# Austria men's national handball team

The Austria national handball team is the national handball team of Austria.

## Competitive record
### Olympic Games

Olympic record :
| Games | Round | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1936 Berlin | Runners-up | 2nd of 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 29 |
| Not held from 1948 to 1968 |||||||||
| 1972 Munich | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1976 Montreal | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1980 Moscow | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1984 Los Angeles | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1988 Seoul | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1992 Barcelona | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 Atlanta | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 Sydney | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 Athens | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 Beijing | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2012 London | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 Tokyo | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 Paris | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 1/15 | – | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 29 |

### World Championship

World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1938 | Runners-up | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 |
| 1954 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1958 | Preliminary round | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 69 |
| 1961 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1964 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1967 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1970 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1974 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1978 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1982 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1993 | Preliminary round | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 147 | 138 |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1997 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | 17/18th place | 18 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 205 | 212 |
| 2013 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | Round of 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 174 | 169 |
| 2017 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| / 2019 | Presidents' Cup | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 172 | 199 |
| 2021 | Presidents' Cup | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 220 | 220 |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2025 | Main round | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 184 | 182 |
| 2027 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2029 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2031 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Total | 8/32 | – | 45 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 1168 | 1200 |

### European Championship

European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
| 1994 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | Main Round | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 184 | 187 |
| 2012 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2014 | Main Round | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 159 | 160 |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2018 | Group stage | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 80 | 99 |
| 2020 | Main round | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 205 | 214 |
| 2022 | Preliminary round | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 99 |
| 2024 | Main round | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 196 | 195 |
| 2026 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| 2028 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 6/18 | – | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 910 | 954 |
    * Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.
    ** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

## Team
### Current squad

Squad for the 2025 World Men's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Aleš Pajovič
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Leon Bergmann
* (2004-04-17) 17 April 2004 (age 20)
* 1.96 m
* 6
* 1
* Fivers Margareten
* 6
* CB
* Markus Mahr
* (2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 24)
* 1.89 m
* 23
* 23
* Bregenz Handball
* 11
* LB
* József Albek
* (1999-06-30) 30 June 1999 (age 25)
* 1.95 m
* 5
* 1
* HC SSV Graz
* 16
* GK
* Florian Kaiper
* (1995-05-26) 26 May 1995 (age 29)
* 1.87 m
* 25
* 1
* HC Linz AG
* 20
* LW
* Sebastian Frimmel
* (1995-12-18) 18 December 1995 (age 29)
* 1.90 m
* 115
* 396
* OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
* 23
* LB
* Nemanja Beloš
* (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 30)
* 1.92 m
* 13
* 4
* HC SSV Graz
* 26
* P
* Lukas Herburger
* (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 30)
* 1.97 m
* 79
* 71
* Füchse Berlin
* 29
* P
* Lukas Schweighofer
* (1992-12-29) 29 December 1992 (age 32)
* 1.92 m
* 19
* 5
* HC SSV Graz
* 30
* RB
* Boris Zivkovic
* (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 32)
* 1.95 m
* 80
* 160
* Al-Qurain
* 44
* RB
* Nicolas Paulnsteiner
* (2004-07-16) 16 July 2004 (age 20)
* 1.93 m
* 0
* 0
* Füchse Berlin
* 45
* LW
* Eric Damböck
* (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 25)
* 1.81 m
* 41
* 41
* HSC Kreuzlingen
* 55
* P
* Tobias Wagner
* (1995-03-26) 26 March 1995 (age 29)
* 1.98 m
* 110
* 309
* HC Erlangen
* 57
* RW
* Jakob Nigg
* (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21)
* 1.85 m
* 22
* 22
* Fivers Margareten
* 66
* CB
* Elias Kofler
* (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 24)
* 1.89 m
* 27
* 11
* 1. VfL Potsdam
* 72
* LB
* Lukas Hutecek
* (2000-07-02) 2 July 2000 (age 24)
* 1.91 m
* 59
* 202
* TBV Lemgo
* 86
* RW
* Franko Lastro
* (2003-04-13) 13 April 2003 (age 21)
* 1.85 m
* 23
* 29
* Frisch Auf Göppingen
* 97
* RB
* Michael Miskovez
* (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 27)
* 1.96 m
* 37
* 6
* Handball Tirol
* 98
* GK
* Constantin Möstl
* (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 (age 24)
* 1.86 m
* 34
* 0
* TBV Lemgo