Germany men's national handball team

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Germany
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Information
Association Deutscher Handballbund
Coach Alfreð Gíslason
Assistant coach Mattias Andersson
Erik Wudtke
Captain Johannes Golla
Most caps Frank-Michael Wahl (344)
Most goals Frank-Michael Wahl (1412)
Colours
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Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances12 (First in 1936 )
Best resultGold medal.svg 1st (1936)
World Championship
Appearances26 (First in 1938 )
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svg 1st (1938, 1978, 2007)
European Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1994 )
Best resultGold medal europe.svg 1st (2004, 2016)
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Germany men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1936 Berlin Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1938 Germany
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1978 Denmark
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Germany
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1954 Sweden
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Portugal
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1958 East Germany
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Slovenia
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Poland
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Sweden
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Italy
World Outdoor Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1938 Germany
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1952 Switzerland
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1955 West Germany
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1959 Austria
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1966 Austria
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 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.

Contents

Honours

CompetitionGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Olympic Games 1315
World Championship 3216
European Championship 2114
Total66315

Competitive record

For Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany team record, look here.

Olympic Games

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 Champions155009619
Flag of Germany.svg 1972 Main round662138793
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 Semi-finals4640211597
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980 did not qualify
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 Runners-up26501131113
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988 did not qualify
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Preliminary round106114116123
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Preliminary round76402144128
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Knockout stage58512203180
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Runners-up28503216181
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Preliminary round95212126130
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 did not qualify
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Third place38602246217
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Quarterfinals66303172162
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris Runners-up28512248228
Flag of the United States.svg 2028 Los Angeles TBD
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2032 Brisbane
Total12/151 Title78475*2618001671

World Championship

YearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1938 Champions13300239
Flag of Sweden.svg 1954 Runners-up243016130
Flag of East Germany.svg 1958 Third place3430114970
Flag of Germany.svg 1961 Fourth place4640210764
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1964 Fourth place463129686
Flag of Sweden.svg 1967 Quarter-finals66402158139
Flag of France.svg 1970 Quarter-finals565018881
Flag of East Germany.svg 1974 Preliminary Round96402126100
Flag of Denmark.svg 1978 Champions1642010586
Flag of Germany.svg 1982 Main Round77412128123
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1986 Main Round77403134135
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1990 did not qualify
Flag of Sweden.svg 1993 Main Group67322154154
Flag of Iceland.svg 1995 Fourth place49702221184
Flag of Japan.svg 1997 did not qualify
Flag of Egypt.svg 1999 Quarter-finals59801244182
Flag of France.svg 2001 Quarter-finals88314233189
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003 Runners-up29711306219
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005 Main Round99513323232
Flag of Germany.svg 2007 Champions110901304260
Flag of Croatia.svg 2009 Main Round58422232202
Flag of Sweden.svg 2011 Main Round119504268246
Flag of Spain.svg 2013 Quarter-finals57502200176
Flag of Qatar.svg 2015 Quarter-finals79612250221
Flag of France.svg 2017 Round of 1696501170128
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2019 Fourth place410622269237
Flag of Egypt.svg 2021 Main Round126312163122
Flag of Poland.svg / Flag of Sweden.svg 2023 Quarter-finals59702291247
Flag of Croatia.svg / Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Norway.svg 2025 Qualified
Flag of Germany.svg 2027 Qualified as host
Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany.svg 2029 Qualified as co-host
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Norway.svg 2031 To be determined
Total29/323 Titles18512315*4748033922

European Championship

YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Portugal.svg 1994 9th/10th place96213135131
Flag of Spain.svg 1996 7th/8th place86114131135
Flag of Italy.svg 1998 Third place3 Bronze medal europe.svg 7502177159
Flag of Croatia.svg 2000 9th/10th place96123129136
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002 Runners-up2 Silver medal europe.svg 8512201188
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2004 Champions1 Gold medal europe.svg 8611244208
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2006 5th/6th place57511223193
Flag of Norway.svg 2008 Fourth place48404224224
Flag of Austria.svg 2010 Main round106123157165
Flag of Serbia.svg 2012 Main round76213156156
Flag of Denmark.svg 2014 did not qualify
Flag of Poland.svg 2016 Champions1 Gold medal europe.svg 861*1223200
Flag of Croatia.svg 2018 Main round96222156145
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2020 5th/6th place58602232202
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 Main round77403194192
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Fourth place49414255239
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2026 to be determined
Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2028 to be determined
Total15/182 titles1065316*3728372673
*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: Flag of Iceland.svg Alfreð Gíslason [3]

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GK David Späth (2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 22)2.00 m200 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein-Neckar Löwen
4P Johannes Golla (1997-11-05)5 November 1997 (aged 26)1.95 m83287 Flag of Germany.svg SG Flensburg-Handewitt
7CB Luca Witzke (1999-04-03)3 April 1999 (aged 25)1.91 m2961 Flag of Germany.svg SC DHfK Leipzig
11LB Sebastian Heymann (1998-03-01)1 March 1998 (aged 26)1.98 m3664 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein-Neckar Löwen
14P Justus Fischer (2003-02-06)6 February 2003 (aged 21)1.94 m1411 Flag of Germany.svg TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
15CB Juri Knorr (2000-05-09)9 May 2000 (aged 24)1.91 m60230 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein-Neckar Löwen
18LB Julian Köster (2000-03-16)16 March 2000 (aged 24)2.00 m50119 Flag of Germany.svg VfL Gummersbach
23RB Renārs Uščins (2002-04-29)29 April 2002 (aged 22)1.89 m2061 Flag of Germany.svg TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
25RB Kai Häfner (1989-07-10)10 July 1989 (aged 35)1.92 m146349 Flag of Germany.svg TVB Stuttgart
29RW Tim Hornke (1990-08-04)4 August 1990 (aged 33)1.88 m2257 Flag of Germany.svg SC Magdeburg
33GK Andreas Wolff (1991-03-03)3 March 1991 (aged 33)1.98 m16114 Flag of Germany.svg THW Kiel
34LW Rune Dahmke (1993-04-10)10 April 1993 (aged 31)1.89 m74111 Flag of Germany.svg THW Kiel
36LW Lukas Mertens (1996-03-22)22 March 1996 (aged 28)1.82 m47108 Flag of Germany.svg SC Magdeburg
44RB Christoph Steinert (1990-01-18)18 January 1990 (aged 34)1.96 m4887 Flag of Germany.svg HC Erlangen
71LB Marko Grgić (2003-09-11)11 September 2003 (aged 20)1.98 m48 Flag of Germany.svg ThSV Eisenach
80P Jannik Kohlbacher (1995-07-19)19 July 1995 (aged 29)1.93 m114225 Flag of Germany.svg Rhein-Neckar Löwen

History of coaches

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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.