Markus Weise
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Markus Weise is a German field hockey
coach. Since 6 November 2006, he has been Head Coach of the Germany national field hockey team
. Previous to this role, he was the coach of the Germany women's national field hockey team
and with a variety of (national) teams of the German National Hockey Federation, including being assistant coach to Bernhard Peters in the Gold medal success of the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
in Malaysia.
As a club coach in the German Bundesliga (1st Division), he was the head coach for many years with TSV Mannheim
.
His greatest success was winning the Gold Medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens with the Germany women's national field hockey team
, thus becoming the first coach in the history of field hockey to win an Olympic Gold medal in both the Men's as well as the Women's competition. His German side defeated Spain 1-0 to win the 2008 Olympic Men's Hockey
Final.
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...
coach. Since 6 November 2006, he has been Head Coach of the Germany national field hockey team
Germany national field hockey team
The Germany national field hockey team represents Germany in international field hockey. The team have won the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany...
. Previous to this role, he was the coach of the Germany women's national field hockey team
Germany women's national field hockey team
The Germany women's national field hockey team represents the unified Germany since 1991 in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached for three years by Markus Weise , made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by...
and with a variety of (national) teams of the German National Hockey Federation, including being assistant coach to Bernhard Peters in the Gold medal success of the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
2002 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 2002 Hockey World Cup for men is the 10th tournament of the Hockey World Cup, held from February 24 to March 9, 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia...
in Malaysia.
As a club coach in the German Bundesliga (1st Division), he was the head coach for many years with TSV Mannheim
Mannheim
Mannheim is a city in southwestern Germany. With about 315,000 inhabitants, Mannheim is the second-largest city in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, following the capital city of Stuttgart....
.
His greatest success was winning the Gold Medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Field 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...
in Athens with the Germany women's national field hockey team
Germany women's national field hockey team
The Germany women's national field hockey team represents the unified Germany since 1991 in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached for three years by Markus Weise , made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by...
, thus becoming the first coach in the history of field hockey to win an Olympic Gold medal in both the Men's as well as the Women's competition. His German side defeated Spain 1-0 to win the 2008 Olympic Men's Hockey
Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a fourteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22 and August 23...
Final.
Awards
- Sportsperson of the year(Germany)
- 2004: As Coach of the Germany women's national field hockey teamGermany women's national field hockey teamThe Germany women's national field hockey team represents the unified Germany since 1991 in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached for three years by Markus Weise , made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by...
: Winner 2004 Olympic TournamentField 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...
in Athens - 2008: As Coach of the Germany national field hockey teamGermany national field hockey teamThe Germany national field hockey team represents Germany in international field hockey. The team have won the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany...
: Winner 2008 Olympic TournamentField hockey at the 2008 Summer OlympicsField hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a fourteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22 and August 23...
in Beijing
- 2004: As Coach of the Germany women's national field hockey team