Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (born 5 February 1974 in

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) is a

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striker from

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, who won the gold medal with the women's national team at the

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. She is one of the most decorated field hockey players in Germany, having played in four consecutive

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, starting in 1992. She retired from international play in 2009, after having represented Germany 360 times, scoring 137 goals. Since 1989 she has been playing for

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International senior tournaments

* 1990 –

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, Sydney (8th place) * 1991 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (2nd place) * 1991 – European Championship, Brussels (2nd place) * 1992 –

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, Barcelona (2nd place) * 1993 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (3rd place) * 1994 –

, Dublin (4th place) * 1995 – European Championship, Amstelveen (3rd place) * 1995 – Champions Trophy, Mar del Plata (4th place) * 1995 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Cape Town (3rd place) * 1996 –

, Atlanta (6th place) * 1997 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (2nd place) * 1998 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Orense (1st place) * 1998 –

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

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

, Perth (7th place) * 2003 – World Indoor Nations Cup, Leipzig (1st place) * 2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania (1st place) * 2003 – European Championship, Barcelona (3rd place) * 2004 – Olympic Qualifier, Auckland (4th place) * 2004 –

, Athens (1st place) * 2004 – Champions Trophy, Rosario (2nd place) * 2005 – Champions Trophy, Canberra (5th place) * 2006 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (1st place) * 2006 –

, Madrid (8th) * 2007 – Champions Trophy, Quilmes (3rd place)

References

External links

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Profile on Hockey Olympia
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ernsting-Krienke, Nadine 1974 births Living people People from Warendorf (district) Sportspeople from Münster (region) German female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Germany Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics