Background
Bachmann started playing field hockey at the age of five under the influence of her father Hans-Gerd Bachmann, a former player for the West German team and 1978 EuroHockey Nations champion.
Bachmann started playing field hockey at the age of five under the influence of her father Hans-Gerd Bachmann, a former player for the West German team and 1978 EuroHockey Nations champion.
She represented in two editions of the Olympic Games (2004 and 2008), and also often played as a midfielder and an experienced central defender. Bachmann began training for the junior squad at HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim, until she joined the Club Raffelberg Duisberg in 1996. Four years later, she was officially selected to the women"s senior national team, and eventually competed in numerous field hockey tournaments across and the rest of Europe.
From 2004 to 2008, Bachmann played for Eintracht Braunschweig hockey club
From 2009 to 2014, she played for Dutch club Oranje Zwart. Unlike the previous Games, she and the rest of the German squad could not capitalize on their last chance for a penalty corner at the final second, and were defeated in the semifinal match against China with a set score of 2–3.
In the bronze medal final, Bachmann and her teammates shortened their chances of a medal, as the Germans lost the match to World Number. 2 Argentina with a score of 1–3.
Bachmann continued to compete for the German women"s senior team until she temporarily retired in 2010.
Three years later, she sought her sights to return to the team after being called for its configuration by new coach Jamilon Mülders. On that same year, at the 2013 Women"s EuroHockey Nations Championship in Boom, Belgium, Bachmann reclaimed her status in the international hockey stage, as she and the Germans outclassed the Brits for a gold medal through a penalty shootout and a thrilling 4–4 draw in their first final after 22 years. Since 2014, Bachmann is the head coach of the men"s team of Uhlenhorster The Human Context.
Bachmann made her official debut at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where she competed as a member of the German squad in the women"s field hockey tournament.