Julia Zwehl

Julia Zwehl ( born March 20, 1976 in Hannover ) is a German former hockey player, she won the 2004 Olympic gold medal.

Life

Julia Zwehl began in Hanover with the sport of hockey, but then switched over to Hamburg Eintracht Braunschweig. After a fourth place finish at the Junior World Championship 1997, the goalkeeper made ​​his debut the same year in the German national hockey team. Your first title won Zwehl at the European Championships in the indoor hockey 1998. During the 1998 World Cup they won the bronze medal with the German team. Also at the European Championships in Cologne in 1999, she won a medal, this time silver after a final defeat against the Netherlands. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Athens Julia Zwehl and Birgit Beyer were nominated goalkeepers for the German team, Zwehl worked in three games with the German team finished in seventh place. After a long break Julia Zwehl belonged at the 2003 European Championship in Barcelona back in the squad that won the bronze medal. At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Julia Zwehl second goalkeeper was next to Louisa Walter, Zwehl has only been used in a preliminary round game. After the final victory Julia Zwehl received the gold medal. Overall, Julia Zwehl participated in 93 international matches, including 11 in the hall.

2009 was Julia Zwehl founding member of Lesestart Hanover.