Thies Ole Prinz (born 7 July 1998) is a

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field hockey player.

Personal life

Thies Prinz was born and raised in

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Career

Club level

In club competition, Prinz plays for Rot Weiss-Köln in the German

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Junior national team

Thies Prinz made his debut for the German U–21 team in 2016. His first appearance was during a four-nations series in

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. Later that year he went on to represent the team at the

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, winning a bronze medal. In 2017, he won a second bronze medal with the junior team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia. His final year with the team was 2019. He made multiple appearances throughout the year, competing in numerous test matches and at an eight-nations tournament in

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. He finished his junior career on a high, winning gold at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.

Die Honamas

Prinz made his debut for Die Honamas in 2017, during a three-nations tournament in

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. He competed in the first season of the FIH Pro League. Following the retirements of senior players following the

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, Prinz was officially added to the national squad.

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* * 1998 births Living people German male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga players Field hockey players from Berlin 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Germany Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in field hockey 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-fieldhockey-bio-stub