Clemens Arnold

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Bronze 2004 Athens Team competition

Clemens Arnold (born January 31, 1978 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who was born in Australia. He was the goalkeeper for the German Men's National Team from 1998-2004. He retired from the national team after winning the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He still plays in Germany for Gladbacher HTC.

Arnold was a member of the team that captured the world title in 2002, followed up with the 2003 European Championship crown. In November 2001, he also led his team to first place at the Champions Trophy in Rotterdam, Holland, en route to Keeper of the Tournament honors. He was also tabbed Sportsman of the Year and received the so called Silbernes Lorbeerblatt Award, the highest athletics honor presented by the President of Germany.

After his hockey career Arnold took graduate courses at the University of Maryland, College Park in aeronautical engineering. He has a degree in airplane construction and design from the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, Germany. The subject of his thesis was the construction of the Boeing 777. He also graduated from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany, in 2000, majoring in airplane systems.

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