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
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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 | |
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Champions | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 19 | |
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Main round | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 93 | |
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Semi-finals | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 97 | |
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Runners-up | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 113 | |
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Preliminary round | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 116 | 123 | |
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7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 128 | ||
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Knockout stage | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 180 | |
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Runners-up | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 181 | |
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Preliminary round | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 130 | |
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Third place | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 246 | 217 | |
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Quarterfinals | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 162 | |
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Runners-up | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 248 | 228 | |
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TBD | ||||||||
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Total | 12/15 | 1 Title | 78 | 47 | 5* | 26 | 1800 | 1671 |
World Championship
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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Champions | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
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Runners-up | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 30 |
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Third place | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 70 |
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Fourth place | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 64 |
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Fourth place | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 86 |
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Quarter-finals | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 139 |
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5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 81 | |
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Preliminary Round | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 116 | 100 |
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Champions | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 86 |
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Main Round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 119 |
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7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 135 | |
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Did not qualify | |||||||
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Main Group | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 154 | 154 |
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Fourth place | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 221 | 184 |
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Quarter-finals | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 182 |
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8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 259 | 213 | |
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Runners-up | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 306 | 219 |
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Main Round | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 269 | 232 |
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Champions | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 304 | 260 |
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Main Round | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 259 | 228 |
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11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 246 | |
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Quarter-finals | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 177 |
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7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 250 | 221 | |
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Round of 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 128 |
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Fourth place | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 269 | 237 |
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Main Round | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 122 |
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Quarter-finals | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 291 | 247 |
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Quarter-finals | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 220 | 196 |
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Qualified as host | |||||||
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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
- EURO Super Cup tournament Germany
- 1979
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Champions
- 1981
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Runner Up
- 1983
: 6th place
- 1985
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Third
- 1987
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Champions
- 1989
: 6th place
- 1991
: 4th place
- 1993
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Runner Up
European Championship
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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9th/10th place | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 135 | 131 |
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7th/8th place | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 131 | 135 |
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Third place | 3 ![]() |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 159 |
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9th/10th place | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 129 | 136 |
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Runners-up | 2 ![]() |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 188 |
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Champions | 1 ![]() |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 244 | 208 |
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5th/6th place | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 223 | 193 |
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Fourth place | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 224 | 224 |
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Main round | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 157 | 165 |
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7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 156 | 156 | |
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Champions | 1 ![]() |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 223 | 200 |
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Main round | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 156 | 145 |
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5th/6th place | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 202 |
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Main round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 192 |
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Fourth place | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 255 | 239 |
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Qualified | |||||||
Total | 15/18 | 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
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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
References
- ^ "Mit 17 Männern in den Norden" (in German). dhb.de. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
- ^ "Team Roster Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. 15 January 2025. Retrieved 16 January 2025.