Matthias Witthaus (born 11 October 1982 in Oberhausen) is a field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and again at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He played a total of 335 caps for the national team from 1999 until 2012, with 335 caps he is the most capped German player of all time.[3]

Matthias Witthaus
Personal information
Born (1982-10-11) 11 October 1982 (age 41)
Oberhausen, West Germany
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Atlètic Terrassa
Crefeld
2008–2009 Atlètic Terrassa
2009–2010 Real Club de Polo
Mannheim
Hamburger Polo Club
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2012 Germany 335
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Mönchengladbach Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi Team
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Gladbach Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2001 Rotterdam Team
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Cologne Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Terrassa Team
Men's indoor field hockey
Indoor World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Leipzig Team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Poznan Team

International Senior Tournaments edit

References edit

  1. ^ Olympic results
  2. ^ "London 2012 hockey men Results - Olympic hockey".
  3. ^ "Nationalspieler: Herren". hockey.de (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2018.

External links edit