Thies Prinz

Thies Prinz
Personal information
Full name Thies Ole Prinz
Born (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 26)
Berlin, Germany
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Rot Weiss-Köln
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2016–2019 Germany U–21 51 (23)
2017– Germany 25 (4)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
FIH Junior World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Lucknow
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Valencia
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Valencia

Thies Ole Prinz (born 7 July 1998)[1] is a German field hockey player.[2][3]

Personal life

Thies Prinz was born and raised in Berlin, Germany.[4]

Career

Club level

In club competition, Prinz plays for Rot Weiss-Köln in the German Bundesliga.[5]

Junior national team

Thies Prinz made his debut for the German U–21 team in 2016. His first appearance was during a four-nations series in Valencia.[6] Later that year he went on to represent the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Lucknow, winning a bronze medal.[7]

In 2017, he won a second bronze medal with the junior team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.[8]

His final year with the team was 2019. He made multiple appearances throughout the year, competing in numerous test matches and at an eight-nations tournament in Madrid.[7] He finished his junior career on a high, winning gold at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.[9]

Die Honamas

Prinz made his debut for Die Honamas in 2017, during a three-nations tournament in Moers.[7]

He competed in the first season of the FIH Pro League.[10]

Following the retirements of senior players following the 2020 Summer Olympics, Prinz was officially added to the national squad.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Team Details – Germany". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Thies Ole Prinz". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "PRINZ Thies". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Beende deine Jugend!". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ "1. Herren". rot-weiss-koeln.de (in German). Rot Weiss-Köln. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. ^ "4-Nationen-Turnier". hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. ^ a b c "PRINZ Thies". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  8. ^ "DUTCH GOLD ONCE AGAIN AS THE ORANJE SHOOT DOWN BELGIUM IN MEN'S JUNIOR EURO FINAL". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  9. ^ "GERMANY LIFTS THE JUNIOR EUROHOCKEY CUP, MEN". archive.eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  10. ^ "PRINZ Thies". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 9 March 2022.


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