Björn Emmerling

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Medal record
Björn Emmerling
Men's Field Hockey
Competitor for  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze	2004 Athens	Team
European Championship
Bronze	2005 Leipzig	Team
Champions Trophy
Silver	2000 Amstelveen	Team
Silver	2002 Cologne	Team
Silver	2006 Terrassa	Team

Björn Emmerling (born November 16, 1975 in Würzburg) is a field hockey player from Germany, who plays for Harvestehuder THC in his native country. The defender made his international senior debut for the German team in 1996, and competed at three Summer Olympics. 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.

[edit] International Senior Tournaments

• 1996 – Summer Olympics, 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 – Summer Olympics, Sydney (5th place)
• 2001 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Luzern (1st place)
• 2001 – Champions Trophy, Rotterdam (1st place)
• 2002 – World Cup, 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 – Summer Olympics, Athens (3th place)
• 2005 – World Games, Duisburg (1st place)
• 2005 – 2005 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup|European Nations Cup, Leipzig (3th place)
• 2006 – 11th World Cup, Mönchengladbach (1st place)