Thies Prinz

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Thies Prinz
Personal information
Full name Thies Ole Prinz
Born (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 27)
Berlin, Germany
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Rot Weiss-Köln
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2016–2019 Germany U–21 51 (23)
2017– Germany 25 (4)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
EuroHockey Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Mönchengladbach
FIH Junior World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Lucknow
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Valencia
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Valencia

Thies Ole Prinz (born 7 July 1998) [1] is a German field hockey player. [2] [3]

Contents

Personal life

Thies Prinz was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. [4]

Career

Club level

In club competition, Prinz plays for Rot Weiss-Köln in the German Bundesliga. [5]

Junior national team

Thies Prinz made his debut for the German U–21 team in 2016. His first appearance was during a four-nations series in Valencia. [6] Later that year he went on to represent the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow, winning a bronze medal. [7]

In 2017, he won a second bronze medal with the junior team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia. [8]

His final year with the team was 2019. He made multiple appearances throughout the year, competing in numerous test matches and at an eight-nations tournament in Madrid. [7] He finished his junior career on a high, winning gold at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia. [9]

Die Honamas

Prinz made his debut for Die Honamas in 2017, during a three-nations tournament in Moers. [7]

He competed in the first season of the FIH Pro League. [10]

Following the retirements of senior players following the 2020 Summer Olympics, Prinz was officially added to the national squad. [2]

References

  1. "Team Details – Germany". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Thies Ole Prinz". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. "PRINZ Thies". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. "Beende deine Jugend!". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Der Tagesspiegel . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. "1. Herren". rot-weiss-koeln.de (in German). Rot Weiss-Köln . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. "4-Nationen-Turnier". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "PRINZ Thies". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. "DUTCH GOLD ONCE AGAIN AS THE ORANJE SHOOT DOWN BELGIUM IN MEN'S JUNIOR EURO FINAL". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. "GERMANY LIFTS THE JUNIOR EUROHOCKEY CUP, MEN". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation . Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  10. "PRINZ Thies". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League . Retrieved 9 March 2022.