Björn Emmerling

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Medal record
Björn Emmerling
Björn Emmerling
Men's Field Hockey
Competitor for Flag of Germany 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

  • 1996Summer Olympics, Atlanta (4th place)
  • 1998Champions Trophy, Lahore (6th place)
  • 1999 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Slagelse (1st place)
  • 1999 – European Nations Cup, Padova (1st place)
  • 2000Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
  • 2000 – Summer Olympics, Sydney (5th place)
  • 2001 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Luzern (1st place)
  • 2001 – Champions Trophy, Rotterdam (1st place)
  • 2002World 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)
  • 2004Summer Olympics, Athens (3th place)
  • 2005World Games, Duisburg (1st place)
  • 2005 – 2005 Men's Hockey European Nations Cup|European Nations Cup, Leipzig (3th place)
  • 200611th World Cup, Mönchengladbach (1st place)