Julia Zwehl

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Julia Zwehl
Personal information
Born 20 March 1976 (1976-03-20) (age 48)
Hanover, Lower Saxony,
West Germany
Height 167 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career
YearsTeam
Eintracht Braunschweig
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1997–2005 Germany 93 (1)
Medal record
Women’s Field Hockey
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Athens Team Competition
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Utrecht Team Competition
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1997 Berlin Team Competition
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2000 Amstelveen Team Competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Brisbane Team Competition
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1999 Cologne Team Competition
Champions Challenge
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Catania Team Competition

Julia Zwehl (born 20 March 1976) is a former field hockey international from Germany. She played as goalkeeper and was a member of the German gold medal winning team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. [1] Zwehl, nicknamed Zorro, played for Eintracht Braunschweig. [2] In total, she represented Germany in 93 matches. [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Julia Zwehl". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
  2. Julia Zwehl – „Zorro“ träumt vom Halbfinale
  3. "Nationalspieler: Damen" (in German). hockey.de. Retrieved 10 July 2015.