Birgit Hahn

Birgit Hahn ( born June 29, 1958 in Mönchengladbach ) is a German hockey player and Olympian 1984.

Birgit Hahn began when Viersener THC, moved in 1976 to black and white Neuss and a year later to Munich SC. The mid- and outer striker made ​​his debut in 1975 in the German national hockey team. In the second World Cup, which was held in ( West) Berlin in 1976, she was already part of the German team that won the title. Two years later, she reached with the German team again the final of the World Cup in Madrid lost the German team against the Netherlands team. In between, the German team had won the 1977 European Championship in indoor hockey. After they had not participated in the 1981 World Championship, Birgit Hahn 1983 was back again at a World Cup and finished with the German team to fourth place. In May 1984, the first field hockey championship of the ladies was held in Lille, after a semi-final defeat against the Netherlands team won the German players in the match for bronze against the British women. Two months later, the Dutch women defeated the German team at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles 6-2. In crucial for the medals last match against the U.S. team Birgit Hahn scored the equalizing goal to 1:1, so that the German team won silver behind the Netherlands team and before the U.S. women.

Overall, Birgit Hahn worked from 1975 to 1984 in 91 countries playing with, including 11 in the hall.