Christopher Zeller

German field hockey player

Christopher Zeller

Zeller in 2012

Personal information
Born|  (1984-09-14) 14 September 1984 (age 40)[1]
Munich, West Germany
Height|  185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight|  88 kg (194 lb)[2]

Medal record

Men's field hockey
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
| 2008 Beijing | Team
| 2012 London | Team
| 2004 Athens | Team
World Cup
| 2006 Mönchengladbach | Team
Champions Trophy
| 2006 Terrassa | Team
EuroHockey
| 2003 Barcelona | Team

Christopher Zeller (born 14 September 1984) is a German national representative field hockey player. As of 2008, his current club is Rot-Weiss Köln. Zeller represented Germany in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

## Personal life

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Born in Munich, he is the younger brother of Philipp Zeller.

## Career

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Zeller was a member of the Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and scored the only goal in the final. Two years earlier, he also won the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup where he scored two goals in the final match and was chosen as the Most Promising Player of the tournament.[citation needed]

Zeller played in the gold medal match for field hockey at the 2012 Olympics which Germany won.[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Christopher Zeller". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
2. ^ a b "Christopher Zeller". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.

* The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
* Official website of the Zeller brothers Archived 2010-04-28 at the Wayback Machine (in German)

## External links

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* Christopher Zeller at the International Hockey Federation
* Christopher Zeller at Olympics.com
* Christopher Zeller at Olympedia
* Christopher Zeller at Team Deutschland (in German)

Awards

Preceded by

Robert van der Horst

|  WorldHockey Young Player of the Year
2006 | Succeeded by

Mark Knowles

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Germany squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

* 1 Arnold
* 2 Schulte
* 4 Crone
* 6 Duckwitz
* 7 Michel
* 8 Reinelt
* 10 Eimer
* 11 Emmerling
* 12 Biederlack
* 14 Weißenborn
* 15 Kunz
* 17 Weß
* 18 Bechmann
* 19 Zeller
* 22 Witthaus
* 26 Scharowsky
* Coach: Peters

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Germany squad – 2006 World Cup – Champions (2nd Title)

* 1 Schulte
* 2 Bubolz
* 4 Crone
* 5 Biederlack
* 6 Duckwitz
* 7 Nevado
* 9 Fürste
* 10 Montag
* 11 Emmerling
* 13 Scharowsky
* 14 Weißenborn
* 16 Meinert
* 17 Weß (C)
* 19 C. Zeller
* 22 Witthaus
* 25 P. Zeller
* 26 Hentschel
* 29 Draguhn
* Coach: Peters

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Germany squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd Title)

* 3 Witte
* 4 Müller
* 5 Biederlack
* 7 Nevado
* 9 Fürste
* 10 Montag
* 13 Hauke
* 14 Weißenborn
* 15 B. Weß
* 16 Meinert
* 17 T. Weß
* 18 Korn
* 19 C. Zeller
* 21 Weinhold
* 22 Witthaus
* 23 Keller
* 25 P. Zeller
* Coach: Weise

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Germany squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (4th Title)

* 4 Müller
* 6 Häner
* 7 Deecke
* 8 Wesley
* 9 Fürste
* 13 Hauke
* 14 Rabente
* 15 B. Weß
* 17 T. Weß
* 18 Korn
* 19 C. Zeller
* 21 Weinhold
* 22 Witthaus
* 23 Fuchs
* 25 P. Zeller
* 26 Stralkowski
* Coach: Weise

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Germany squad – 2014 World Cup – 6th place

* 1 Jacobi
* 3 Butt
* 4 Müller (C)
* 6 Häner
* 8 Grambusch
* 10 Wesley
* 13 Hauke
* 14 Rabente
* 15 Weß
* 16 Arnold
* 17 Rühr
* 18 Korn
* 19 Zeller
* 20 Zwicker
* 23 Fuchs
* 24 Fürk
* 26 Stralkowski
* 30 Reuß
* Coach: Weise

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