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Nickname(s)	Die Danas
Association	Deutscher Hockey-Bund (German Hockey Federation)
Confederation	EHF (Europe)
Head Coach	Valentin Altenburg
Assistant coach(es)	Johannes Schmitz
Manager	Fabian Schuler
Captain	Nike Lorenz Sonja Zimmermann
FIH ranking
Current	4 (19 December 2024)
Olympic Games
Appearances	11 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (2004)
World Cup
Appearances	15 (first in 1974)
Best result	1st (1976, 1981)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances	15 (first in 1984)
Best result	1st (2007, 2013)

The Germany women's national field hockey team has represented the unified Germany since 1991.

The team won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by defeating the Netherlands in the final.

Tournament records

World Cup Year Host city Position 1974 Mandelieu, France 3rd 1976 West Berlin, West Germany 1st 1978 Madrid, Spain 2nd 1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st 1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th 1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 1990 Sydney, Australia 8th 1994 Dublin, Ireland 4th 1998 Utrecht, Netherlands 3rd 2002 Perth, Australia 7th 2006 Madrid, Spain 8th 2010 Rosario, Argentina 4th 2014 The Hague, Netherlands 8th 2018 London, England 5th 2022 Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th 2026 Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands Qualified European Championships Year Host city Position 1984 Lille, France 3rd 1987 London, England 4th 1991 Brussels, Belgium 2nd 1995 Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd 1999 Cologne, Germany 2nd 2003 Barcelona, Spain 3rd 2005 Dublin, Ireland 2nd 2007 Manchester, England 1st 2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd 2013 Boom, Belgium 1st 2015 London, England 3rd 2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th 2019 Antwerp, Belgium 2nd 2021 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd 2023 Mönchengladbach, Germany 3rd World League Year Round Host city Position 2012–13 Semifinal Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st Final San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 7th 2014–15 Semifinal Valencia, Spain 3rd Final Rosario, Argentina 3rd 2016–17 Semifinal Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd Final Auckland, New Zealand 6th FIH Pro League Year Host city Position 2019 Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd 2020–21 N/A 4th 2021–22 N/A 6th 2022–23 N/A 5th 2023–24 N/A 2nd

Olympic Games Year Host city Position 1980 Moscow, Soviet Union N/A 1984 Los Angeles, United States 2nd 1988 Seoul, South Korea 5th 1992 Barcelona, Spain 2nd 1996 Atlanta, United States 6th 2000 Sydney, Australia 7th 2004 Athens, Greece 1st 2008 Beijing, China 4th 2012 London, United Kingdom 7th 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd 2020 Tokyo, Japan 6th 2024 Paris, France 6th Champions Trophy Year Host city Position 1987 Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP 1989 Germany, West Germany 3rd 1991 Berlin, Germany 2nd 1993 Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd 1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th 1997 Berlin, Germany 2nd 1999 Brisbane, Australia 3rd 2000 Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd 2001 Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP 2002 Macau, China 2003 Sydney, Australia 2004 Rosario, Argentina 2nd 2005 Canberra, Australia 5th 2006 Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st 2007 Quilmes, Argentina 3rd 2008 Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd 2009 Sydney, Australia 4th 2010 Nottingham, England 4th 2011 Amstelveen, Netherlands 8th 2012 Roasario, Argentina 4th 2014 Mendoza, Argentina 7th 2016 London, England DNP 2018 Changzhou, China Champions Challenge I Year Host city Position 2002 Johannesburg, South Africa DNP 2003 Catania, Italy 1st 2005 – 2014 Did Not participate

Team

Current squad

The following 21 players were named in the squad for the Argentina leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League in Santiago del Estero.

Caps and goals current as of 10 December 2024, following the match against Argentina.

Head coach: Janneke Schopman

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
15	GK	Nathalie Kubalski	(1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 31)	59	0	Düsseldorfer
19	GK	Finja Starck	(2003-09-08) 8 September 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Uhlenhorst Mülheim
27	DF	Stine Kurz	(2000-05-20) 20 May 2000 (age 24)	42	3	Mannheimer
31	DF	Linnea Weidemann (Captain)	(2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 21)	52	0	Berliner
44	DF	Taja Gans	(2005-08-24) 24 August 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Syracuse University
48	DF	Joana Boehringer	(2003-03-20) 20 March 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Berliner
66	DF	Katharina Haid	(2004-04-13) 13 April 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Club an der Alster
2	MF	Jule Bleuel	(2001-03-20) 20 March 2001 (age 23)	20	1	Club an der Alster
10	MF	Lisa Nolte (Captain)	(2001-02-04) 4 February 2001 (age 23)	45	7	Düsseldorfer
18	MF	Lilly Stoffelsma	(2002-04-22) 22 April 2002 (age 22)	21	2	Düsseldorfer
23	MF	Emma Davidsmeyer	(1999-03-30) 30 March 1999 (age 25)	40	1	Uhlenhorster HC
26	MF	Felicia Wiedermann	(2002-01-28) 28 January 2002 (age 22)	31	0	Rot-Weiss Köln
33	MF	Julia Hemmerle	(2003-05-29) 29 May 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Mannheimer
42	MF	Charlotte Gerstenhöfer	(1999-08-17) 17 August 1999 (age 25)	9	1	Mannheimer
56	MF	Johanna Hachenberg	(2006-05-02) 2 May 2006 (age 18)	1	0	Club an der Alster
17	FW	Lynn Krings	(2005-03-28) 28 March 2005 (age 19)	1	1	Crefelder
21	FW	Sara Strauss	(2002-08-12) 12 August 2002 (age 22)	27	8	Düsseldorfer
34	FW	Aina Kresken	(2000-06-29) 29 June 2000 (age 24)	2	0	Mannheimer
38	FW	Sophia Schwabe	(2003-07-28) 28 July 2003 (age 21)	3	0	Düsseldorfer
41	FW	Lena Frerichs	(2004-01-16) 16 January 2004 (age 20)	17	0	Bremer
71	FW	Yara Mandel	(2001-09-02) 2 September 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Uhlenhorster HC

Notable players

• Britta Becker
• Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
• Franziska Hentschel
• Natascha Keller
• Fanny Rinne

See also

• East Germany women's national field hockey team
• Germany men's national field hockey team
• Germany women's national under-21 field hockey team

References

1. "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
2. "World Cup". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
3. "European Championships". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
4. "Hockey World League". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
5. "FIH Pro League". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
6. "Olympic Games". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
7. "Champions Trophy". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
8. "Other". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
9. "FIH Pro League in Argentinien". magazin.hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

External links

• Official website
• FIH profile

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