Michael Hilgers

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Michael Hilgers (born August 6, 1966 in Mönchengladbach ) is a former German national hockey player and Olympic champion .

Career

Hilgers won the silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Four years later he won the gold medal with the German national hockey team at the 1992 Summer Olympics . He scored both goals for the German team in the 2-1 final victory over Australia.

For winning the gold medal in hockey, he received the silver laurel leaf on June 23, 1993.

Hilgers played as a striker during his career and was active in the field hockey Bundesliga at Gladbach HTC . He is currently the managing director of the hockey park in Mönchengladbach . The 2006 men's field hockey world championship was held here .

He was also the coach of the men's team at the Gladbach HTC from 2006 to 2008.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=dhb&innen=/VVI-web/Faszination/100Jahre.asp&monat=8&tag=8
  2. ↑ Landessportbund Niedersachsen e. V., VIBSS: The Federal President and his duties in the field of sport: ... On June 23, 1993, Federal President von Weizsäcker ... awarded disabled and non-disabled athletes, namely the medal winners of the 1992 Olympic and Paralympic Games with the Silver bay leaf made of ...
  3. ↑ RP-online.de: Hockey: Hilgers goes article from March 28, 2008
personal data
SURNAME Hilgers, Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH August 6, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Mönchengladbach