Denise Klecker (born 26 January 1972 in

Mainz Mainz () is the capital and largest city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Mainz is on the left bank of the Rhine, opposite to the place that the Main (river), Main joins the Rhine. Downstream of the confluence, the Rhine flows to the north-we ...

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

) is a retired female

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

defender from

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

Athens, Greece Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

. She is renowned as specialist for

penalty corner In field hockey, a penalty corner, sometimes known as a short corner, is a penalty given against the defending team. It is predominantly awarded for a defensive infringement in the '' penalty circle'' or for a deliberate infringement within the de ...

shooting.

International senior tournaments

* 1995 – European Nations Cup, Amstelveen (3rd place) * 1995 – Champions Trophy, Mar del Plata (4th place) * 1995 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Cape Town (3rd place) * 1997 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (2nd place) * 1998 – Indoor European Nations Cup, Orense (1st place) * 1998 –

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

, Utrecht (3rd place) * 1999 – European Nations Cup, Cologne (2nd place) * 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Milton Keynes (3rd place) * 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place) * 2000 –

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

, Sydney (7th place) * 2002 – Indoor European Nations Cup, France (1st place) * 2002 –

, Perth (7th place) * 2003 – Indoor World Cup, Leipzig (1st place) * 2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania (1st place) * 2003 – European Nations Cup, Barcelona (3rd place) * 2004 –

, Athens (1st place)

External links

Profile on Hockey Olympica
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1972 births Living people German female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Mainz 21st-century German women {{Germany-fieldhockey-Olympic-medalist-stub