Eduard Thelen

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameEduard•Thelen
Used nameEduard•Thelen
Born7 September 1946 in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements183 cm / 76 kg
AffiliationsRot-Weiss Köln, Köln (GER)
NOC West Germany
Medals OG
Gold 1
Silver 0
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Eduard Thelen was among the West German field hockey team winning the gold medal at their home Olympics 1972 in München. The team won the final 1-0 against Pakistan. Therefore the team members were awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award.

He won 38 international caps from 1969-72. Domestically, he played for Rot-Weiß Köln, and helped them win the West German Championships in 1972-74, and the national indoor title in 1974. He later became an orthopedic surgeon in Köln.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Hockey FRG Eduard Thelen
Hockey, Men (Olympic) West Germany 1 Gold