Anja Michaela Stiefel (born 9 August 1990) is a Swiss retired

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forward and two time Olympian with the Swiss national ice hockey team.

International career

Stiefel was selected to represent Switzerland in the

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. She played in all five games, but did not record a point. Stiefel has also appeared for Switzerland at five

IIHF Women's World Championship The IIHF Women's World Championship is the premier international women's tournament in ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The official world competition was first held in 1990, with four more champions ...

s. Her first appearance came in

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. She was a member of the bronze medal winning team at the

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championships. Stiefel made one appearance for the Switzerland women's national under-18 ice hockey team, at the

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Career statistics

Club

International

Honours and achievements

SWHL-A

*2013-2014 : Champion with Ladies Team Lugano *2014-2015 : Champion with Ladies Team Lugano *2015-2016 : Most Goals in Playoffs (8)

SDHL

*2017-2018 : Champion with Luleå HF/MSSK

WC

*2012 : Bronze Medal *2015 : Top 3 Player on Team

OG

*2014 : Bronze Medal

Other

*2018 : Swiss Hockey Hall of Fame

References

External links

* * * 1990 births Living people Calgary Oval X-Treme players EV Zug (women) players Ice hockey players at the 2010 Winter Olympics Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics Luleå HF/MSSK players Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic ice hockey players for Switzerland Olympic medalists in ice hockey Sportspeople from Frauenfeld Swiss expatriate ice hockey people Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Canada Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Swiss women's ice hockey forwards Swiss Women's League players 21st-century Swiss sportswomen {{Switzerland-icehockey-bio-stub