Günther Brennecke

Günther Brennecke ( born January 13, 1927) is a former German hockey player. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1956.

Günther Brennecke was already at the Olympic Games 1952 in the German Olympic team, which was eliminated in the quarter- final against the Dutch. At the Olympic Games in Melbourne in 1956 Brennecke worked in all five games with. After the team had reached out to eventual Olympic Second Pakistan a goalless draw, she lost in the semifinals against the Indians 1-0. In the bronze medal match, the Germans won 3-1 against the British. Overall, Brennecke played from 1951 to 1960 in 46 countries playing with. For his services to the sport in Lower Saxony, he was inducted into the Honor Gallery of the Lower Saxony Institute for Sports History.

Günther Brennecke was as a support center half of the Goslar SC 08 After the team had repeatedly failed to Uhlenhorst Mülheim in the semifinals, she reached the 1956 final of the German Cup against SC Brandenburg, but lost with 1:2 goals. This was the biggest success of hockey players in the club's history.