Heiner Dopp
Field hockey player
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| Intro | Field hockey player | |
| Places | Germany | |
| is | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 27 June 1956, Bad Dürkheim, Bad Dürkheim, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany | |
| Age | 68 years |
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Heiner Dopp (born 27 June 1956 in Bad Dürkheim, Rheinland-Pfalz) is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who competed at three Summer Olympics for his native country. He won the silver medal with his team, in 1984 (Los Angeles) and in 1988 (Seoul). Dopp made his Olympic debut in 1976 (Montreal).
He played 286 international matches for the national team, and won the German club title eight times with TG Frankenthal. After his hockey career he got engaged in local politics. In 1999 he became mayor of his home town Meckenheim.