Germany women's national handball team

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AssociationGerman Handball Association
CoachMarkus Gaugisch
Assistant coachJochen Beppler
CaptainEmily Bölk
Most capsGrit Jurack (306)
Most goalsGrit Jurack (1581)
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances5 (First in 1984)
Best result4th (1984, 1992)
World Championship
Appearances24 (First in 1957)
Best result1st (1993)
European Championship
Appearances15 (First in 1994)
Best result2nd (1994)
Last updated on Unknown.
Germany women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 Norway
Bronze medal – third place 1965 West Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Germany
Bronze medal – third place 2007 France
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1994 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.

Results

For East Germany East Germany team record, look here.

Competition 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Olympic Games 0 0 0 0
World Championship 1 0 3 4
European Championship 0 1 0 1
Total 1 1 3 5

Olympic Games

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Canada 1976 did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984 Main round 4 5 2 0 3 91 100
South Korea 1988 did not qualify
Spain 1992 Semifinals 4 5 2 0 3 131 111
United States 1996 Preliminary round 6 3 1 0 2 70 73
Australia 2000 did not qualify
Greece 2004
China 2008 Preliminary round 11 5 1 0 4 123 134
United Kingdom 2012 did not qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024 Preliminary round 8 6 1 0 5 159 160
United States 2028 Future event
Total 5/14 24 7 0 17 574 578

World Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1957 Third place game 4 5 2 0 3 33 38
Romania 1962 Preliminary round 8 2 0 1 1 15 18
West Germany 1965 Third place game 3 4 3 0 1 37 30
Netherlands 1971 Fifth place game 5 5 2 0 3 52 51
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1973 Placement round 11 5 1 0 4 49 66
Soviet Union 1975 did not qualify
Czechoslovakia 1978 Placement round 8 5 2 0 3 78 77
Hungary 1982 Placement round 9 7 3 1 3 143 114
Netherlands 1986 Seventh place game 7 7 4 0 3 132 128
South Korea 1990 Third place game 4 7 4 0 3 141 131
Norway 1993 Final 1 7 6 0 1 161 111
Austria/Hungary 1995 Fifth place game 5 8 5 1 2 186 166
Germany 1997 Third place game 3 9 8 0 1 260 184
Denmark/Norway 1999 Seventh place game 7 9 5 1 3 234 198
Italy 2001 did not qualify
Croatia 2003 Main round 12 8 3 1 4 220 198
Russia 2005 Fifth place game 6 9 6 0 3 278 240
France 2007 Third place game 3 9 7 1 1 324 279
China 2009 Seventh place game 7 9 6 0 3 253 242
Brazil 2011 17th place game 17 7 4 0 3 190 165
Serbia 2013 Quarterfinals 7 7 6 0 1 209 168
Denmark 2015 Round of 16 13 6 3 0 3 173 142
Germany 2017 Round of 16 12 6 3 1 2 137 116
Japan 2019 Seventh place game 8 9 4 1 4 248 230
Spain 2021 Quarterfinals 7 7 5 0 2 195 171
Denmark/Norway/Sweden 2023 Quarterfinals 6 9 6 0 3 270 225
Germany/Netherlands 2025 Qualified as host
Hungary 2027 TBD
Spain 2029
Czech Republic/Poland 2031
Total 25/30 1 Title 165 98 8 60 4018 3488

European Championship

Year Round Position Pld W D L GS GA +/-
Germany 1994 Final 2 7 5 0 2 152 143 +9
Denmark 1996 Third place game 4 7 4 0 3 169 165 +4
Netherlands 1998 Preliminary round 6 6 4 0 2 140 145 −5
Romania 2000 Preliminary round 9 6 2 0 4 139 155 −16
Denmark 2002 Main round 11 6 1 0 5 142 168 −26
Hungary 2004 Fifth place game 5 7 5 0 2 183 173 +10
Sweden 2006 Third place game 4 8 5 0 3 228 208 +20
North Macedonia 2008 Third place game 4 8 5 1 2 227 208 +19
Denmark/Norway 2010 Preliminary round 13 3 1 0 2 78 87 −9
Serbia 2012 Main round 7 6 3 1 2 136 132 +4
Croatia/Hungary 2014 Main round 10 6 2 1 3 164 165 −1
Sweden 2016 Fifth place game 6 7 4 1 2 169 155 +14
France 2018 Main round 10 6 3 0 3 162 165 −3
Denmark/Norway 2020 Main round 7 6 2 1 3 145 158 −13
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 2022 Main round 7 6 3 0 3 160 160 0
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024 Qualified
Czech RepublicPolandRomaniaSlovakiaTurkey 2026 TBD
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total 16/18 95 49 5 41 2394 2387 +7
** Red border colour indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Performance in other tournaments

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

A 21-player squad was announced on 17 May 2024.[1] The final roster was revealed on 8 July 2024.[2]

Head coach: Markus Gaugisch[3]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
4 CB Alina Grijseels (1996-04-12)12 April 1996 (aged 28) 1.75 m 88 295 Romania CSM București
7 P Meike Schmelzer (1993-07-19)19 July 1993 (aged 31) 1.79 m 111 145 Romania HC Dunărea Brăila
9 P Lisa Antl (2000-06-21)21 June 2000 (aged 24) 1.73 m 52 75 Germany Borussia Dortmund
11 LB Xenia Smits (1994-04-22)22 April 1994 (aged 30) 1.85 m 120 283 Germany HB Ludwigsburg
20 LB Emily Bölk (1998-04-26)26 April 1998 (aged 26) 1.82 m 115 347 Hungary Ferencvárosi TC
23 LB Annika Lott (1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 24) 1.80 m 28 47 France Brest Bretagne Handball
24 GK Sarah Wachter (1999-12-16)16 December 1999 (aged 24) 1.82 m 27 1 Germany Borussia Dortmund
27 RB Julia Maidhof (1998-03-13)13 March 1998 (aged 26) 1.76 m 54 183 Romania Râmnicu Vâlcea
29 LW Antje Döll (1988-10-03)3 October 1988 (aged 35) 1.70 m 81 214 Germany HB Ludwigsburg
30 RW Jenny Behrend (1996-01-20)20 January 1996 (aged 28) 1.70 m 60 102 Germany HB Ludwigsburg
42 GK Katharina Filter (1999-02-04)4 February 1999 (aged 25) 1.80 m 52 2 France Brest Bretagne Handball
77 RB Viola Leuchter (2004-06-15)15 June 2004 (aged 20) 1.87 m 19 48 Germany HB Ludwigsburg
93 P Julia Behnke (1993-03-28)28 March 1993 (aged 31) 1.80 m 108 200 Germany TuS Metzingen
95 LW Johanna Stockschläder (1995-02-11)11 February 1995 (aged 29) 1.67 m 53 143 Unattached

Coaches

Coach Period
Germany Carl Schelenz 1930
Otto Kaundinya 1939
Germany Fritz Fromm 1952–1953
Hans Geilenberg 1954–1967
Helmut Torka 1967–1971
Volker Schneller 1972–1974
Werner Vick 1974–1981
Gerd Tschochohei 1981–1983
Germany Ekke Hoffmann 1983–1988
Germany Ulrich Weiler 1988–1990
Germany Heinz Strauch 1991–1992
Germany Lothar Doering 1992–1994
Germany Ingolf Wiegert 1994–1995
Germany Ekke Hoffmann 1995–1999
Germany Lothar Doering 1999
Germany Dago Leukefeld 2000–2001
Poland Leszek Krowicki 2001
Germany Ekke Hoffmann 2001–2004
Germany Armin Emrich 2005–2009
Germany Rainer Osmann 2009–2011
Denmark Heine Jensen 2011–2014
Denmark Jakob Vestergaard 2015–2016
Germany Michael Biegler 2016–2017
Netherlands Henk Groener 2018–2022
Germany Markus Gaugisch 2022–

Former notable players

References

  1. ^ "Gaugisch nominiert 21 Spielerinnen" (in German). handball.net. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Teams für Paris stehen" (in German). handball.net. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Team roster: Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
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