Natascha Keller (born July 3, 1977 in West Berlin

West Berlin

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) is a German field hockey

Field hockey

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 striker. She won a gold medal as a member of the German team at the 2004 Summer Olympics

2004 Summer Olympics

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. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

, 2000 Summer Olympics

2000 Summer Olympics

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 and 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

. In 1999 she received an award from the International Hockey Federation

International Hockey Federation

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.

She is the daughter of retired Olympic field hockey player Carsten Keller

Carsten Keller

Carsten Keller is a former field hockey player from West-Germany, who won a gold medal for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He played 133 international matches for Germany, and retired after the Munich Games. Keller then became a hockey coach.Three of his children also...

 and granddaughter of player Erwin Keller

Erwin Keller

Erwin Keller was a field hockey player from Germany, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin...

. Her brothers Andreas Keller

Andreas Keller

Andreas Keller is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at three Summer Olympics for his native country...

 and Florian Keller

Florian Keller

Florian Keller is a field hockey player from Germany and the brother of Natascha Keller. He was a member of the Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:*...

, like her father and herself, were on gold medal winning field hockey teams.

Literature

• National Olympics Committee for Germany: Die deutsche Olympiamannschaft. Athen 2004. Frankfurt am Main 2004