Wolfgang Rott
Encyclopedia
Wolfgang Rott is a former field hockey
player from West Germany
, who was a member of the West-German team that won the golden medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics
in Munich
. He also competed at the 1968
and 1976 Olympic Games
, where West Germany finished fourth and fifth. He played at club level for THC Mettmann
.
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 West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
, who was a member of the West-German team that won the golden medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. He also competed at the 1968
Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Final results for the Hockey competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics: Only a men's competition was held.-Medalists:Medal'TeamGold PakistanSilver AustraliaBronze India-Final Rankings:*1.*2.*3 *4.*5.*6.*7.*8.*9.*10.*11.*12.*13.*14....
and 1976 Olympic Games
Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics
The Field Hockey competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, which was held in the Molson Stadium at the McGill University, made history as it was played on an artificial surface for the first time in history...
, where West Germany finished fourth and fifth. He played at club level for THC Mettmann
Mettmann
Mettmann is a Rhenish town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Mettmann, Germany's most densely populated rural district...
.