Rüdiger Hänel
Biographical information
| Roles | Coach |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Rüdiger•Hänel |
| Used name | Rüdiger•Hänel |
| Nick/petnames | Keule |
| Born | 16 June 1958 in Plau am See, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (GER) |
| Died | 15 May 2023 in Köln (Cologne), Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
Biography
Rüdiger Hänel was a passionate hockey coach whose greatest success was winning the silver medal with the German women’s team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He came from a hockey-loving family. Both his father Horst (for the former German Democratic Republic) and his brother Uli (two-time Olympic silver medalist for the Federal Republic of Germany) played for their national teams. His daughter Nele, with whom he ran a hockey academy, and his son Ben were also excellent hockey players.
Rüdiger Hänel started working as a coach in 1976, first at the youth level but later as head coach of various German hockey clubs. As a long-standing coach and educator with the German Hockey Association, he also set up various schools for hockey coaches.
Coaching results
| Games | Sport (Discipline) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Hockey | GER |
Rüdiger Hänel | |||
| Hockey, Women (Olympic) | Germany | 2 | Silver |
Olympic family relations
- Brother of Uli Hänel