Birgit Hahn

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameBirgit•Hahn
Used nameBirgit•Hahn
Born29 June 1958 in Mönchengladbach, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements166 cm / 60 kg
AffiliationsMünchner SC, München (GER)
NOC West Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Birgit Hahn and the West German female field hockey team won the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics round-robin tournament, finishing with six points. She was also World Champion in 1976 and World runner-up in 1978. Hahn also won the European Indoors in 1977 and won a bronze at the 1984 Europeans. She won 91 international caps (including 11 indoor) between 1975-84.

Domestically, Hahn played with Viersener THC, Schwarz-Weiss Neuss und Münchener SC. Her niece Lisa Hahn-Altenburg won the bronze medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1984 Summer Olympics Hockey FRG Birgit Hahn
Hockey, Women (Olympic) West Germany 2 Silver

Olympic family relations