Horst Brennecke

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHorst Otto•Brennecke
Used nameHorst•Brennecke
Born10 February 1939 in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt (GER)
Measurements164 cm / 61 kg
AffiliationsSC Leipzig, Leipzig (GER)
NOC East Germany Germany
Nationality East Germany

Biography

Horst Brennecke from SC Leipzig earned 81 international caps for East Germany between 1967 and 1978. He also played the international qualifications, when East Germany lost the first match against West Germany 4-2 in West Berlin, and then won the return match 1-0 in Jena, requiring two more matches to be played. East Germany again won in Jena 1-0, but then tied the return match 2-2, and East Germany qualified for the 1964 Tokyo Games. Brennecke and his team defeated Kenya in the fifth-place match at the Tokyo Olympics, 3-0.

In 1968 East Germany again qualified for the Mexico City Olympics, with Brenecke also playing in that tournament. In the preliminary round during the 1968 Olympics, East and West Germany played their only official international match, with West Germany winning 3-2. East Germany finished the tournament as a disappointing eleventh, which caused East Germany to drastically reduce financial support for hockey (field).

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal Nationality As
1964 Summer Olympics Hockey GER GDR Horst Brennecke
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Unified Team of Germany 5
1968 Summer Olympics Hockey GDR Horst Brennecke
Hockey, Men (Olympic) East Germany 11