Kira Leonie Horn (born 12 February 1995) is a German

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player, who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Club hockey

In the German

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, Horn plays club hockey for Club an der Alster.

National teams

Under–21

Kira Horn represented the Germany U–21 side on numerous occasions throughout her junior career. Her most notable performance with the team was at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in

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. During the tournament Horn scored two goals, helping the German team to a fifth place finish.

Die Danas

In 2019, Horn made her debut for the

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national team during the inaugural tournament of the

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. The team eventually won a bronze medal at the Grand Final in

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, Horn's first in German colours. Horn represented the team again in August at the

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. At the tournament, Germany finished in second place, winning Horn a silver medal. In December 2019, Horn was named in the preliminary German Olympic squad to train for the

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in Tokyo, Japan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Horn, Kira 1995 births Living people Female field hockey midfielders German female field hockey players Der Club an der Alster players Feldhockey Bundesliga (Women's field hockey) players Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Germany Field hockey players from Hamburg 21st-century German women