Detlev Kittstein (24 February 1944 in

Sprottau Szprotawa is a town in western Poland, in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship. It has 11,820 inhabitants (2019). History The region was part of Poland after the emergence of the Piast monarchy in the 10th century. The first mention of today's Sz ...

– 3 May 1996 in

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) was a German

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player who competed in the

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and in the

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* 1944 births 1996 deaths People from Szprotawa Sportspeople from the Province of Silesia German male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for West Germany West German male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen Sportspeople from Lubusz Voivodeship {{Germany-fieldhockey-Olympic-medalist-stub