Germany_men's_national_handball_team
Germany men's national handball team
Handball team of Germany
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.
Quick Facts Information, Association ...
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| Association | Deutscher Handballbund | ||
| Coach | Alfreð Gíslason | ||
| Assistant coach | Erik Wudtke | ||
| Captain | Johannes Golla | ||
| Most caps | Frank-Michael Wahl (344) | ||
| Most goals | Frank-Michael Wahl (1412) | ||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1936) | ||
| Best result |  1st (1936) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 26 (First in 1938) | ||
| Best result |  1st (1938, 1978, 2007) | ||
| European Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (First in 1994) | ||
| Best result |  1st (2004, 2016) | ||
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Quick Facts Medal record, Olympic Games ...
| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1936 Berlin | Team |
 | 1984 Los Angeles | Team |
| 2004 Athens | Team |
 | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Team |
| World Championship | ||
| 1938 Germany | |
| 1978 Denmark | |
| 2007 Germany | |
| 1954 Sweden | |
| 2003 Portugal | |
| 1958 East Germany | |
| European Championship | ||
| 2004 Slovenia | |
| 2016 Poland | |
| 2002 Sweden | |
| 1998 Italy | |
| World Outdoor Championship | ||
| 1938 Germany | |
| 1952 Switzerland | |
| 1955 West Germany | |
| 1959 Austria | |
| 1966 Austria | |
| 1963 Switzerland | |
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More information Competition, Total ...
| Competition |  |  |  | Total |
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| Olympic Games | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| World Championship | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| European Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
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For 
East Germany team record, look here.
Olympic Games
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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 1936 | Champions | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 19 | |
 1972 | Main round | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 93 | |
 1976 | Semi-finals | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 97 | |
 1980 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 1984 | Runners-up | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 113 | |
 1988 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 1992 | Preliminary round | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 116 | 123 | |
| 1996 | Preliminary round | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 128 | |
 2000 | Knockout stage | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 180 | |
 2004 | Runners-up | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 181 | |
 2008 | Preliminary round | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 130 | |
 2012 | did not qualify | ||||||||
 2016 | Third place | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 246 | 217 | |
 2020 | Quarterfinals | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 162 | |
 2024 Paris |
Qualified | ||||||||
| 2028 Los Angeles |
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| 2032 Brisbane | |||||||||
| Total | 12/15 | 1 Title | 70 | 42 | 4* | 24 | 1652 | 1443 | |
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World Championship
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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| 1938 | Champions | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
 1954 | Runners-up | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 30 |
| 1958 | Third place | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 70 |
| 1961 | Fourth place | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 64 |
 1964 | Fourth place | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 86 |
| 1967 | Quarter-finals | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 139 |
| 1970 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 81 |
| 1974 | Preliminary Round | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 100 |
 1978 | Champions | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 86 |
| 1982 | Main Round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 123 |
 1986 | Main Round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 135 |
| 1990 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 1993 | Main Group | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 154 | 154 |
 1995 | Fourth place | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 221 | 184 |
| 1997 | did not qualify | |||||||
 1999 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 182 |
| 2001 | Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 233 | 189 |
 2003 | Runners-up | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 306 | 219 |
 2005 | Main Round | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 323 | 232 |
| 2007 | Champions | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 304 | 260 |
 2009 | Main Round | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 232 | 202 |
| 2011 | Main Round | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 246 |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 176 |
 2015 | Quarter-finals | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 250 | 221 |
| 2017 | Round of 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 128 |
| / 2019 | Fourth place | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 269 | 237 |
| 2021 | Main Round | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 122 |
 / 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 291 | 247 |
// 2025 | Qualified | |||||||
| 2027 | Qualified as host | |||||||
| 2029 | Qualified as co-host | |||||||
| 2031 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 29/32 | 3 Titles | 185 | 123 | 15* | 47 | 4803 | 3922 |
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European Championship
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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| 1994 | 9th/10th place | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 135 | 131 |
| 1996 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 131 | 135 |
 1998 | Third place | 3  | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 159 |
| 2000 | 9th/10th place | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 129 | 136 |
| 2002 | Runners-up | 2  | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 188 |
 2004 | Champion | 1  | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 244 | 208 |
| 2006 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 223 | 193 |
| 2008 | Fourth place | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 224 | 224 |
 2010 | Main round | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 157 | 165 |
 2012 | Main round | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 156 | 156 |
| 2014 | did not qualify | |||||||
| 2016 | Champion | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1* | 1 | 223 | 200 |
| 2018 | Main round | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 156 | 145 |
| 2020 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 202 |
  2022 | Main round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 192 |
| 2024 | Fourth place | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 255 | 239 |
| 2026 | to be determined | |||||||
| 2028 | to be determined | |||||||
| Total | 15/18 | 2 titles | 106 | 53 | 16* | 37 | 2837 | 2673 |
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- *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.
Current squad
Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship[1][2]
Head coach: Alfreð Gíslason
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History of coaches
- 1925–1933 – Carl Schelenz
- 1934–1939 – Otto Günther Kaundinya
- 1940–1945 – Carl Schelenz
- 1946–1955 – Fritz Fromm
- 1955–1972 – Werner Vick
- 1972–1974 – Horst Käsler
- 1974–1982 – Vlado Stenzel
- 1982–1987 – Simon Schobel
- 1987–1989 – Petre Ivănescu
- 1989–1992 – Horst Bredemeier
- 1992–1993 – Armin Emrich
- 1993–1996 – Arno Ehret
- 1997–2011 – Heiner Brand
- 2011–2014 – Martin Heuberger
- 2014–2017 – Dagur Sigurðsson
- 2017–2020 – Christian Prokop
- 2020–present – Alfreð Gíslason
- "Mit 19 auf Kurs EHF EURO 2024" (in German). handball.net. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- "Team roster: Germany". res.ehf.eu. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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