The Germany women's national field hockey team represents the unified Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 since 1991 in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached for three years by Markus Weise

Markus Weise

Markus Weise is a German field hockey coach. Since 6 November 2006, he has been Head Coach of the Germany national field hockey team...

 (2003–2006), made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens, Greece, by defeating the Netherlands in the final. Before unification it was mainly West Germany that competed at the highest level in women's field hockey.

Summer Olympics

Field hockey at the Summer Olympics

Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London, with six teams, including four from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....

• 1980 – Did not compete
• 1984 – SILVER MEDAL
• 1988 – Fifth place
• 1992 – SILVER MEDAL
• 1996 – Sixth place
• 2000 – Seventh place
• 2004 – GOLD MEDAL
• 2008 – Fourth place

World Cup

Hockey World Cup

The Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation . The tournament was started in 1971...

• 1974 – BRONZE MEDAL
• 1976 – GOLD MEDAL
• 1978 – SILVER MEDAL
• 1981 – GOLD MEDAL
• 1983 – Fourth place
• 1986 – SILVER MEDAL
• 1990 – Eighth place
• 1994 – Fourth place
• 1998
  1998 Women's Hockey World Cup
  The 1998 Women's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from May 20 to May 31, 1998 in Utrecht, Netherlands alongside the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup. The Australia won its second world title after defeating Netherlands 3–2 in the final...
  
   – BRONZE MEDAL
• 2002
  2002 Women's Hockey World Cup
  The 2002 Hockey World Cup for women is the 10th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from November 24 to December 8, 2002.Argentina won its first ever World Championship after beating Netherlands 1–1 in penalty stroke...
  
   – Seventh place
• 2006
  2006 Women's Hockey World Cup
  The 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup is the 11th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from September 27 to October 8, 2006 in Madrid, Spain.Netherlands won its sixth World Championship after beating Australia 3–1...
  
   – Eighth place

European Nations Cup

• 1984 – BRONZE MEDAL
• 1987 – Fourth place
• 1991 – SILVER MEDAL
• 1995 – BRONZE MEDAL
• 1999 – SILVER MEDAL
• 2003 – BRONZE MEDAL
• 2005 – SILVER MEDAL
• 2007 – GOLD MEDAL
• 2009
  2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
  The 2009 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship is the 9th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship for women. It will be held from August 22 to August 29, 2009 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.-Pool A:---------------------Pool B:----...
  
   – SILVER MEDAL
• 2011
  2011 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
  The 2011 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the 10th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship for women. It was held from August 20 to August 27, 2011 in Mönchengladbach, Germany....
  
   – SILVER MEDAL

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy (field hockey)

The Hockey Champions Trophy is the International Hockey Federation's most prestigious annual event . Founded by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan, it features the world's top-ranked teams competing in a round robin format. The Pakistan Hockey Federation started the competition as a men's tournament...

• 1987 – Did not compete
• 1989 – BRONZE MEDAL
• 1991 – Fourth place
• 1993 – BRONZE MEDAL
• 1995 – Fourth place
• 1997 – SILVER MEDAL
• 1999
  1999 Women's Champions Trophy (field hockey)
  The sixth edition of the Women's Champions Trophy took place from Thursday 10 June until Saturday 19 June 1999 in the State Hockey Centre in Brisbane, Queensland. Participating nations were: titleholders and hosting nation Australia, Argentina, Germany, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and South Korea...
  
   – BRONZE MEDAL
• 2000
  2000 Women's Champions Trophy (field hockey)
  The 8th edition of the Women's Hockey Champions Trophy took place from Saturday May 27 until Saturday June 3, 2000 in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen. Participating nations were titleholders Australia, Argentina, Germany, hosting nation The Netherlands, New Zealand, and South Africa...
  
   – SILVER MEDAL
• 2001 – Did not compete
• 2002 – Did not compete
• 2003 – Did not compete
• 2004 – SILVER MEDAL
• 2005
  2005 Women's Champions Trophy (field hockey)
  The 13th edition of the Women's Champions Trophy took place from Saturday November 26 until Sunday December 4, 2005 at the National Hockey Centre in Canberra, Australia...
  
   – Fifth place
• 2006 – GOLD MEDAL
• 2010
  2010 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
  The 2010 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 18th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from July 10–18, 2010 in Nottingham, England...
  
   – 4th place
• 2011
  2011 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
  The 2011 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 19th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women, running from June 25 to July 3, 2011 in Amstelveen, Netherlands....
  
   – 8th place

Champions Challenge

Champions Challenge (field hockey)

The Hockey Champions Challenge is an international field hockey tournament, played every two years. It was introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation in order to broaden hockey's competitive base at world level.-Men:...

• 2002
  2002 Women's Champions Challenge (field hockey)
  The first edition of the Women's Champions Challenge took place at the Randburg Hockey Stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa. The event started on Saturday February 9 and ended on Sunday February 17.=...
  
   – Did not compete
• 2003
  2003 Women's Champions Challenge (field hockey)
  The second edition of the Women's Champions Challenge took place in Catania, on the island of Sicily. The event started on Saturday July 5 and ended on Sunday July 13...
  
   – GOLD MEDAL
• 2005
  2005 Women's Champions Challenge (field hockey)
  The third edition of the Women's Champions Challenge took place at the USA Field Hockey National Training Center in Virginia Beach, United States. The event started on Friday July 8 and ended on Saturday July 16...
  
   – Sixth place

Notable players

• Britta Becker
  Britta Becker
  Britta Becker is a former German field hockey midfield player.Becker made her debut in the German women's field hockey team in 1991 and was the youngest in the Olympic squad in 1992. She was part of the 1995 winning team in the European Cup and the bronze medal winning team in the 1998 World Cup...
  
  
• Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
  Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
  Nadine Ernsting-Krienke is a field hockey striker from Germany, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...
  
  
• Franziska Hentschel
  Franziska Hentschel
  Franziska Constanze Hentschel is a former field hockey forward from Germany.Hentschel was a member of the Women's National Team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in...
  
  
• Natascha Keller
  Natascha Keller
  Natascha Keller is a German field hockey striker. She won a gold medal as a member of the German team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Fanny Rinne

External links

Deutscher Hockey-Bund