Margit Müller

Margit Meissner née Müller (born 31 October 1952) is a retired German field hockey player.

Margit Müller

Personal information
Born	31 October 1952 Oebisfelde, East Germany
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1966	VfL Wolfsburg
1966–1978	Eintracht Braunschweig
1978–	VfL Wolfsburg
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1970–1980	West Germany	100
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  West Germany Women's Hockey World Cup 1974 Mandelieu Team 1976 West Berlin Team 1978 Madrid Team IFWHA World Championship 1971 Auckland Team 1979 Vancouver Team Indoor Nations Championship 1975 Arras Team 1977 Brussels Team

Müller played for VfL Wolfsburg and Eintracht Braunschweig. With Braunschweig, she won eight German championship titles.[1] She also played 100 games in total for the German national team.[2]

With West Germany, Müller won the 1976 Women's Hockey World Cup. She was also called up to the West German squad for the 1980 Summer Olympics. However, due to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, the West German team ultimately didn't enter the tournament.[3]

In 1974, Müller was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt. In 1988, she was inducted into the hall of fame of the Lower Saxon Institute of Sports History.[4]

References

1. Hoffmeister, Kurt (1986). Meister und Medaillen. Braunschweigs Olympiasieger, Welt-, Europa-, Deutsche Meister 1946–1986 (in German). Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig. p. 51.
2. "Nationalspieler: Damen" (in German). hockey.de. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
3. "Beschluss zum Boykott der Olympischen Spiele 1980 in Moskau" (in German). hockey.de. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
4. "Hall of Fame / Ehrenportal" (in German). nish.de. Retrieved 10 July 2015.