Sonja Zimmermann
 Test field hockey: South Africa v Germany 26 November 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
15 June 1999 Grünstadt, Germany | ||
| Playing position | Defence | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mannheimer HC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Germany U–18 | 10 | (2) |
| 2017– | Germany U–21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019– | Germany | 24 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
Sonja Zimmermann (born 15 June 1999)[1] is a German field hockey player, who plays as a defender.[2]
Career
[edit]Club hockey
[edit]In the German Bundesliga, Zimmermann plays club hockey for Mannheimer HC.[3][4][5]
National teams
[edit]Under–18
[edit]In 2015 and 2016, Zimmermann was a member of the German U–18 team at the EuroHockey Youth Championship in Santander and Cork respectively. At both tournaments, Germany finished in second place, earning Zimmermann silver medals on both occasions.[4]
Under–21
[edit]Zimmermann has only represented the German U–21 team on one occasion at the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valenica, where the team finished in fourth place.[6][7]
Die Danas
[edit]In 2019, Zimmermann made her debut for the German national team during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League. The team eventually won a bronze medal at the Grand Final in Amsterdam, Netherlands.[8] Zimmermann represented the team again in August at the EuroHockey Nations Championship in Antwerp, Belgium. At the tournament, Germany finished in second place, winning Zimmermann a silver medal.[9]
In December 2019, Zimmermann was named in the preliminary German Olympic squad to train for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Germany". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ a b "DANAS: Reckingers erweiterter Olympiakader steht". web.hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Startseite / Bundesliga / Damen". mannheimerhc.de (in German). Mannheimer HC. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ a b "ZIMMERMANN Sonja". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Sonja Zimmermann". tkhockey.co.uk. TK Hockey. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "Zimmermann Sonja". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "BURGE SEALS BRONZE FOR ENGLAND'S JUNIOR STARS". eurohockey.org. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "ZIMMERMANN Sonja". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
- ^ "BRILLIANT ORANJE PERFORMANCE EARN TENTH WOMEN'S EUROHOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE". belfiuseurohockey.com. Belfius EuroHockey. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Sonja Zimmermann at the International Hockey Federation
- Sonja Zimmermann at the European Hockey Federation
- Sonja Zimmermann at Olympics.com
- Sonja Zimmermann at Olympedia
- Sonja Zimmermann at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
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- 1999 births
- Living people
- Female field hockey defenders
- German female field hockey players
- Mannheimer HC players
- Feldhockey Bundesliga (Women's field hockey) players
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Germany
- 21st-century German sportswomen
- People from Grünstadt
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