Christel Lau

Christel Lau
Personal information
Born (1944-05-03) 3 May 1944 (age 82)
Marienburg, German Reich, now Malbork, Poland
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionGoalkeeper
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1968– Eintracht Braunschweig - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
1970–1977 West Germany 24 -
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  West Germany
Women's Hockey World Cup
Bronze medal – third place1974 MandelieuTeam
Gold medal – first place1976 West BerlinTeam
Indoor Nations Championship
Gold medal – first place1975 ArrasTeam
Gold medal – first place1977 BrusselsTeam

Christel Lau (born 3 May 1944) is a retired German field hockey player.

Lau grew up in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. Initially a track and field athlete, she did not start playing hockey until the age of 25. Lau played for Eintracht Braunschweig. With her club, she won eight German championship titles. She also played 24 games in total for the German national team.

With West Germany, Lau won the 1976 Women's Hockey World Cup.

In 1974, Lau was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt. In 1988, she was inducted into the hall of fame of the Lower Saxon Institute of Sports History.

References

  1. ↑ Hoffmeister, Kurt (1986). Meister und Medaillen. Braunschweigs Olympiasieger, Welt-, Europa-, Deutsche Meister 1946–1986 (in German). Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig. pp. 49–50.
  2. ↑ "Nationalspieler: Damen" (in German). hockey.de. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Hall of Fame / Ehrenportal" (in German). nish.de. Retrieved 10 July 2015.