Björn Emmerling

German field hockey player
Björn Emmerling
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Leipzig Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Cologne Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Terrassa Team

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.

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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Germany squad – 2006 World Cup – Champions (2nd Title)
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