Gudrun_Scholz

Gudrun Scholz

Gudrun Scholz

German field hockey player

Gudrun Scholz née Scheller (born 14 January 1940) is a retired German field hockey player.

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Scholz joined Eintracht Braunschweig in 1952, initially competing as a long jumper. In 1959 she set a German record at 6.22m.[1] In 1961, Scholz placed third in the long jump competition at the German Athletics Championships.[2]

In the early 1960s, she joined Eintracht Braunschweig's field hockey team. With her club, she won nine German championship titles.[3] She also played 30 games in total for the West German national team.[4]

With West Germany, Scholz won the 1976 Women's Hockey World Cup. She scored both goals in the final, a 2–0 win over Argentina.[5]

In 1977, Scholz was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt and the Paul-Reinberg-Plakette, the highest award of the German Hockey Federation.[6] In 1988, she was inducted into the hall of fame of the Lower Saxon Institute of Sports History.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    "19jährige Gudrun Scheller sprang Rekord" (in German). Hamburger Abendblatt. 22 June 1959. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Einträchtler bei Deutschen Meisterschaften" (in German). eintracht.com. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. [3]
    Hoffmeister, Kurt (1986). Meister und Medaillen. Braunschweigs Olympiasieger, Welt-, Europa-, Deutsche Meister 1946–1986 (in German). Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig. p. 56.
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    "Nationalspieler: Damen" (in German). hockey.de. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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    "Deutschland erstmals Weltmeister" (in German). hockey.de. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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    "Erstmals Paul-Reinberg-Plakette" (in German). hockey.de. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  7. [7]
    "Hall of Fame / Ehrenportal" (in German). nish.de. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
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