Niklas Meinert
{{short description|German field hockey player}}
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Niklas Meinert (born 1 May 1981 in Bad Kreuznach, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a field hockey midfielder from Germany, who played for Mannheimer HC. He made his international senior debut for the Men's National Team on 23 March 2003 in a friendly match against Pakistan in Ipoh, Malaysia. As of 23 March 2008, Meinert earned 109 caps for his native country, in which he scored 16 goals.
International senior tournaments
- 2003 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (6th place)
- 2004 – Champions Trophy, Lahore (5th place)
- 2005 – European Nations Cup, Leipzig (3rd place)
- 2005 – Champions Trophy, Chennai (4th place)
- 2006 – 11th World Cup, Mönchengladbach (1st place)
- 2007 – European Nations Cup, Manchester (4th place)
- 2007 – Champions Trophy, Kuala Lumpur (1st place)
External links
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- {{in lang|de}} [http://www.deutscher-hockey-bund.de/vvi-web/teams-dhb/Nationalspieler-Anzeige.asp?massnID=323&persid=103247 Profile on German Hockey Federation]
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Category:German male field hockey players
Category:Sportspeople from Bad Kreuznach
Category:Field hockey players from Rhineland-Palatinate
Category:Olympic field hockey players for Germany
Category:Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany
Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey
Category:Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Mannheimer HC players
Category:2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
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