Career
The striker from Club an der Alster (Hamburg), whose nicknamed Duffi or Bechi, played in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Bechmann also played one saison for Dutch club Venlo. 1994 – 8th World Cup, Sydney (4th place)
1995 – European Nations Cup, Dublin (1st place)
1995 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (1st place)
1996 – Summer Olympics, Atlanta (4th place)
1996 – Champions Trophy, Madras (3rd place)
1997 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Lievin (1st place)
1997 – Champions Trophy, Adelaide (1st place)
1998 – 9th World Cup, Utrecht (3rd place)
1999 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Slagelse (1st place)
1999 – European Nations Cup, Padua (1st place)
2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
2000 – Summer Olympics, Sydney (5th place)
2002 – 10th World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (1st place)
2002 – Champions Trophy, Cologne (2nd place)
2003 – European Nations Cup, Barcelona (1st place)
2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens (3rd place)
2005 – World Games, Duisburg (1st place)
2006 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Eindhoven (1st place).