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| Nationality | German |
| Born | 4 August 1963 Güstrow, East Germany |
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| Sport | Handball |
Holger Schneider (born 4 August 1963) is a German former handball player. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics representing East Germany and the 1992 Summer Olympics representing unified Germany. [1]
Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics included a men's and a women's team competitions with the preliminary rounds taking place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. From the quarter final stage onwards, the women's event moved to the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, a part of the Helliniko Olympic Complex, with the men joining them there for their semi-finals and final.
Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 2 events - a men's and a women's team competitions. They were held in two venues: in the Sokolniki Sports Palace and in the Dynamo Sports Palace at Khimki-Khovrino. The schedule began on July 20 and ended on July 30. 100,493 spectators watched 51 matches of handball events at venues, mentioned above.
Germany competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. It was the first time the European nation participated after German reunification in 1990 and for the first time as a single nation since 1936. Previously, West Germany and East Germany had sent independent teams to the Games. 463 competitors, 300 men and 163 women, took part in 237 events in 26 sports.
Holger Louis Nielsen was a Danish fencer, sport shooter, and athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He is probably best known for drawing up the first set of rules for the game of handball.
Kathrin Neimke is a German track and field athlete. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was one of the world's best in the shot put. Until 1990 she represented East Germany. She won two Olympic medals, the first a silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, and the second a bronze at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.
Egypt, which is represented by the Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC), competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States from July 19 to August 4, 1996. Twenty-nine Egyptian athletes, twenty-seven men and two women, competed in boxing, handball, judo, rowing, shooting, swimming, weightlifting, and wrestling, but the nation did not win any medals.
Slovenia first participated as an independent nation at the Olympic Games at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France, and the country has sent athletes to compete at every Games since then. The Slovenian Olympic Committee was established in 1991 and was recognised by the International Olympic Committee on 5 February 1992.
The following teams competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics.
Holger Glandorf is a German retired handball player.
Federico Gastón Fernández is an Argentine handball player for San Fernando Handball and the Argentina men's national handball team.
Holger Löhr is a German male handball player. He was a member of the Germany men's national handball team. He was part of the team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing three matches. On club level he played for VfL Gummersbach in Gummersbach. He won 119 international caps and scored 219 goals. He also participated in the 1993 World Championships, and the 1995 and 1998 Europeans.
The following squads and players competed in the men's handball tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Holger Winselmann is a German handball player. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The following squads and players competed in the men's handball tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The following squads and players competed in the women's handball tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
The following squads and players competed in the men's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The following squads and players competed in the women's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The following squads and players competed in the men's handball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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