Germany men's national handball team

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AssociationDeutscher Handballbund
CoachAlfreð Gíslason
Assistant coachMattias Andersson
Erik Wudtke
CaptainJohannes Golla
Most capsFrank-Michael Wahl (344)
Most goalsFrank-Michael Wahl (1412)
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Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances12 (First in 1936)
Best resultGold 1st (1936)
World Championship
Appearances26 (First in 1938)
Best resultGold 1st (1938, 1978, 2007)
European Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1994)
Best resultGold 1st (2004, 2016)
Last updated on Unknown.
Germany men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1938 Germany
Gold medal – first place 1978 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2007 Germany
Silver medal – second place 1954 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2003 Portugal
Bronze medal – third place 1958 East Germany
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Slovenia
Gold medal – first place 2016 Poland
Silver medal – second place 2002 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Italy
World Outdoor Championship
Gold medal – first place 1938 Germany
Gold medal – first place 1952 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 1955 West Germany
Gold medal – first place 1959 Austria
Gold medal – first place 1966 Austria
Silver medal – second place 1963 Switzerland

The Germany national handball team is the country's national men's handball team and represents Germany in international tournaments in men's handball and is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won three World Championships and two European Championship.

Honours

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 1 3 1 5
World Championship 3 2 1 6
European Championship 2 1 1 4
Total 6 6 3 15

Competitive record

For East Germany East Germany team record, look here.

Olympic Games

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Germany 1936 Champions 1 5 5 0 0 96 19
West Germany 1972 Main round 6 6 2 1 3 87 93
Canada 1976 Semi-finals 4 6 4 0 2 115 97
Soviet Union 1980 did not qualify
United States 1984 Runners-up 2 6 5 0 1 131 113
South Korea 1988 did not qualify
Spain 1992 Preliminary round 10 6 1 1 4 116 123
United States 1996 7 6 4 0 2 144 128
Australia 2000 Knockout stage 5 8 5 1 2 203 180
Greece 2004 Runners-up 2 8 5 0 3 216 181
China 2008 Preliminary round 9 5 2 1 2 126 130
United Kingdom 2012 did not qualify
Brazil 2016 Third place 3 8 6 0 2 246 217
Japan 2020 Quarterfinals 6 6 3 0 3 172 162
France 2024 Paris Runners-up 2 8 5 1 2 248 228
United States 2028 Los Angeles TBD
Australia 2032 Brisbane
Total 12/15 1 Title 78 47 5* 26 1800 1671

World Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Nazi Germany 1938 Champions 1 3 3 0 0 23 9
Sweden 1954 Runners-up 2 4 3 0 1 61 30
East Germany 1958 Third place 3 4 3 0 1 149 70
West Germany 1961 Fourth place 4 6 4 0 2 107 64
Czechoslovakia 1964 Fourth place 4 6 3 1 2 96 86
Sweden 1967 Quarter-finals 6 6 4 0 2 158 139
France 1970 5 6 5 0 1 88 81
East Germany 1974 Preliminary Round 9 6 4 0 2 126 100
Denmark 1978 Champions 1 6 4 2 0 105 86
West Germany 1982 Main Round 7 7 4 1 2 128 123
Switzerland 1986 7 7 4 0 3 134 135
Czechoslovakia 1990 did not qualify
Sweden 1993 Main Group 6 7 3 2 2 154 154
Iceland 1995 Fourth place 4 9 7 0 2 221 184
Japan 1997 did not qualify
Egypt 1999 Quarter-finals 5 9 8 0 1 244 182
France 2001 8 8 3 1 4 233 189
Portugal 2003 Runners-up 2 9 7 1 1 306 219
Tunisia 2005 Main Round 9 9 5 1 3 323 232
Germany 2007 Champions 1 10 9 0 1 304 260
Croatia 2009 Main Round 5 8 4 2 2 232 202
Sweden 2011 11 9 5 0 4 268 246
Spain 2013 Quarter-finals 5 7 5 0 2 200 176
Qatar 2015 7 9 6 1 2 250 221
France 2017 Round of 16 9 6 5 0 1 170 128
Denmark/Germany 2019 Fourth place 4 10 6 2 2 269 237
Egypt 2021 Main Round 12 6 3 1 2 163 122
Poland/Sweden 2023 Quarter-finals 5 9 7 0 2 291 247
Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025 Qualified
Germany 2027 Qualified as host
FranceGermany 2029 Qualified as co-host
DenmarkIcelandNorway 2031 To be determined
Total 29/32 3 Titles 185 123 15* 47 4803 3922

European Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Portugal 1994 9th/10th place 9 6 2 1 3 135 131
Spain 1996 7th/8th place 8 6 1 1 4 131 135
Italy 1998 Third place 3 7 5 0 2 177 159
Croatia 2000 9th/10th place 9 6 1 2 3 129 136
Sweden 2002 Runners-up 2 8 5 1 2 201 188
Slovenia 2004 Champions 1 8 6 1 1 244 208
Switzerland 2006 5th/6th place 5 7 5 1 1 223 193
Norway 2008 Fourth place 4 8 4 0 4 224 224
Austria 2010 Main round 10 6 1 2 3 157 165
Serbia 2012 7 6 2 1 3 156 156
Denmark 2014 did not qualify
Poland 2016 Champions 1 8 6 1* 1 223 200
Croatia 2018 Main round 9 6 2 2 2 156 145
AustriaNorwaySweden 2020 5th/6th place 5 8 6 0 2 232 202
HungarySlovakia 2022 Main round 7 7 4 0 3 194 192
Germany 2024 Fourth place 4 9 4 1 4 255 239
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2026 to be determined
PortugalSpainSwitzerland 2028 to be determined
Total 15/18 2 titles 106 53 16* 37 2837 2673
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided in a penalty shootout.
**Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 17-player roster was announced on 10 June 2024.[1] The final roster was revealed on 8 July 2024.[2]

Head coach: Iceland Alfreð Gíslason[3]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK David Späth (2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 22) 2.00 m 20 0 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
4 P Johannes Golla (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 26) 1.95 m 83 287 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
7 CB Luca Witzke (1999-04-03)3 April 1999 (aged 25) 1.91 m 29 61 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig
11 LB Sebastian Heymann (1998-03-01)1 March 1998 (aged 26) 1.98 m 36 64 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
14 P Justus Fischer (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 21) 1.94 m 14 11 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
15 CB Juri Knorr (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 24) 1.91 m 60 230 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
18 LB Julian Köster (2000-03-16)16 March 2000 (aged 24) 2.00 m 50 119 Germany VfL Gummersbach
23 RB Renārs Uščins (2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 22) 1.89 m 20 61 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
25 RB Kai Häfner (1989-07-10)10 July 1989 (aged 35) 1.92 m 146 349 Germany TVB Stuttgart
29 RW Tim Hornke (1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 33) 1.88 m 22 57 Germany SC Magdeburg
33 GK Andreas Wolff (1991-03-03)3 March 1991 (aged 33) 1.98 m 161 14 Germany THW Kiel
34 LW Rune Dahmke (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 (aged 31) 1.89 m 74 111 Germany THW Kiel
36 LW Lukas Mertens (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 28) 1.82 m 47 108 Germany SC Magdeburg
44 RB Christoph Steinert (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 34) 1.96 m 48 87 Germany HC Erlangen
71 LB Marko Grgić (2003-09-11)11 September 2003 (aged 20) 1.98 m 4 8 Germany ThSV Eisenach
80 P Jannik Kohlbacher (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 29) 1.93 m 114 225 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen

History of coaches

References

  1. ^ "Über Hennef nach Paris". handball.net (in German). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Teams für Paris stehen" (in German). handball.net. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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