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{{Short description|German field hockey player}}
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{{Infobox field hockey player
| name               = Moritz Fürste
| image              = Moritz Fürste 2019.jpg
| caption            = Fürste in 2019
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1984|10|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Hamburg]], [[West Germany]]
| height             = 1.90 m
| weight             = 89 kg 
| position           = [[Field hockey#Formations|Half Back]]
| clubs1             = [[Ranchi Rhinos]]
| years1             = 2013–2014
| caps1              = 21
| goals1             = 4
| clubs2             = [[Ranchi Rays]]
| years2             = 2015
| caps2              = 
| goals2             = 
| clubs3             = [[Kalinga Lancers]]
| years3             = 2016–
| caps3              = 1
| goals3             = 0
| nationalteam1      = [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Germany]]
| nationalyears1     = 2005-2016
| nationalcaps1      = 268
| nationalgoals1     = 112
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2008 Summer Olympics|2008 Beijing]]|[[Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2012 Summer Olympics|2012 London]]| [[Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey World Cup|World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2006 Men's Hockey World Cup|2006 Mönchengladbach]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[EuroHockey Nations Championship|European Championship]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2011 Gladbach]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Hockey Champions Trophy|Champions Trophy]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2007 Kuala Lumpur]]|}}
{{MedalGold|[[2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy|2014 Bhubaneswar]]|}}
}}

'''Moritz Fürste''' (born 28 October 1984) is a German [[field hockey]] player. He was a member of the [[Germany men's national field hockey team|Men's National Team]] that won the gold medal at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] and [[2012 Summer Olympics]] as well as at the [[2006 Men's Hockey World Cup|2006 World Cup]]. He played at the [[Uhlenhorster HC|Uhlenhorster Hockey Club]] in [[Hamburg]] from 1989 till 2012. He was captain of the team. He has guided his team to success in the [[Euro Hockey League]] on three occasions, winning the title in [[2007–08 Euro Hockey League|2007–08]], [[2009–10 Euro Hockey League|2009–10]] and [[2011–12 Euro Hockey League|2011–12]]. Fürste also helped his team to a second-place finish in the competition in the [[2008–09 Euro Hockey League|2008–09]] Season, when they were defeated by [[HC Bloemendaal]] of The Netherlands. Since 2012 he is playing at Spanish [[Club de Campo Villa de Madrid]].  After retiring after season 2018-2019 he just signed a new deal with Royal Beerschot THC in Belgium for 1 season.

Moritz Fürste was named as the Euro Hockey League's Most Valuable Player in the 2007–08 and 2009–10 seasons. At the [[2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship|2011 European Championship]], he got the Award as Most Valuable Player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fih.ch/en/news-3250-german-men-are-european-champions|title=German men are European Champions|date=28 August 2011|work=FIH|access-date=28 August 2011}}</ref>

After his nomination in 2010 and 2011 Fürste was named the  [[FIH Player of the Year Awards|IHF World Player of the Year]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fih.ch/en/news-4060-germany-s-fuerste-named-fih-player-of-the |title=Germany's Fuerste named FIH Player of the Year |website=fih.ch}}</ref>

==Hockey India League==
At the [[2013 Hockey India League|inaugural season]] of the [[Hockey India League]], Fürste was named one of the six marquee players.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hockey India League Names Three Indians Among Six Marquee Players|url=http://hockeyindia.org/news/hockey-india-league-names-three-indians-among-six-marquee-players.html|access-date=17 September 2015|work=Hockey India|date=29 November 2012}}</ref> At the [[2013 Hockey India League players' auction|player's auction]], he was bought by [[Ranchi Rhinos]] for {{USD}}75,500, with his base price being {{USD}}25,000.<ref>{{cite news|title=The ABC of Hockey India League players' auction|url=http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india/the-abc-of-hockey-india-league-players-auction-526711.html|access-date=17 September 2015|work=IBNLive|date=15 December 2012}}</ref> He captained the team to a first-place finish in the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ranchi Rhinos crowned HIL champions|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/hockey/ranchi-rhinos-crowned-hil-champions/article4400729.ece|access-date=17 September 2015|work=The Hindu|date=11 February 2013}}</ref> In the [[2014 Hockey India League|second season]], the Rhinos finished third. Following the franchise's withdrawal from the League, the entire team was drafted under a new franchise and team named [[Ranchi Rays]], for the [[2015 Hockey India League|third season]]. Fürste, however, pulled out of the tournament to represent his country at the [[2015 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup|2015 Indoor World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Seal|first1=Arnab Lall|title=Kalinga Lancers take on Ranchi Rays in HIL opener|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/hockey-india-league/top-stories/Kalinga-Lancers-take-on-Ranchi-Rays-in-HIL-opener/articleshow/45975825.cms|access-date=17 September 2015|work=The Times of India|date=22 January 2015}}</ref>

At the 2015 players' auctions, he was bought by [[Kalinga Lancers]] for {{USD}}105,000, from a base price of {{USD}}30,000.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Choudhury|first1=Karan|last2=Akash|first2=Kumar|title=Germans a big draw at Hockey India League player auctions|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/germans-a-big-draw-at-hockey-india-league-player-auctions-115091700457_1.html|access-date=17 September 2015|work=Business Standard|date=17 September 2015}}</ref> His team finished fifth in the round-robin stage and failed to enter the knock-outs. In the [[2016 Hockey India League|2016 season]], he scored the team's lone goal in a 6–1 loss to [[Punjab Warriors]] in the final. Reaching the final again in the [[2017 Hockey India League|2017 season]], he scored twice from penalty corner in the final, in the 30th and 59th minutes to beat [[Dabang Mumbai]] 4–1. With 12 goals that included 11 penalty corner conversions and one field goal to his name, he emerged as the tournament's top-scorer alongside teammate [[Glenn Turner]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kalinga Lancers has the last laugh in HIL final|url=http://www.sportstarlive.com/hockey/kalinga-lancers-has-the-last-laugh-in-hil-final/article17372220.ece|work=Sportstar|publisher=sportstarlive.com|access-date=27 February 2017|date=26 February 2017}}</ref>

==Hyrox==
Fürste co-founded [[Hyrox|HYROX]], a fitness competition format, together with Christian Toetzke in 2017.<ref name=abendblatt>{{cite web |url=https://www.abendblatt.de/sport/article234888933/laufen-und-crossfit-vereint-hyrox-entwickelt-sich-rasant-moritz-fuerste-fitnesssportart.html |title=Laufen und CrossFit vereint Hyrox entwickelt sich rasant |first=Björn |last=Jensen |work=Hamburger Abendblatt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://hyrox.com/ |title=Hyrox}}</ref> Every competition starts with a 1&nbsp;km run, followed by one functional movement, and these two elements are repeated eight times.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://barbend.com/hyrox-guide/ |title=The Ultimate Guide To HYROX: What It Is, How It’s Different, And More|first=Phil |last=Blechman|date= 24 February 2020 |work=BarBend }}</ref> To date, the 8 functional movements are SkiErg, Sled Push, Sled Pull, Burpee Broad Jump, Rowing, Farmers Carry, Sandbag Lunges, Wall Balls in this respective order.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thegymrevolution.co.uk/blog/2024/01/07/hyrox-faq/ |title=Hyrox FAQ|first=Matt |last=Bembridge|date= 7 January 2024 |work=Gym Professor }}</ref> Initially started in Germany, the competition has since expanded worldwide.<ref name="abendblatt 
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/> A network of Hyrox-affiliated gyms has also been established.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.coachmag.co.uk/fitness/why-its-worth-joining-a-hyrox-gym |title=Why It's Worth Joining A HYROX Gym |work=Coach Mag |first=Liz |last=Connor |date=22 October 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{International Hockey Federation}}
* {{European Hockey Federation|2960}}
* {{DHB profile|103119}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160610064553/http://www.hockey.de/VVI-web/Teams-DHB/Nationalspieler-Anzeige.asp?persid=103119 archive])
* {{Olympics.com}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{DOSB profile}}

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