The Germany women's national field hockey team has represented the unified
Germany
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since 1991.
The team won the gold medal at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...
in
Athens, Greece
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, by defeating the Netherlands in the final.
Tournament records
Team
Current squad
The following 24 players were named in the squad for the India leg of the
2024–25 FIH Pro League in
Bhubaneswar
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.
''Caps and goals current as of 22 February 2025, following the match against India
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Head coach:
Janneke Schopman
The remainder of the national squad is as follows.
Notable players
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Britta Becker
Britta Christiane Becker-Kerner ( Becker, born 11 May 1973 in Rüsselsheim) is a German former field hockey midfield player.
Becker made her debut in the German women's field hockey team in 1991 and was one of the youngest members in the Olymp ...
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Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
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Franziska Hentschel
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Natascha Keller
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Fanny Rinne
See also
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East Germany women's national field hockey team
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Germany men's national field hockey team
The Germany men's national field hockey team is one of the most successful sides in the world, winning gold at the Summer Olympics four times (including once as West Germany), the Hockey World Cup 3 times, the EuroHockey Nations Championship ...
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Germany women's national under-21 field hockey team
The Germany women's national under-21 field hockey team represents Germany in women's international under-21 field hockey competitions; is controlled by the German Hockey Federation, the governing body for field hockey in Germany.
The team compet ...
References
External links
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FIH profile
{{National sports teams of Germany
Field hockey
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National team
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The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exa ...
European women's national field hockey teams