Klipper THC
The Klipper tennis and hockey club on the Uhlenhorst e. V. is a tennis and hockey club from Hamburg . The association, which was founded on October 26, 1888, has around 1,600 members, including 500 young people. The Hoheneichen facility in Hamburg-Wellingsbüttel , which has existed since 1920, offers twelve tennis courts and three indoor tennis courts. Hockey is played on two large-field artificial turf fields, one small-field artificial turf field, one grass field and in a hockey hall. The historic facility on the Uhlenhorst was sold to Aspria in 2010 .
hockey
The men play on the field in the 2nd Bundesliga. and in the hall in the 1st Bundesliga .
The women are also on the field in the 2nd Bundesliga and in the hall in the 1st Bundesliga .
successes
- German women's field hockey champion: 2002
- German indoor hockey champion for women: 1999, 2001
- German men's field hockey champion: 1952
youth
The youth in Klipper THC are particularly successful in the female area. The years between 1989 and 1994 won multiple German championships on the field and in the hall. In the case of boys, it is the 1992 vintage that is particularly convincing. You are the first class in over 20 years to have reached the German championship again. The year 94/95 is also very strong. They reached third place at the German Indoor Championships in 2009. In addition, girls A born in 2001/2002 became German runner-up in the 2015 field season. Here they lost in an exciting duel against the UHC, which is also based in Hamburg's Alstertal.
history
The club was founded in 1888 as the "Ice Rink Club on the Uhlenhorst". In addition to the ice rink on the grounds on Hofweg, other facilities were quickly built, which over the years have repeatedly been adapted to the wishes and needs of members.
In 1892 the first international German tennis championships were held on the courts , then until 1924, alternating with the facilities on Rothenbaum . The initiator Carl August von der Meden was co-founder and first president of the German Tennis Federation .
In addition to the ice rink club, a number of other sports clubs were founded, in particular the "Sports Field Club" in 1920, which built the Hoheneichen facility in the following years. After various mergers, the association was given its current name in 1935.
After the tennis facility in Uhlenhorst had been leased to Aspria for several years, the site was sold at the end of 2010.