Wolfgang Strödter (5 April 1948 – 4 June 2021) was a

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player from Germany, who was a member of the West-German team that won the gold medal at the

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. Strödter was a terrific hitter of penalty corners. He coached the West German Women's National Team at the

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* 1948 births 2021 deaths People from Bad Homburg vor der Höhe Sportspeople from Darmstadt (region) German male field hockey players German field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players for West Germany West German male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-fieldhockey-Olympic-medalist-stub