Clemens Arnold
Encyclopedia
Clemens Arnold is a field hockey
goalkeeper
from Germany
, who was born in Australia
. He was the goalkeeper for the German Men's National Team from 1998-2004. He retired from the national team after winning the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
. He still plays in Germany for Gladbacher HTC.
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...
goalkeeper
Goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, a goalkeeper is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by intercepting shots at goal...
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...
, who was born in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. He was the goalkeeper for the German Men's National Team from 1998-2004. He retired from the national team after winning the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer 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
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. He still plays in Germany for Gladbacher HTC.
International Senior Tournaments
- 1999 - European Nations Cup, Padua (1st place)
- 2000 - Champions Trophy2000 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 2000 Men's Champions Trophy took place from May 27 to June 4, 2000 in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. Participating nations were: titleholders Australia, Germany, Great Britain, hosting nation Netherlands, Korea and Spain...
, Amstelveen (2nd place) - 2000 - Summer Olympics, Sydney (5th place)
- 2001 - European Indoor Nations Cup, Luzern (1st place)
- 2001 - Champions Trophy2001 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 2001 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy has been reorganised to take place in Rotterdam, Netherlands on the scheduled dates of November 3 to November 11, 2001. The event will take place at HC Rotterdam’s brand new NLG 24 million, 8,000-seating facility, which opened in August and will be the first...
, Rotterdam (1st place) - 2002 - World Cup2002 Men's Hockey World CupThe 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...
, Kuala Lumpur (1st place) - 2002 - Champions Trophy2002 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 2002 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place at the Rot Weiss Köln Hockey Club in Cologne, Germany. The event started on August 31 and ended on September 8, 2002...
, Cologne (2nd place) - 2003 - European Nations Cup, Barcelona (1st place)
- 2004 - Summer OlympicsField 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 (3rd place)