Björn Emmerling

Björn Emmerling (born 16 November 1975 in Würzburg) is a field hockey player from Germany, who played for Harvestehuder THC and Hanauer THC in his native country. The defender made his international senior debut for the German team in 1996, and competed at three Summer Olympics. He retired from international play after the 11th World Cup, in Germany in September 2006 with 256 caps and 58 goals. In 2007, he received the town of Mönchengladbach "Sportler des Jahres" (Sportsman of the Year) award.

Björn Emmerling
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2004 AthensTeam
European Championship
2005 LeipzigTeam
Champions Trophy
2000 AmstelveenTeam
2002 CologneTeam
2006 TerrassaTeam

International Senior Tournaments

  • 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta (4th place)
  • 1998 Champions Trophy, Lahore (6th place)
  • 1999 European Indoor Nations Cup, Slagelse (1st place)
  • 1999 European Nations Cup, Padova (1st place)
  • 2000 Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
  • 2000 Summer Olympics, Sydney (5th place)
  • 2001 European Indoor Nations Cup, Luzern (1st place)
  • 2001 Champions Trophy, Rotterdam (1st place)
  • 2002 World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (1st place)
  • 2002 Champions Trophy, Cologne (2nd place)
  • 2003 European Indoor Nations Cup, Santander (1st place)
  • 2003 World Cup Indoor, Leipzig (1st place)
  • 2003 2003 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup|European Nations Cup, Barcelona (1st place)
  • 2004 Summer Olympics, Athens (3rd place)
  • 2005 World Games, Duisburg (1st place)
  • 2005 2005 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup|European Nations Cup, Leipzig (3rd place)
  • 2006 11th World Cup, Mönchengladbach (1st place)

References

  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Björn Emmerling". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2009-11-14.
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