Timo Weß
Encyclopedia
Timo Weß 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. He was born in Moers
, North Rhine-Westphalia
.
The defender, who plays for German club Crefelder HTC, made his international senior debut for the national team on February 26, 2001 in a friendly against India in Bombay. As of December 18, 2005, Weß earned 137 caps for his native country, in which he scored 13 goals. Previously he played for Uhlenhorst HTC in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Since the Athens Olympics he's the captain of the Men's National Team.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player from 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...
, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze 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. He was born in Moers
Moers
Moers is a German city on the left bank of the Rhine. Moers belongs to the district of Wesel...
, North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia
North Rhine-Westphalia is the most populous state of Germany, with four of the country's ten largest cities. The state was formed in 1946 as a merger of the northern Rhineland and Westphalia, both formerly part of Prussia. Its capital is Düsseldorf. The state is currently run by a coalition of the...
.
The defender, who plays for German club Crefelder HTC, made his international senior debut for the national team on February 26, 2001 in a friendly against India in Bombay. As of December 18, 2005, Weß earned 137 caps for his native country, in which he scored 13 goals. Previously he played for Uhlenhorst HTC in Mülheim an der Ruhr. Since the Athens Olympics he's the captain of the Men's National Team.
International senior tournaments
- 2001 – Champions Trophy2001 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy has been reorganised to take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands on the scheduled dates of November 3 to November 11, 2001. The event will take place at HC Rotterdam’s brand new NLG 24 million, 8,000-seating facility, which opened in August and will be the first...
, Rotterdam (1st place) - 2002 – 10th World Cup2002 Men's Hockey World CupThe 2002 Hockey World Cup for men is the 10th tournament of the Hockey World Cup, held from February 24 to March 9, 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
, Kuala Lumpur (1st place) - 2002 – Champions Trophy2002 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 2002 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place at the Rot Weiss Köln Hockey Club in Cologne, Germany. The event started on August 31 and ended on September 8, 2002...
, Cologne (2nd place) - 2003 – European Nations Cup, Barcelona (1st place)
- 2004 – Summer OlympicsField hockey at the 2004 Summer OlympicsField Hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals.-Men's...
, Athens (3rd place) - 2005 – European Nations Cup, Leipzig (3rd place)
- 2005 – Champions Trophy2005 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place in the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai, India. The event started December 10 and ended on December 18, 2005.=Head Coach: Barry Dancer#Jamie Dwyer#Liam de Young#Michael McCann#Nathan Eglington...
, Chennai (4th place) - 2006 – Champions Trophy, Terrassa (2nd place)
- 2006 – 11th World Cup2006 Men's Hockey World CupThe 2006 Hockey World Cup for men is the 11th edition of the Hockey World Cup. It held from September 6 to September 17, 2006 in Mönchengladbach, Germany....
, Mönchengladbach (1st place) - 2007 – European Nations Cup2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations ChampionshipThe 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship for men is the 11th edition of EuroHockey Nations Championship. It was held in Manchester, England from August 19 to August 26, 2007...
, Manchester (4th place) - 2007 – Champions Trophy, Kuala Lumpur (1st place)
External links
- Der ideale Kapitän Markus Wessel / WDR.de