Christopher Zeller
Zeller in 2012
Personal information
Born (1984-09-14) 14 September 1984[1]
Munich, West Germany
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)[2]
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingTeam
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2004 AthensTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2006 MönchengladbachTeam
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2006 TerrassaTeam
EuroHockey
Gold medal – first place2003 BarcelonaTeam

Christopher Zeller (born 14 September 1984) is a German national representative field hockey player. As of 2008, his current club is Rot-Weiss Köln. Zeller represented Germany in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Born in Munich, he is the younger brother of Philipp Zeller.

Career

Zeller was a member of the Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and scored the only goal in the final. Two years earlier, he also won the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup where he scored two goals in the final match and was chosen as the Most Promising Player of the tournament.

Zeller played in the gold medal match for field hockey at the 2012 Olympics which Germany won.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Christopher Zeller". bbc.com. BBC. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Christopher Zeller". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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