Germany women's national handball team

Germany
Information
Association	German Handball Association
Coach	Markus Gaugisch
Assistant coach	Jochen Beppler
Captain	Emily Bölk
Most caps	Grit Jurack (306)
Most goals	Grit Jurack (1581)
Colours
1st 2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	5 (First in 1984 )
Best result	4th (1984, 1992)
World Championship
Appearances	24 (First in 1957 )
Best result	1st (1993)
European Championship
Appearances	15 (First in 1994 )
Best result	2nd (1994)
Last updated on Unknown.

Germany women's national handball team

Medal record
World Championship
	1993 Norway
	1965 West Germany
	1997 Germany
	2007 France
European Championship
	1994 Germany

The Germany women's national handball team is the national handball team of Germany. It is governed by the Deutscher Handball-Bund and takes part in international handball competitions.

The team's greatest successes were winning the 1993 World Championship and finishing second at the 1994 European Women's Handball Championship. They also finished third at the World Championship in 1965, 1997 and 2007.

During the years of Germany's division, the East German women's national handball team represented the German Democratic Republic in international matches and tournaments.

Results

For East Germany team record, look here.

Competition				Total
Olympic Games	0	0	0	0
World Championship	1	0	3	4
European Championship	0	1	0	1
Total	1	1	3	5

Olympic Games

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1976	did not qualify
1980
1984	Main round	4	5	2	0	3	91	100
1988	did not qualify
1992	Semifinals	4	5	2	0	3	131	111
1996	Preliminary round	6	3	1	0	2	70	73
2000	did not qualify
2004
2008	Preliminary round	11	5	1	0	4	123	134
2012	did not qualify
2016
2020
2024	Quarterfinals	8	6	1	0	5	159	160
2028	Future event
Total	5/14		24	7	0	17	574	578

World Championship

Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1957	Third place game	4	5	2	0	3	33	38
1962	Preliminary round	8	2	0	1	1	15	18
1965	Third place game	3	4	3	0	1	37	30
1971	Fifth place game	5	5	2	0	3	52	51
1973	Placement round	11	5	1	0	4	49	66
1975	did not qualify
1978	Placement round	8	5	2	0	3	78	77
1982	Placement round	9	7	3	1	3	143	114
1986	Seventh place game	7	7	4	0	3	132	128
1990	Third place game	4	7	4	0	3	141	131
1993	Final	1	7	6	0	1	161	111
/ 1995	Fifth place game	5	8	5	1	2	186	166
1997	Third place game	3	9	8	0	1	260	184
/ 1999	Seventh place game	7	9	5	1	3	234	198
2001	did not qualify
2003	Main round	12	8	3	1	4	220	198
2005	Fifth place game	6	9	6	0	3	278	240
2007	Third place game	3	9	7	1	1	324	279
2009	Seventh place game	7	9	6	0	3	253	242
2011	17th place game	17	7	4	0	3	190	165
2013	Quarterfinals	7	7	6	0	1	209	168
2015	Round of 16	13	6	3	0	3	173	142
2017	Round of 16	12	6	3	1	2	137	116
2019	Seventh place game	8	9	4	1	4	248	230
2021	Quarterfinals	7	7	5	0	2	195	171
/ / 2023	Quarterfinals	6	9	6	0	3	270	225
/ 2025	Qualified as host
2027	TBD
2029
/ 2031
Total	25/30	1 Title	165	98	8	60	4018	3488

Record against other teams at the world championship

European Championship

Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	+/-
1994	Final	2	7	5	0	2	152	143	+9
1996	Third place game	4	7	4	0	3	169	165	+4
1998	Preliminary round	6	6	4	0	2	140	145	−5
2000	Preliminary round	9	6	2	0	4	139	155	−16
2002	Main round	11	6	1	0	5	142	168	−26
2004	Fifth place game	5	7	5	0	2	183	173	+10
2006	Third place game	4	8	5	0	3	228	208	+20
2008	Third place game	4	8	5	1	2	227	208	+19
/ 2010	Preliminary round	13	3	1	0	2	78	87	−9
2012	Main round	7	6	3	1	2	136	132	+4
/ 2014	Main round	10	6	2	1	3	164	165	−1
2016	Fifth place game	6	7	4	1	2	169	155	+14
2018	Main round	10	6	3	0	3	162	165	−3
/ 2020	Main round	7	6	2	1	3	145	158	−13
2022	Main round	7	6	3	0	3	160	160	0
2024	Qualified
2026	TBD
2028
Total	16/18		95	49	5	41	2394	2387	+7

Record against other teams at the European Championship

** Red border colour indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Performance in other tournaments

• Møbelringen Cup 2011 – Second place
• Carpathian Trophy 1997 – Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 2008 – Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 2013 – Second place
• Carpathian Trophy 2015 – Third place

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship. ^{[1] [2]}

Head coach: Markus Gaugisch

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 4 CB Alina Grijseels (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 29) 1.75 m 98 325 CSM București 8 RB Nina Engel (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 (age 22) 1.75 m 4 6 HSG Bensheim-Auerbach 9 P Lisa Antl (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 25) 1.73 m 59 81 Borussia Dortmund 10 CB Mareike Thomaier (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 25) 1.72 m 31 32 HB Ludwigsburg 11 LB Xenia Smits (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 31) 1.85 m 130 311 HB Ludwigsburg 20 LB Emily Bölk (1998-04-26) 26 April 1998 (age 27) 1.82 m 125 379 Ferencvárosi TC 23 LB Annika Lott (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 25) 1.80 m 38 66 Brest Bretagne Handball 24 GK Sarah Wachter (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 25) 1.83 m 37 1 Borussia Dortmund 27 RB Julia Maidhof (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 27) 1.76 m 61 205 Râmnicu Vâlcea 29 LW Antje Döll (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988 (age 37) 1.70 m 91 245 HB Ludwigsburg 30 RW Jenny Behrend (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 29) 1.70 m 70 135 HB Ludwigsburg 31 LW Alexia Hauf (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 27) 1.63 m 17 30 HSG Blomberg-Lippe 42 GK Katharina Filter (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 26) 1.81 m 62 2 Brest Bretagne Handball 45 LW Jolina Hühnstock (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 (age 24) 1.80 m 4 4 Buxtehuder SV 77 RB Viola Leuchter (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 21) 1.87 m 28 63 HB Ludwigsburg 93 P Julia Behnke (1993-03-28) 28 March 1993 (age 32) 1.80 m 118 212 TuS Metzingen

Coaches

Coach	Period
Carl Schelenz	1930
Otto Kaundinya	1939
Fritz Fromm	1952–1953
Hans Geilenberg	1954–1967
Helmut Torka	1967–1971
Volker Schneller	1972–1974
Werner Vick	1974–1981
Gerd Tschochohei	1981–1983
Ekke Hoffmann	1983–1988
Ulrich Weiler	1988–1990
Heinz Strauch	1991–1992
Lothar Doering	1992–1994
Ingolf Wiegert	1994–1995
Ekke Hoffmann	1995–1999
Lothar Doering	1999
Dago Leukefeld	2000–2001
Leszek Krowicki	2001
Ekke Hoffmann	2001–2004
Armin Emrich	2005–2009
Rainer Osmann	2009–2011
Heine Jensen	2011–2014
Jakob Vestergaard	2015–2016
Michael Biegler	2016–2017
Henk Groener	2018–2022
Markus Gaugisch	2022–

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Most matches played Total number of matches played for the senior national team. # Player Matches Goals 1 Grit Jurack 306 1581 2 Michaela Erler 285 690 3 Anna Loerper 246 428 4 Silvia Schmitt 245 751 5 Anja Althaus 243 527 6 Andrea Stolletz 227 1 7 Stefanie Melbeck 223 483 8 Kathrin Blacha 222 435 Clara Woltering 222 1 10 Dagmar Stelberg 219 832 Last updated: 1 October 2025

Most goals scored Total number of goals scored in official matches only. # Player Goals Matches Average 1 Grit Jurack 1581 306 5.2 2 Dagmar Stelberg 832 219 3.8 3 Bianca Urbanke-Rösicke 775 203 3.8 4 Silvia Schmitt 751 245 245 5 Nadine Krause 741 188 3.9 6 Michaela Erler 690 285 2.4 7 Elena Leonte 530 95 5.6 8 Anja Althaus 527 243 2.2 9 Stefanie Melbeck 483 223 2.2 10 Kathrin Blacha 435 222 1.9 Last updated: 1 October 2025

Former notable players

• Grit Jurack
• Nadine Krause
• Stefanie Melbeck
• Sabine Englert
• Clara Woltering
• Anja Althaus
• Anna Loerper
• Nora Reiche
• Svenja Huber
• Kerstin Wohlbold
• Nina Wörz
• Susann Müller
• Anne Müller
• Katja Kramarczyk
• Laura Steinbach
• Isabell Klein

References

1. "Mit 19 Spielerinnen in die EURO-Vorbereitung". handball.net (in German). 6 November 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
2. "Team Roster: Germany". ehf.eu. 28 November 2024. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile