Christoph Eimer

Christoph Eimer was a German field hockey player who participated in the 2000 Olympics at Sydney. Germany beat Great Britain 4-0 to win the match for fifth place. At Athens in 2004 he finally won a medal, when Germany beat Spain 4-3 after sudden death extra time in the bronze medal match.

In 1999 and 2003, Eimer won the European Championships, and also the 1997, 1999, 2003, and 2006 European Indoors. He also won the Champions Trophy in 1997 and 2001, the Worlds in 2002, and the Indoor Worlds in 2003. Eimer was on the squad that lost the Champions Trophy final in 2000. He played 249 international matches (including 24 indoor), scoring 32 goals (three indoor) from 1998-2004.

At club level, Eimer played with Schwarz-Weiß Neuss, Crefelder HTC, Münchner SC, HC Rome in Italy, and Düsseldorfer HC. He won the German indoor title in 2003. Eimer was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. By profession, he became a graduated medical practitioner.