffmann

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Harald Huffmann Field hockey


Birthday: June 3, 1908
Place of birth: Essen-Werden , Germany
Date of death: December 20, 1992




National team successes

1936: Silver at the Olympic Games in Berlin

* As of October 13, 2008.

Harald Huffmann (born June 3, 1908 in Essen-Werden ; † December 20, 1992 there ) was a German hockey player .

Huffmann was a player in the ETuF Essen and took part in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin as captain of the German national team. After two wins, in the preliminary round 6-0 against Denmark and in the semi-finals 3-0 against the Netherlands, the team reached the final, where they clearly lost to the Indian team with 8-1. The Olympic silver medal remained Huffmann's greatest success in his career, at the age of 55 he was the captain of the first Essen hockey team from ETuF Essen.

Professionally, Huffmann was operations manager in his home town of Essen-Werden. He had a son with his wife, whom he married in 1947.

He is related to Johann-Friedrich Huffmann .

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