Grit Jurack

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Grit Jurack
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Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Women's handball
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 France Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Germany Team

Grit Jurack (born 22 October 1977) is a German former handball player, who played on the German women's national team. She was Top Scorer in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship and included on the All-Star Team., [1] and also obtained bronze medal in the championship. She won the Champions League with Viborg HK in 2009 and was the top scorer of the tournament with 113 goals. She ended her handball career on 7 October 2012 due to a shoulder injury. [2]

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She holds both the record for most matches and most goals for the German National Team, as well as the second most international goals overall.

In 2008-09 she was the topscorer in the Danish league while playing for FCK Håndbold. [3]

She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023. [4]

European championships

At the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship Jurack was included in the All-star team, as best right back, when Germany finished 5th at the tournament. She represented Germany at the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship, where they finished 4th. She was also selected into the all-star-team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, as best right back, [5] where Germany finished 4th.

National team

Performance in Olympic Games

Performance in World Championship

Performance in European Championship

References

  1. ↑ "All Star csapatban" handball.hu– 2007 December 16 ((Hungarian)) (Retrieved on 19 December 2007)
  2. ↑ "Grit Jurack bids Farewell/". European Handball Federation. 28 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "Topscorere siden 1965 - Damer" (in Danish). Danish Handball Federation. 9 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 February 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  5. ↑ "EURO 2008 All-Star Team". European Handball Federation. 14 December 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2008.
Awards
Preceded by EHF Champions League top scorer
2008–09 		Succeeded by
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