Stefan Blöcher (born 25 February 1960 in

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) is a former

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player from (West-)

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, who competed at two Summer Olympics for his native country. On both occasions he won the silver medal with his team, in 1984 (

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and in 1988 (

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). Blöcher played 259 international matches for (West)-Germany, and made his debut in 1978. He won the German title twice, became European champion five times, and won the silver medal at the

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in 1982. In 1987 he was voted the ''World Hockey Player of the Year''. After his hockey career he became a fanatic

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player.

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* 1960 births Living people German male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for West Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Wiesbaden Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players 20th-century German people {{Germany-fieldhockey-Olympic-medalist-stub