Heiner Dopp

Heiner Dopp
Personal information
Born (1956-06-27) 27 June 1956 (age 68)
Bad Dürkheim, West Germany
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team Competition
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team Competition

Heiner Dopp (born 27 June 1956 in Bad Dürkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz) is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at three Summer Olympics for his native country. He won the silver medal with his team, in 1984 (Los Angeles) and in 1988 (Seoul). Dopp made his Olympic debut in 1976 (Montreal).[1]

He played 286 international matches for the national team, and won the German club title eight times with TG Frankenthal. After his hockey career he got engaged in local politics. In 1999 he became mayor of his home town Meckenheim.

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Heiner Dopp". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.