- Björn Emmerling
Björn Emmerling (born
November 16 ,1975 inWürzburg ) is afield hockey player fromGermany , who plays for Harvestehuder THC in his native country. The defender made his international senior debut for the German team in 1996, and competed at threeSummer Olympics . HE retired from international play after the 11th World Cup, in Germany in September 2006 with 256 caps and 58 goals. In 2007, he received the town of Mönchengladbach "Sportler des Jahres" (Sportsman of the Year) award.International Senior Tournaments
* 1996 – Summer Olympics, Atlanta (4th place)
* 1998 – Champions Trophy, Lahore (6th place)
* 1999 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Slagelse (1st place)
* 1999 – European Nations Cup, Padova (1st place)
* 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
* 2000 – Summer Olympics, Sydney (5th place)
* 2001 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Luzern (1st place)
* 2001 – Champions Trophy, Rotterdam (1st place)
* 2002 – World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (1st place)
* 2002 – Champions Trophy, Cologne (2nd place)
* 2003 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Santander (1st place)
* 2003 – World Cup Indoor, Leipzig (1st place)
* 2003 – 2003 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup|European Nations Cup, Barcelona (1st place)
* 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens (3th place)
* 2005 –World Games , Duisburg (1st place)
* 2005 – 2005 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup|European Nations Cup, Leipzig (3th place)
* 2006 – 11th World Cup, Mönchengladbach (1st place)References
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/em/bjorn-emmerling-1.html sports-reference]
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