death_date death_place club birth_place image_size sport birth_date image article_title
17 february 1972 munich , west germany sc riessersee garmisch-partenkirchen munich , germany 280px ice hockey 1 september 1901 martin schröttle 1971 ajman stamp.jpg martin schröttle

martin schröttle

martin schröttle -lrb- 1 september 1901 -- 17 february 1972 -rrb- was a german ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 winter olympics and 1932 winter olympics .
in 1928 he was a member of the german ice hockey team , which placed last in his preliminary group of the olympic tournament and did not advance .
four years later his team won the bronze medal .
schröttle was a european champion in 1930 and german champion in 1927 , 1935 and 1938 .
he scored 8 goals in his 37 international matches .
he was later inducted into the german ice hockey hall of fame .
in 1955 he co-wrote the book `` eishockey in wort und bild '' .
