Matthias Witthaus

Matthias Witthaus (born 11 October 1982 in Oberhausen) is a field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and again at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2] He played a total of 335 caps for the national team from 1999 until 2012, with 335 caps he is the most capped German player of all time.[3]

Matthias Witthaus
Personal information
Born (1982-10-11) 11 October 1982
Oberhausen, West Germany
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Atlètic Terrassa
Crefeld
2008–2009 Atlètic Terrassa
2009–2010 Real Club de Polo
Mannheim
Hamburger Polo Club
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2012 Germany 335
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2002 Kuala LumpurTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 MönchengladbachTeam
Silver medal – second place2010 New DelhiTeam
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place2011 GladbachTeam
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2001 RotterdamTeam
Gold medal – first place2007 Kuala LumpurTeam
Silver medal – second place2000 AmstelveenTeam
Silver medal – second place2002 CologneTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 TerrassaTeam
Men's indoor field hockey
Indoor World Cup
Gold medal – first place2003 LeipzigTeam
Gold medal – first place2011 PoznanTeam

International Senior Tournaments

References
  1. Olympic results
  2. "London 2012 hockey men Results - Olympic hockey".
  3. "Nationalspieler: Herren". hockey.de (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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