Christoph Bechmann

German field hockey player
Christoph Bechmann
Personal information
Born (1971-11-23) 23 November 1971 (age 52)
Speyer, West Germany
Senior career
Years Team
1975–1985 Speyer
1985–1992 Frankenthal
1992–1994 Dürkheim
1994–1999 Gladbach
1999–2000 Harvestehude
2002–2005 Club an der Alster
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2004 Germany 124
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Utrecht Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1995 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Adelaide Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Cologne Team
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Madras Team

Christoph Bechmann (born 23 November 1971 in Speyer am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz) is a field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

The striker from Club an der Alster (Hamburg), whose nicknamed Duffi or Bechi, played in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He has captained the German National Team and was a member of the Team of the Year in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

International Senior Tournaments

He played from 1994 until 2004, 124 matches for the Germany national team in outdoor competitions.[1]

  • 1994 – 8th World Cup, Sydney (4th place)
  • 1995 – European Nations Cup, Dublin (1st place)
  • 1995 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (1st place)
  • 1996 – Summer Olympics, Atlanta (4th place)
  • 1996 – Champions Trophy, Madras (3rd place)
  • 1997 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Lievin (1st place)
  • 1997 – Champions Trophy, Adelaide (1st place)
  • 1998 – 9th World Cup, Utrecht (3rd place)
  • 1999 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Slagelse (1st place)
  • 1999 – European Nations Cup, Padua (1st place)
  • 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
  • 2000 – Summer Olympics, Sydney (5th place)
  • 2002 – 10th World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (1st place)
  • 2002 – Champions Trophy, Cologne (2nd place)
  • 2003 – European Nations Cup, Barcelona (1st place)
  • 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens (3rd place)
  • 2005 – World Games, Duisburg (1st place)
  • 2006 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Eindhoven (1st place)

References

  1. ^ "Christoph Bechmann". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christoph Bechmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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