Julia Zwehl
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Julia Zwehl (born 20 March 1976 in Hannover) is a field hockey
international from Germany
. She is a goalkeeper and is a talented player in the game as well as being a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2004 Olympics
in Athens. Zehl, nickname
d Zorro, plays for Eintracht Braunschweig.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
international from Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. She is a goalkeeper and is a talented player in the game as well as being a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2004 Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens. Zehl, nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
d Zorro, plays for Eintracht Braunschweig.
International Senior Tournaments
- 1997 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (2nd)
- 1998 – World Hockey Cup, Utrecht (3rd)
- 1998 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Vienna (1st)
- 1999 – Champions Trophy1999 Women's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The sixth edition of the Women's Champions Trophy took place from Thursday 10 June until Saturday 19 June 1999 in the State Hockey Centre in Brisbane, Queensland. Participating nations were: titleholders and hosting nation Australia, Argentina, Germany, The Netherlands, New Zealand, and South Korea...
, Brisbane (3rd) - 1999 – European Nations Cup, Cologne (2nd)
- 2000 – Olympic Qualifier, Milton Keynes (3rd)
- 2000 – Champions Trophy2000 Women's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 8th edition of the Women's Hockey Champions Trophy took place from Saturday May 27 until Saturday June 3, 2000 in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen. Participating nations were titleholders Australia, Argentina, Germany, hosting nation The Netherlands, New Zealand, and South Africa...
, Amstelveen (2nd) - 2000 – Olympic Games, Sydney (7th)
- 2003 – Champions Challenge2003 Women's Champions Challenge (field hockey)The second edition of the Women's Champions Challenge took place in Catania, on the island of Sicily. The event started on Saturday July 5 and ended on Sunday July 13...
, Catania (1st) - 2003 – European Nations Cup, Barcelona (3rd)
- 2004 – Olympic Qualifier, Auckland (4th)
- 2004 – Olympic GamesField hockey at the 2004 Summer OlympicsField Hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals.-Men's...
, Athens (1st)