Thilo Stralkowski (born 2 May 1987) is a German
field hockey
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coach and former player.
At the
2012 Summer Olympics
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, he competed for the
national team
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in the
men's tournament, where they won the
gold medal
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Since the eighteenth century, gold medals have bee ...
.
In 2020 he retired from playing hockey and became the head coach of his club
Uhlenhorst Mülheim.
References
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1987 births
Living people
German male field hockey players
Male field hockey forwards
Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Olympic field hockey players for Germany
Olympic gold medalists for Germany
Olympic medalists in field hockey
Sportspeople from Essen
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim players
German field hockey coaches
21st-century German people
German male indoor hockey players
2011 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
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