Tina Bachmann (field hockey)
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| Born |
1 August 1978 Mülheim, North Rhine- Westphalia, West Germany |
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2004 | Club Raffelberg | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Laren | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Oranje Zwart | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2000–2014 | Germany | 255 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Tina Bachmann (born August 1, 1978 in Mülheim, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a retired German field hockey player. She represented Germany in two editions of the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008), and also often played as a midfielder and an experienced central defender. Bachmann was also a member of the Germany women's national field hockey team who attained a great success in the mid and late 2000's, capturing three gold medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, and 2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship.
Bachmann started playing field hockey at the age of five under the influence of her father Hans-Gerd Bachmann, a former player for the West German team and 1978 EuroHockey Nations champion. Bachmann began training for the junior squad at HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim, until she joined the Club Raffelberg Duisberg in 1996. Four years later, she was officially selected to the women's senior national team, and eventually competed in numerous field hockey tournaments across Germany and the rest of Europe. From 2004 to 2008, Bachmann played for Eintracht Braunschweig hockey club. From 2009 to 2014, she played for Dutch club Oranje Zwart.
Bachmann made her official debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed as a member of the German squad in the women's field hockey tournament. Collecting a total of two triumphs, two losses, and six classification points in the group stage, Bachmann helped her squad defeat China in the semifinals through a penalty knock-out, and later, scored a goal of 2–1 to upset the daunting Dutch team for her nation's first ever gold medal in Olympic sporting history.
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