Andreas Becker was a German field hockey player who participated in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, when the re-unified German team won the final against Australia 2-1. Therefore, the team and all players were awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award. In 1996, at Atlanta, the team again played Australia, but finished fourth after losing the bronze medal match 3-2.
In 1991 and 1995, Becker won the European Championships. He also won the Champions Trophy in 1991-92. In total, he won 123 international caps (including 5 indoor) between 1989-96. Domestically, Becker played with HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim and helped them win the German national title five times in 1988, 1990-91, and 1994-95. With them he also won the European Champions Cup nine times in a row from 1988-96.
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