Irina Kuhnt

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameIrina•Kuhnt (-Volkert)
Used nameIrina•Kuhnt
Born18 January 1968 in Bad Harzburg, Niedersachsen (GER)
Measurements162 cm / 58 kg
AffiliationsBerliner HC, Berlin (GER)
NOC Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

German field hockey player Irina Kuhnt competed in two Olympic Games, winning the silver medal in 1992 after losing the final against Spain 2-1 after extra time. Therefore, the team and all players were awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. Four years later at Atlanta the team placed a disappointing sixth.

Internationally, Kuhnt won another silver medal at the 1991 European Championships, and a bronze medal at the 1995 Europeans. She also won the European Indoors in 1987, 1990, and 1992. In total, she played 147 international matches (including 9 indoor) from 1987-96. Domestically, Kuhnt played with Eintracht Braunschweig and later Berliner HC, whom she helped to win the national title in 1994 and 1996, and also the indoor title in 1995 and 1996.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1992 Summer Olympics Hockey GER Irina Kuhnt
Hockey, Women (Olympic) Germany 2 Silver
1996 Summer Olympics Hockey GER Irina Kuhnt
Hockey, Women (Olympic) Germany 6