Erwin Keller

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Olympic medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Silver	Berlin 1936	Team Competition

Erwin Keller (born April 8, 1905 – died 1971) is a former field hockey player from Germany, who won the silver medal for his native country at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. His son Carsten was also a top hockey player, and captured the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Two of Carsten's children also played hockey at the international level, and both were strikers. Andreas became olympic champion in 1982 (Barcelona), after winning silver at the two previous Olympics in Los Angeles (1984) and Seoul (1988). Natascha competed in three Olympics, winning gold at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The Keller's are considered the royal family of their sport in Germany.