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Denise Klecker

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Denise Klecker
Personal information
Born 26 January 1972 (1972-01-26) (age 52)
Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team competition
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Utrecht Team competition
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 1997 Berlin Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2000 Amstelveen Team competition
Champions Challenge
Gold medal – first place 2003 Catania Team competition
European Nations Cup
Silver medal – second place 1999 Cologne Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Amstelveen Team competition

Denise Rutschmann (née Klecker, born 26 January 1972 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a retired female field hockey defender from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1] She is renowned as specialist for penalty corner shooting.

International senior tournaments

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  • 1995 – European Nations Cup, Amstelveen (3rd place)
  • 1995 – Champions Trophy, Mar del Plata (4th place)
  • 1995 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Cape Town (3rd place)
  • 1997 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (2nd place)
  • 1998 – Indoor European Nations Cup, Orense (1st place)
  • 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht (3rd place)
  • 1999 – European Nations Cup, Cologne (2nd place)
  • 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Milton Keynes (3rd place)
  • 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
  • 2000 – Summer Olympics, Sydney (7th place)
  • 2002 – Indoor European Nations Cup, France (1st place)
  • 2002 – World Cup, Perth (7th place)
  • 2003 – Indoor World Cup, Leipzig (1st place)
  • 2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania (1st place)
  • 2003 – European Nations Cup, Barcelona (3rd place)
  • 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens (1st place)

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Klecker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
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