Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (born February 5, 1974 in Telgte, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a field hockey striker from Germany, who won the gold medal with the women's national team at the2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She is one of the most decorated field hockey players in Germany, having played in four consecutive Summer Olympic Games, starting in 1992.She retired from international play in 2009, after having represented Germany 360 times, scoring 137 goals. Since 1989 she has been playing for Eintracht Braunschweig in the German Women's hockey Bundesliga.