Germany men's national handball team

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AssociationDeutscher Handballbund
CoachAlfreð Gíslason
Assistant coachErik Wudtke
CaptainJohannes Golla
Most capsFrank-Michael Wahl (344)
Most goalsFrank-Michael Wahl (1412)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances11 (First in 1936)
Best resultGold 1st (1936)
World Championship
Appearances26 (First in 1938)
Best resultGold 1st (1938, 1978, 2007)
European Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1994)
Best resultGold 1st (2004, 2016)
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Germany men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1938 Germany
Gold medal – first place 1978 Denmark
Gold medal – first place 2007 Germany
Silver medal – second place 1954 Sweden
Silver medal – second place 2003 Portugal
Bronze medal – third place 1958 East Germany
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Slovenia
Gold medal – first place 2016 Poland
Silver medal – second place 2002 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Italy
World Outdoor Championship
Gold medal – first place 1938 Germany
Gold medal – first place 1952 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place 1955 West Germany
Gold medal – first place 1959 Austria
Gold medal – first place 1966 Austria
Silver medal – second place 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.

Honours[edit]

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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[edit]

For East Germany East Germany team record, look here.

Olympic Games[edit]

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Germany 1936 Champions 1 5 5 0 0 96 19
West Germany 1972 Main round 6 6 2 1 3 87 93
Canada 1976 Semi-finals 4 6 4 0 2 115 97
Soviet Union 1980 did not qualify
United States 1984 Runners-up 2 6 5 0 1 131 113
South Korea 1988 did not qualify
Spain 1992 Preliminary round 10 6 1 1 4 116 123
United States 1996 Preliminary round 7 6 4 0 2 144 128
Australia 2000 Knockout stage 5 8 5 1 2 203 180
Greece 2004 Runners-up 2 8 5 0 3 216 181
China 2008 Preliminary round 9 5 2 1 2 126 130
United Kingdom 2012 did not qualify
Brazil 2016 Third place 3 8 6 0 2 246 217
Japan 2020 Quarterfinals 6 6 3 0 3 172 162
France 2024 Paris Qualified
United States 2028 Los Angeles TBD
Australia 2032 Brisbane
Total 12/15 1 Title 70 42 4* 24 1652 1443

World Championship[edit]

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Nazi Germany 1938 Champions 1 3 3 0 0 23 9
Sweden 1954 Runners-up 2 4 3 0 1 61 30
East Germany 1958 Third place 3 4 3 0 1 149 70
West Germany 1961 Fourth place 4 6 4 0 2 107 64
Czechoslovakia 1964 Fourth place 4 6 3 1 2 96 86
Sweden 1967 Quarter-finals 6 6 4 0 2 158 139
France 1970 Quarter-finals 5 6 5 0 1 88 81
East Germany 1974 Preliminary Round 9 6 4 0 2 126 100
Denmark 1978 Champions 1 6 4 2 0 105 86
West Germany 1982 Main Round 7 7 4 1 2 128 123
Switzerland 1986 Main Round 7 7 4 0 3 134 135
Czechoslovakia 1990 did not qualify
Sweden 1993 Main Group 6 7 3 2 2 154 154
Iceland 1995 Fourth place 4 9 7 0 2 221 184
Japan 1997 did not qualify
Egypt 1999 Quarter-finals 5 9 8 0 1 244 182
France 2001 Quarter-finals 8 8 3 1 4 233 189
Portugal 2003 Runners-up 2 9 7 1 1 306 219
Tunisia 2005 Main Round 9 9 5 1 3 323 232
Germany 2007 Champions 1 10 9 0 1 304 260
Croatia 2009 Main Round 5 8 4 2 2 232 202
Sweden 2011 Main Round 11 9 5 0 4 268 246
Spain 2013 Quarter-finals 5 7 5 0 2 200 176
Qatar 2015 Quarter-finals 7 9 6 1 2 250 221
France 2017 Round of 16 9 6 5 0 1 170 128
Denmark/Germany 2019 Fourth place 4 10 6 2 2 269 237
Egypt 2021 Main Round 12 6 3 1 2 163 122
Poland/Sweden 2023 Quarter-finals 5 9 7 0 2 291 247
Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025 Qualified
Germany 2027 Qualified as host
FranceGermany 2029 Qualified as co-host
DenmarkIcelandNorway 2031 To be determined
Total 29/32 3 Titles 185 123 15* 47 4803 3922

European Championship[edit]

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Portugal 1994 9th/10th place 9 6 2 1 3 135 131
Spain 1996 7th/8th place 8 6 1 1 4 131 135
Italy 1998 Third place 3 7 5 0 2 177 159
Croatia 2000 9th/10th place 9 6 1 2 3 129 136
Sweden 2002 Runners-up 2 8 5 1 2 201 188
Slovenia 2004 Champion 1 8 6 1 1 244 208
Switzerland 2006 5th/6th place 5 7 5 1 1 223 193
Norway 2008 Fourth place 4 8 4 0 4 224 224
Austria 2010 Main round 10 6 1 2 3 157 165
Serbia 2012 Main round 7 6 2 1 3 156 156
Denmark 2014 did not qualify
Poland 2016 Champion 1 8 6 1* 1 223 200
Croatia 2018 Main round 9 6 2 2 2 156 145
AustriaNorwaySweden 2020 5th/6th place 5 8 6 0 2 232 202
HungarySlovakia 2022 Main round 7 7 4 0 3 194 192
Germany 2024 Fourth place 4 9 4 1 4 255 239
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2026 to be determined
PortugalSpainSwitzerland 2028 to be determined
Total 15/18 2 titles 106 53 16* 37 2837 2673
*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[edit]

Current squad[edit]

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 (age 21) 1.97 m 4 0 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
3 CB Nils Lichtlein (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 21) 1.83 m 4 2 Germany Füchse Berlin
4 P Johannes Golla (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 26) 1.95 m 67 231 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
11 LB Sebastian Heymann (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 26) 1.98 m 21 34 Germany Frisch Auf Göppingen
14 P Justus Fischer (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 21) 1.93 m 4 3 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
15 CB Juri Knorr (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 23) 1.92 m 45 179 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
17 RW Lukas Zerbe (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 28) 1.84 m 24 29 Germany TBV Lemgo
18 LB Julian Köster (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24) 2.00 m 34 61 Germany VfL Gummersbach
20 CB Philipp Weber (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 (age 31) 1.94 m 78 172 Germany SC Magdeburg
23 RB Renārs Uščins (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 21) 1.89 m 6 10 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
25 RB Kai Häfner (1989-07-10) 10 July 1989 (age 34) 1.92 m 137 329 Germany TVB Stuttgart
28 LW Tim Nothdurft (1997-07-11) 11 July 1997 (age 26) 1.94 m 2 1 Germany Bergischer HC
33 GK Andreas Wolff (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991 (age 33) 1.98 m 145 14 Poland Industria Kielce
34 LW Rune Dahmke (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 31) 1.89 m 59 94 Germany THW Kiel
36 LW Lukas Mertens (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28) 1.82 m 31 77 Germany SC Magdeburg
38 LB Martin Hanne (2001-05-12) 12 May 2001 (age 22) 1.93 m 2 5 Germany TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
44 RB Christoph Steinert (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 34) 1.96 m 32 68 Germany HC Erlangen
73 RW Timo Kastening (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995 (age 28) 1.80 m 49 182 Germany MT Melsungen
80 P Jannik Kohlbacher (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 (age 28) 1.93 m 99 202 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen

History of coaches[edit]

References[edit]

  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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