Gaby Schley-Schöwe

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameGabriela "Gaby"•Schley-Schöwe
Used nameGaby•Schley-Schöwe
Born26 February 1964 in Hamburg, Hamburg (GER)
Measurements165 cm / 59 kg
AffiliationsKHTC Blau-Weiss, Köln (GER)
NOC West Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Gaby Schley 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. As Gaby Schöwe she was also on the team that finished fifth at Seoul four years later, after a 4-2 win against Canada in the classification round. She was also the European Indoor Champion in 1985 and 1987 and won the bronze medal at the 1984 Europeans. She added a silver medal at the 1986 Worlds, and a bronze at the 1987 Europeans. She won 108 international caps (including 14 indoor) between 1982-88.

Domestically, she played with Uhlenhorster HC Hamburg and Kölner THC Blau-Weiss. In 1986 and 1987 she helped Köln win the German Championship and in 1985 the Indoor title. Schley-Schöwe later became a graduated sports teacher and chief youth coach at DSC 99 Düsseldorf.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1984 Summer Olympics Hockey FRG Gaby Schley
Hockey, Women (Olympic) West Germany 2 Silver
1988 Summer Olympics Hockey FRG Gaby Schöwe
Hockey, Women (Olympic) West Germany 5