Germany women's national handball team

Summary

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.

Germany Germany
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Information
AssociationGerman Handball Association
CoachMarkus Gaugisch
Assistant coachJochen Beppler
Most capsGrit Jurack (306)
Most goalsGrit Jurack (1581)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
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Team colours
1st
Team colours
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (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

Results edit

For   East Germany team record, look here.

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

Olympic Games edit

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

World Championship edit

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

European Championship edit

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
** Red border colour indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Performance in other tournaments edit

Team edit

Current squad edit

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Markus Gaugisch

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
3 RW Amelie Berger (1999-07-22) 22 July 1999 (age 24) 1.70 m 52 105   HSG Bensheim-Auerbach
4 CB Alina Grijseels (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28) 1.75 m 71 342   Metz Handball
7 P Meike Schmelzer (1993-07-19) 19 July 1993 (age 30) 1.79 m 91 128   HC Dunărea Brăila
9 P Lisa Antl (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 (age 23) 1.72 m 32 34   Borussia Dortmund
10 CB Mareike Thomaier (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 (age 23) 1.72 m 12 3   Bayer Leverkusen
11 LB Xenia Smits (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 (age 29) 1.85 m 102 237   SG BBM Bietigheim
20 LB Emily Bölk (1998-04-26) 26 April 1998 (age 25) 1.82 m 95 317   Ferencvárosi TC
22 RB Maren Weigel (1994-05-22) 22 May 1994 (age 29) 1.77 m 53 54   TuS Metzingen
23 LB Annika Lott (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 (age 24) 1.80 m 15 14   Thüringer HC
24 GK Sarah Wachter (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 (age 24) 1.83 m 10 0   Borussia Dortmund
28 LW Toni-Luisa Reinemann (2001-05-31) 31 May 2001 (age 22) 1.78 m 4 1   VfL Oldenburg
29 LW Antje Döll (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988 (age 35) 1.70 m 63 146   SG BBM Bietigheim
30 RW Jenny Behrend (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 (age 28) 1.72 m 39 52   SG BBM Bietigheim
42 GK Katharina Filter (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 (age 25) 1.80 m 34 2   Brest Bretagne Handball
77 RB Viola Leuchter (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 19) 1.87 m 7 17   Bayer Leverkusen
93 P Julia Behnke (1993-03-28) 28 March 1993 (age 31) 1.80 m 89 170   TuS Metzingen
95 LW Johanna Stockschläder (1995-02-11) 11 February 1995 (age 29) 1.71 m 36 106   Thüringer HC

Coaches edit

Coach Period
  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–

Former notable players edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Mareike Thomaier neu beim Team" (in German). handball.net. 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Team roster: Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website  
  • IHF profile