Birgit Hahn
German field hockey player
Birgit Hahn (born 29 June 1958 in Mönchengladbach) is a German former field hockey player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. She is the aunt of Lisa Hahn who also played Olympic hockey for Germany.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q124846. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1958 and 1984.
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