Germany men's national handball team

Germany
Information
AssociationDeutscher Handballbund
CoachAlfreð Gíslason
Assistant coachErik Wudtke
Most capsFrank-Michael Wahl (344)
Most goalsFrank-Michael Wahl (1412)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances12 (First in 1936)
Best result 1st (1936)
World Championship
Appearances27 (First in 1938)
Best result 1st (1938, 1978, 2007)
European Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1994)
Best result 1st (2004, 2016)
Last updated on Unknown.
Germany men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
1936 Berlin Team
1984 Los Angeles Team
2004 Athens Team
2024 Paris 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

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

Competition Total
Olympic Games 1 3 1 5
World Championship 3 2 1 6
European Championship 2 1 1 4
Total 6 6 3 15

Competitive record

For East Germany team record, look here.

Olympic Games

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
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 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 Runners-up 2 8 5 1 2 248 228
2028 Los Angeles TBD
2032 Brisbane
Total 12/15 1 Title 78 47 5* 26 1800 1671

World Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
1938 Champions 1 3 3 0 0 23 9
1954 Runners-up 2 3 2 0 1 61 30
1958 Third place 3 6 5 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 5 6 5 0 1 88 81
1974 Preliminary Round 9 6 4 0 2 116 100
1978 Champions 1 6 4 2 0 105 86
1982 Main Round 7 7 4 1 2 128 119
1986 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 8 9 4 1 4 259 213
2003 Runners-up 2 9 7 1 1 306 219
2005 Main Round 9 9 5 1 3 269 232
2007 Champions 1 10 9 0 1 304 260
2009 Main Round 5 9 5 2 2 259 228
2011 11 9 5 0 4 268 246
2013 Quarter-finals 5 7 5 0 2 200 177
2015 7 9 6 1 2 250 221
2017 Round of 16 9 6 5 0 1 179 128
/ 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 Quarter-finals 6 7 5 0 2 220 196
2027 Qualified as host
2029 Qualified as co-host
2031 TBD
Total 29/32 3 Titles 196 132 15* 49 5021 4165

Euro Tournaments

All teams in these tournaments are European,all World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time, till 1994 when official European Championship started.

EURO World Cup tournament Sweden
  • 1979 : 6th place
  • 1984 : 8th place
  • 1988 : Champions
EURO Super Cup tournament Germany
  • 1979 : Champions
  • 1981 : Runner Up
  • 1983 : 6th place
  • 1985 : Third
  • 1987 : Champions
  • 1989 : 6th place
  • 1991 : 4th place
  • 1993 : Runner Up

European Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
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 Champions 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 7 6 2 1 3 156 156
2014 Did not qualify
2016 Champions 1 8 7 0 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 Qualified
2028 TBD
2030
2032 Qualified
Total 16/18 2 titles 106 55 13 38 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

Current squad

Roster for the 2025 World 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 2.02 m 31 1 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
3 CB Nils Lichtlein (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 1.83 m 17 11 Füchse Berlin
4 P Johannes Golla (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 1.95 m 94 334 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
7 CB Luca Witzke (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 1.92 m 40 80 SC DHfK Leipzig
15 CB Juri Knorr (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 1.90 m 70 270 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
17 RW Lukas Zerbe (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 1.84 m 34 66 THW Kiel
18 LB Julian Köster (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 2.00 m 60 143 VfL Gummersbach
22 CB Marian Michalczik (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 1.99 m 30 26 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
23 RB Renārs Uščins (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 1.88 m 32 129 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
32 RB Franz Semper (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 1.90 m 24 45 SC DHfK Leipzig
33 GK Andreas Wolff (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991 1.98 m 173 14 THW Kiel
34 LW Rune Dahmke (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 1.89 m 86 129 THW Kiel
36 LW Lukas Mertens (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 1.82 m 59 135 SC Magdeburg
39 LB Lukas Stutzke (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 1.95 m 14 16 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
44 RB Christoph Steinert (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 1.95 m 59 103 HC Erlangen
54 P Justus Fischer (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 1.94 m 23 26 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
71 LB Marko Grgić (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 1.98 m 16 40 ThSV Eisenach
73 RW Timo Kastening (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995 1.80 m 63 199 MT Melsungen

History of coaches

References

  1. ^ "Mit 17 Männern in den Norden" (in German). dhb.de. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ "Team Roster Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.
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