RUHR Jan Christopher

19 Dec 1993
27
Male
1.80/5'10''
DUSSELDORF
 
Germany
COLOGNE
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
HOC Hockey Men 4

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
CAN
Canada
1
GER
Germany
7
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
GER
Germany
1
BEL
Belgium
3
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
GER
Germany
5
GBR
Great Britain
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
RSA
South Africa
4
GER
Germany
3
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
GER
Germany
3
NED
Netherlands
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
GER
Germany
3
ARG
Argentina
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
AUS
Australia
3
GER
Germany
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
GER
Germany
4
IND
India
5
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
3Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
5Men2018Bhubaneswar, IND
6Men2014The Hague, NED

FIH Pro League
RankEventYearLocation
3Men2020
6Men2019

World League Final
RankEventYearLocation
4Men2016/2017Bhubaneswar, IND

EuroHockey Championships
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2021Amsterdam, NED
4Men2019Antwerp, BEL
4Men2017Amstelveen, NED
:
Ruhrich, CR17 (hockey.de, 01 Jul 2016)
:
Athlete, Student
:
Medicine
:
English, German
:
Rot-Weiss Koln [Cologne, GER] since 2015
:
Andre Henning [club]; Kais al Saadi [national], GER
:
Forward (ehlhockey.tv, 19 Aug 2015; sports.ndtv.com, 28 Nov 2015)
:
2012 for Germany, Champions Trophy in Melbourne, Australia (insidethegames.biz, 18 Jan 2014)
:
Bundesliga [GER] (ksta.de, 21 Mar 2020)
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He took up the sport at age six. (self-pass.com, 12 Feb 2015)
:
"I started playing hockey when I was six years old because my sisters and my brother played and so I probably just got into it." (self-pass.com, 12 Feb 2015)
:
To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ksta.de, 21 Mar 2020)
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Winning bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (ksta.de, 21 Mar 2020)
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His father. (sport1.de, 06 Dec 2018)
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He always plays using headbands, which he considers as his trademark and lucky charm. (teamdeutschland.de, 04 Dec 2019; hockey.nl, 22 Apr 2019)
:
"I'm an emotional player. My play is better when I am emotional. I don't think about everything I do. It just happens. And hockey is a game. Games should be fun." (hockey.nl, 22 Apr 2019)
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He received the International Hockey Federation [FIH] Young Player of the Year award in 2015 and 2013. He was also shortlisted for the award in 2014. (insidethegames.biz, 18 Jan 2014; fih.ch, 03 Feb 2016)

In 2013 he was the top scorer and named Player of the Tournament at the Junior World Cup in Delhi, India. (insidethegames.biz, 18 Jan 2014)
Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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