Karl-Heinz Freiberger

Karl-Heinz Freiberger
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1941-03-07)7 March 1941
Meerane, Germany
Died1 June 1992(1992-06-01) (aged 51)
Mannheim, Germany
Sport
SportField hockey

Karl-Heinz Freiberger (7 March 1941 – 1 June 1992)[1] was a German field hockey player. Freiberger earned 68 international caps for the East Germany men's national field hockey team from 1961 to 1968.[2] He participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for the United Team of Germany and the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City for the East Germany men's national field hockey team.[3] Scoring five goals in the 1964 Olympics and three in the 1968 Olympics,[3] he was reportedly named as one of the "best forwards in the world" by the international hockey federation in the 1970s.[4] He was also awarded East Germany's Verdienter Meister des Sports.[4] The Karl-Heinz-Freiberger-Hall (a sports venue) in Meerane, where Freiberger was born, was named in his honour in 1999.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ Karl-Heinz Freiberger at Olympedia
  2. ^ a b "International Olympic Committee - Athletes - Karl-Heinz Freiberger". olympics.com. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Karl-Heinz Freiberger Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Sportstätten". meerane.de (in German). Die Stadtverwaltung Meerane. Retrieved 26 January 2026. erhielt in den siebziger Jahren vom Welthockeyverband die Auszeichnung "Bester Stürmer der Welt" und "Verdienter Meister des Sports"