Eva Pagels

{{Short description|German field hockey player}}

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| nationality = {{GER}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|10|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Braunschweig, West Germany

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| years1 = 1973–

| clubs1 = Eintracht Braunschweig

| nationalyears1 = 1976–1982

| nationalteam1 = West Germany

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{{MedalSport | Women's field hockey}}

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{{MedalCompetition | Women's Hockey World Cup}}

{{MedalSilver| 1978 Madrid| Team}}

{{MedalGold| 1981 Buenos Aires| Team}}

{{MedalCompetition | IFWHA World Championship}}

{{MedalSilver| 1979 Vancouver| Team}}

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Eva Plotek née Pagels (born 31 October 1954) is a retired German field hockey player.

Pagels played for Eintracht Braunschweig. She joined the club as a youth player in 1966 and was promoted to the first team in 1973. With Braunschweig, she won seven German championship titles.{{cite book | first = Kurt | last = Hoffmeister | title = Meister und Medaillen. Braunschweigs Olympiasieger, Welt-, Europa-, Deutsche Meister 1946–1986 | year = 1986 | language = German | publisher = Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig | page = 52}} She also played 61 games in total for the German national team.{{cite web | url=http://www.deutscher-hockey-bund.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=DHB&innen=/VVI-web/Auswahl-Teams/Nationalspieler-LspListe.asp&auswahl=2| title=Nationalspieler: Damen | publisher=hockey.de | language=German |accessdate=10 August 2015}}

With West Germany, Pagels won the 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup. She was also called up to the West German squad for the 1980 Summer Olympics. However, due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, the West German team ultimately didn't enter the tournament.{{cite web | url=http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/default.asp?lokal=dhb&innen=/VVI-web/Faszination/100Jahre.asp&monat=5&tag=15| title=Beschluss zum Boykott der Olympischen Spiele 1980 in Moskau | publisher=hockey.de | language=German |accessdate=10 August 2015}}

In 1981, Pagels was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt. In 1988, she was inducted into the hall of fame of the Lower Saxon Institute of Sports History.{{cite web | url=http://www.wp12060650.server-he.de/index.php/hall-of-fame.html?person=347| title=Hall of Fame / Ehrenportal | publisher=nish.de | language=German |accessdate=10 August 2015}}