Gudrun Scholz

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Gudrun Scholz
Personal information
Born (1940-01-14) 14 January 1940 (age 84)
Braunschweig, German Reich
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Eintracht Braunschweig
National team
1963–1976 West Germany 30

Gudrun Scholz née Scheller (born 14 January 1940) is a retired German field hockey player.

Scholz joined Eintracht Braunschweig in 1952, initially competing as a long jumper. In 1959 she set a German record at 6.22m.[1] In 1961, Scholz placed third in the long jump competition at the German Athletics Championships.[2]

In the early 1960s, she joined Eintracht Braunschweig's field hockey team. With her club, she won nine German championship titles.[3] She also played 30 games in total for the West German national team.[4]

With West Germany, Scholz won the 1976 Women's Hockey World Cup. She scored both goals in the final, a 2–0 win over Argentina.[5]

In 1977, Scholz was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt and the Paul-Reinberg-Plakette, the highest award of the German Hockey Federation.[6] In 1988, she was inducted into the hall of fame of the Lower Saxon Institute of Sports History.[7]

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