Germany men's national handball team

Germany men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
World Championship
European Championship
World Outdoor Championship

Germany
Germany
Information
Association	Deutscher Handballbund
Coach	Alfreð Gíslason
Assistant coach	Erik Wudtke
Captain	Johannes Golla
Most caps	Frank-Michael Wahl (344)
Most goals	Frank-Michael Wahl (1412)
Colours
1st	2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	11 (First in 1936)
Best result	1st (1936)
World Championship
Appearances	26 (First in 1938)
Best result	1st (1938, 1978, 2007)
European Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1994)
Best result	1st (2004, 2016)
	Last updated on Unknown.

The Germany national handball team is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won three World Championships and two European Championship.

Honours

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	1	2	1	4
World Championship	3	2	1	6
European Championship	2	1	1	4
Total	6	5	3	14

Competitive record

For East Germany team record, look here.

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1936	Champions	1	5	5	0	0	96	19
1972	Main round	6	6	2	1	3	82	89
1976	Semi-finals	4	6	4	0	2	115	97
1980	did not qualify
1984	Runners-up	2	6	5	0	1	131	113
1988	did not qualify
1992	Preliminary round	10	6	1	1	4	116	123
1996	Preliminary round	7	6	4	0	2	144	128
2000	Knockout stage	5	8	5	1	2	203	180
2004	Runners-up	2	8	5	0	3	216	181
2008	Preliminary round	9	5	2	1	2	126	130
2012	did not qualify
2016	Third place	3	8	6	0	2	246	216
2020	Quarterfinals	6	6	3	0	3	172	162
2024 Paris	TBD
2028 Los Angeles	TBD
2032 Brisbane	TBD
Total	11/14	1 Title	70	42	4*	24	1645	1438

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1938	Champions	1	3	3	0	0	23	9
1954	Runners-up	2	4	3	0	1	61	30
1958	Third place	3	4	3	0	1	149	70
1961	Fourth place	4	6	4	0	2	107	64
1964	Fourth place	4	6	3	1	2	96	86
1967	Quarter-finals	6	5	3	0	2	158	139
1970	Quarter-finals	5	6	5	0	1	88	81
1974	Preliminary Round	9	6	4	0	2	126	100
1978	Champions	1	6	4	2	0	105	86
1982	Main Round	7	7	4	1	2	128	123
1986	Main Round	7	7	4	0	3	134	135
1990	did not qualify
1993	Main Group	6	7	3	2	2	154	154
1995	Fourth place	4	9	7	0	2	221	184
1997	did not qualify
1999	Quarter-finals	5	9	8	0	1	244	182
2001	Quarter-finals	8	8	3	1	4	233	189
2003	Runners-up	2	9	7	1	1	306	219
2005	Main Round	9	9	5	1	3	323	232
2007	Champions	1	10	9	0	1	304	260
2009	Main Round	5	8	4	2	2	232	202
2011	Main Round	11	9	5	0	4	268	246
2013	Quarter-finals	5	7	5	0	2	200	176
2015	Quarter-finals	7	9	6	1	2	250	221
2017	Round of 16	9	6	5	0	1	170	128
/ 2019	Fourth place	4	10	6	2	2	269	237
2021	Main Round	12	6	3	1	2	163	122
/ 2023	Quarter-finals	5	9	7	0	2	291	247
// 2025	to be determined
2027	Qualified as host
Total	26/30	3 Titles	185	123	15*	47	4803	3922

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1994	9th/10th place	9	6	2	1	3	135	131
1996	7th/8th place	8	6	1	1	4	131	135
1998	Third place	3	7	5	0	2	177	159
2000	9th/10th place	9	6	1	2	3	129	136
2002	Runners-up	2	8	5	1	2	201	188
2004	Champion	1	8	6	1	1	244	208
2006	5th/6th place	5	7	5	1	1	223	193
2008	Fourth place	4	8	4	0	4	224	224
2010	Main round	10	6	1	2	3	157	165
2012	Main round	7	6	2	1	3	156	156
2014	did not qualify
2016	Champion	1	8	7	0	1	223	200
2018	Main round	9	6	2	2	2	156	145
2020	5th/6th place	5	8	6	0	2	232	202
2022	Main round	7	7	4	0	3	194	192
2024	Qualified as host
2026	to be determined
2028	to be determined
Total	15/18	2 titles	102	52	13*	37	2738	2590

*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

Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship^[1]^[2]

Head coach: Alfreð Gíslason

No.	Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
1	GK	David Späth	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002	1.97 m	4	0	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
3	CB	Nils Lichtlein	(2002-07-31) 31 July 2002	1.83 m	4	2	Füchse Berlin
4	P	Johannes Golla	(1997-11-05) 5 November 1997	1.95 m	67	231	SG Flensburg-Handewitt
11	LB	Sebastian Heymann	(1998-03-01) 1 March 1998	1.98 m	21	34	Frisch Auf Göppingen
14	P	Justus Fischer	(2003-02-06) 6 February 2003	1.93 m	4	3	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
15	CB	Juri Knorr	(2000-05-09) 9 May 2000	1.92 m	45	179	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
17	RW	Lukas Zerbe	(1996-01-17) 17 January 1996	1.84 m	24	29	TBV Lemgo
18	LB	Julian Köster	(2000-03-16) 16 March 2000	2.00 m	34	61	VfL Gummersbach
20	CB	Philipp Weber	(1992-09-15) 15 September 1992	1.94 m	78	172	SC Magdeburg
23	RB	Renars Uscins	(2002-04-29) 29 April 2002	1.89 m	6	10	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
25	RB	Kai Häfner	(1989-07-10) 10 July 1989	1.92 m	137	329	TVB Stuttgart
28	LW	Tim Nothdurft	(1997-07-11) 11 July 1997	1.94 m	2	1	Bergischer HC
33	GK	Andreas Wolff	(1991-03-03) 3 March 1991	1.98 m	145	14	Industria Kielce
34	LW	Rune Dahmke	(1993-04-10) 10 April 1993	1.89 m	59	94	THW Kiel
36	LW	Lukas Mertens	(1996-03-22) 22 March 1996	1.82 m	31	77	SC Magdeburg
42	LB	Martin Hanne	(2001-05-12) 12 May 2001	1.93 m	2	5	TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
44	RB	Christoph Steinert	(1990-01-18) 18 January 1990	1.96 m	32	68	HC Erlangen
73	RW	Timo Kastening	(1995-06-25) 25 June 1995	1.80 m	49	182	MT Melsungen
80	P	Jannik Kohlbacher	(1995-07-19) 19 July 1995	1.93 m	99	202	Rhein-Neckar Löwen

History of coaches

1925–1933 – Carl Schelenz
1934–1939 – Otto Günther Kaundinya
1940–1945 – Carl Schelenz
1946–1955 – Fritz Fromm
1955–1972 – Werner Vick
1972–1974 – Horst Käsler
1974–1982 – Vlado Stenzel
1982–1987 – Simon Schobel
1987–1989 – Petre Ivănescu
1989–1992 – Horst Bredemeier
1992–1993 – Armin Emrich
1993–1996 – Arno Ehret
1997–2011 – Heiner Brand
2011–2014 – Martin Heuberger
2014–2017 – Dagur Sigurðsson
2017–2020 – Christian Prokop
2020–present – Alfreð Gíslason

References

↑ "Mit 19 auf Kurs EHF EURO 2024" (in German). handball.net. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
↑ "Team roster: Germany". res.ehf.eu. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

External links

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[1] "Mit 19 auf Kurs EHF EURO 2024" (in German). handball.net. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.

[2] "Team roster: Germany". res.ehf.eu. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

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Medal record
Olympic Games
	1936 Berlin	Team
	1984 Los Angeles	Team
	2004 Athens	Team
	2016 Rio de Janeiro	Team
World Championship
	1938 Germany
	1978 Denmark
	2007 Germany
	1954 Sweden
	2003 Portugal
	1958 East Germany
European Championship
	2004 Slovenia
	2016 Poland
	2002 Sweden
	1998 Italy
World Outdoor Championship
	1938 Germany
	1952 Switzerland
	1955 West Germany
	1959 Austria
	1966 Austria
	1963 Switzerland