Sven Meinhardt was a German field hockey goalkeeper 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, Meinhardt won the European Championships. He also won the Champions Trophy in 1991-92, and 1995. In total, he won 101 international caps between 1990-96. Domestically, he played with HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim and helped them win the German national title in 1990, 1991, 1994-95, and 1997. The team also won the European Champions Cup seven years in succession from 1988-94.
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