Twenty European officials have been appointed for next summer’s Olympic Games in Paris with the confirmed list announced by the International Hockey Federation this morning.
Austria’s Elisabeth Fuerst is one of the two Technical Delegates appointed. They will be backed up by 14 technical officials including Germany’s Christian Deckenbrock and Sonja Schwede, Netherlands’ Rogier Warris and France’s Sylvie Petitjean.
England’s Margaret Hunnaball and Dutchman Roel van Eert make up half of the team of four umpires managers.
On the umpiring front, England’s Dan Barstow, Hannah Harrison and Rachel Williams, Netherlands’ Coen van Bunge and Jonas van’t Hek, Scotland’s Sarah Wilson and Martin Madden, Ireland’s Alison Keogh, Germany’s Ben Goentgen, Czech Republic’s Jakub Mejzlik, Belgium’s Laurine Delforge and Poland’s Marcin Grochal are all rewarded for their excellent performances in recent years.
Udo Rolle – a recent recipient of the EuroHockey Diploma of Merit – is one of the three medical officers appointed.
They are part of an officials team which includes two technical delegates, 14 technical officials, four umpire managers and 28 umpires.
Speaking on the announcement of officials for Olympic Games Paris 2024, FIH President Tayyab Ikram said: “Officials play a fundamental role and give a very substantial part of their free time to their passion for the sport! This is remarkable and I’d like to thank each and every hockey official, anywhere in the world.
“To all those who’ve been selected for the Olympic Games in Paris next year: huge congratulations! This is a fantastic achievement. On behalf of FIH, I want to assure you of our full confidence, support and respect.
“And I’m particularly pleased that the split of all officials across both genders will be an exact 50-50, in line with the overarching gender equality principle which prevails in our sport.”
** To read the full list of appointed officials, click here: https://www.fih.hockey/events/the-olympic-games-paris-2024/officials
