Tatjana Steinhauer
Tatjana Steinhauer (born April 23, 1991 in Herzberg am Harz ) is a former German national water polo player and two-time European Championship participant.
Athletic career
The left-hander, who grew up in Lehrte , first played as one of several girls for several years in a boys' team at Lehrter SV , then came to the Bundesliga club Hannoverscher SV via Hellas Hildesheim in 2006 . From 2011 to 2013 she played for the German record champions SV Blau-Weiß Bochum and ended her career there in 2013.
The first international assignment in a team of the German Swimming Association (DSV) took place at the age of 15 on July 21, 2006 in Hanover with the then U17 selection in a friendly match against France. Tatjana Steinhauer was one of the 2008 European Youth Championships in Győr ( Hungary / 7th place), the 2009 U18 Junior World Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk ( Russia / 10th place) and the 2011 U20 World Cup in Trieste ( Italy / 12th place). Place) to the most successful goal scorers of the German team.
The left-hander, now mainly used in the offensive, got into the water for the first time in the senior national team on May 27, 2010 as part of a four-nation tournament in Kirischi ( Russia ) at 12:15 against vice world champions Canada. Three months later, at the age of 19, the junior player was surprisingly nominated as the youngest active member of the German squad for the European Championship in Zagreb ( Croatia / 7th place), where she scored two goals in four games. A second European Championship appearance followed in the 2012 title fights in Eindhoven ( Netherlands ), which ended in eighth place for the German selection. In addition, he came sixth in the final tournament of the world league in Changshu ( China ) in the same year .
Since his debut in the A-selection, Steinhauer has played a total of 46 international matches, including not only the two European Championship appearances but also games in the preliminary and final round of the world league and the European Championship qualification.
The left-hander made a sporty comeback at her home club Lehrter SV in January 2016 after a break in play.
Special
Tatjana Steinhauer became Germany's first female sports soldier in the sport of water polo on October 1, 2010 together with Bianca Ahrens, who was of the same age .
literature
- Wolfgang Philipps, Sun - Water - Air. 90 years of swimming in Lehrte and Lehrter SV, 1921 - 2011 , Groß-Oesingen 2011, p. 35.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steinhauer, Tatjana |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German water polo player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 23, 1991 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Herzberg am Harz |