Anke Kühne (née Kühn, born 28 February 1981) is a field hockey player from Germany, who played for the German national team and won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1] She is married to German sculler Tobias Kühne. She has represented Germany in 181 matches.[2]

Anke Kühn
Personal information
Born (1981-02-28) 28 February 1981 (age 43)
Hanover, Lower
Saxony
, West Germany
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Senior career
Years Team
1992–1997 DTV Hannover
1997– Eintracht Braunschweig
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003– Germany 181
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team competition
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2006 Amstelveen Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2004 Rosario Team competition
Champions Challenge
Gold medal – first place 2003 Catania Team competition
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Manchester Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2005 Dublin Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona Team competition

Kühne began her career with TSV Engensen alongside Kerstin Hoyer, also on the national team, and played there from 1985 to 1991. She went on playing for HC Hannover and remained there from 1991 to 1992. From 1992 to 1997, she played for DTV Hannover. Since 1997, she has been playing for Eintracht Braunschweig in the first and second Bundesliga.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Anke Kühn". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Nationalspieler: Damen" (in German). hockey.de. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Anke Kühn: Mit dem Hockeyschläger geboren" (in German). Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund. Retrieved 10 July 2015.

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