West_Germany_women's_national_handball_team
Germany women's national handball team
Women's national handball team representing 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.
Quick Facts Information, Association ...
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| Information | |||
| Association | German Handball Association | ||
| Coach | Markus Gaugisch | ||
| Assistant coach | Jochen Beppler | ||
| Most caps | Grit Jurack (306) | ||
| Most goals | Grit Jurack (1581) | ||
| Colours | |||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 4 (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. | |||
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Quick Facts Medal record, World Championship ...
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| World Championship | ||
 | 1993 Norway | |
 | 1965 West Germany | |
| 1997 Germany | |
| 2007 France | |
| European Championship | ||
 | 1994 Germany | |
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For 
East Germany team record, look here.
More information Competition, Total ...
| 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 |
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Olympic Games
More information Year, Round ...
| 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 | Qualified | |||||||
| 2028 | Future event | |||||||
| Total | 5/14 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 415 | 418 | |
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World Championship
More information Year, Round ...
| 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 |
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European Championship
More information Year, Round ...
| 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 | 166 | −4 |
| / 2020 | Main round | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 145 | 150 | −5 |
  2022 | Main round | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 160 | 160 | 0 |
 2024 | Qualified | ||||||||
  2026 | TBD | ||||||||
| 2028 | |||||||||
| Total | 16/18 | 95 | 49 | 5 | 41 | 2394 | 2380 | +14 | |
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- ** 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
Current squad
Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]
Head coach: Markus Gaugisch
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Coaches
More information Coach, Period ...
| Coach | Period |
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| 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– |
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Former notable players
- "Mareike Thomaier neu beim Team" (in German). handball.net. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
- "Team roster: Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
