Björn Emmerling (born 16 November 1975 in

Würzburg Würzburg (; Main-Franconian: ) is a city in the region of Franconia in the north of the German state of Bavaria. Würzburg is the administrative seat of the '' Regierungsbezirk'' Lower Franconia. It spans the banks of the Main River. Würzbur ...

) is a

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shootin ...

player from

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

, who played for

Harvestehuder THC Harvestehuder Tennis und Hockey-Club e. V., also known as Harvestehuder THC or simply HTHC, is a German professional sports club based in Winterhude, Hamburg. It is best known for its field hockey department but it also has tennis and lacrosse sec ...

and Hanauer THC in his native country. The defender made his international senior debut for the German team in 1996, and competed at three

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. He retired from international play after the 11th World Cup, in Germany in September 2006 with 256 caps and 58 goals. In 2007, he received the town of Mönchengladbach "Sportler des Jahres" (Sportsman of the Year) award.

International Senior Tournaments

* 1996 –

, Atlanta (4th place) * 1998 – Champions Trophy, Lahore (6th place) * 1999 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Slagelse (1st place) * 1999 – European Nations Cup, Padova (1st place) * 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place) * 2000 –

, Sydney (5th place) * 2001 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Luzern (1st place) * 2001 – Champions Trophy, Rotterdam (1st place) * 2002 –

World Cup A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...

, Kuala Lumpur (1st place) * 2002 – Champions Trophy, Cologne (2nd place) * 2003 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Santander (1st place) * 2003 – World Cup Indoor, Leipzig (1st place) * 2003 – 2003 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup, European Nations Cup, Barcelona (1st place) * 2004 –

, Athens (3rd place) * 2005 –

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, Duisburg (1st place) * 2005 – 2005 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup, European Nations Cup, Leipzig (3rd place) * 2006 – 11th World Cup, Mönchengladbach (1st place)

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* 1975 births Living people German male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Olympic field hockey players for Germany Olympic bronze medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Harvestehuder THC players Sportspeople from Würzburg {{Germany-fieldhockey-Olympic-medalist-stub