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| Born |
(1972-05-05) 5 May 1972 (age 52) Braunschweig, West Germany | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
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| Years | Team | ||
| MTV Braunschweig | |||
| Braunschweiger THC | |||
| Harvestehude | |||
| Medal record | |||
Michael Green (born 5 May 1972 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony) is a former field hockey player from Germany. He began his career at MTV Braunschweig and Braunschweiger THC and later played for Harvestehuder THC in Hamburg. The defender competed at two Summer Olympics. Green is working as a surgeon, and played more than 260 international matches for the German field hockey squad.
List of Honours
- 1992 – Best Player at the 1992 Junior European Championship
- 1996 – Best Player in the German National League
- 1996 – Sportsman of Hamburg
- 1999 – Best Player in the German National League
- 2002 – FIH Player of the Year
International senior tournaments
- 1993 – Champions Trophy, Kuala Lumpur (2nd place)
- 1994 – Champions Trophy, Lahore (2nd place)
- 1994 – World Cup, Sydney (4th place)
- 1995 – European Nations Cup, Dublin (1st place)
- 1995 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (1st place)
- 1996 – 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta (4th place)
- 1996 – Champions Trophy, Madras (3rd place)
- 1997 – Champions Trophy, Adelaide (1st place)
- 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht (3rd place)
- 1998 – Champions Trophy, Lahore (6th place)
- 1999 – European Nations Cup, Padova (1st place)
- 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
- 2000 – 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)
- 2003 – European Nations Cup, Barcelona (1st place)
References
- "Welthockey-Spieler 2002: Dr. Michael Green" (in German). deutscher-hockey-bund.de. Retrieved 14 May 2015.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Green". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
- Michael Green at the International Hockey Federation
- Michael Green at the European Hockey Federation
- Michael Green at Deutscher Hockey-Bund (in German)
- Michael Green at Olympics.com
- Michael Green at Olympedia (archive)
| Germany squad – 2002 World Cup – Champions (1st Title) | ||
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Preceded by Florian Kunz
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WorldHockey Player of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Teun de Nooijer
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- 1972 births
- Living people
- German male field hockey players
- Male field hockey defenders
- Olympic field hockey players for Germany
- Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Braunschweig
- 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Harvestehuder THC players
- World Games gold medalists for Germany
- World Games medalists in roller sports
- Medalists at the 2005 World Games
- West German male field hockey players