# Germany men's national handball team

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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1984 | Runners-up | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 113 |
| 1988 | 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 | Preliminary round | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 116 | 123 |
| 1996 | Preliminary round | 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 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 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 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2032 Brisbane | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 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 | Quarter-finals | 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 | Main Round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 135 |
| 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 | Main Group | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 154 | 154 |
| 1995 | Fourth place | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 221 | 184 |
| 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 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 182 |
| 2001 | Quarter-finals | 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 | Main Round | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 246 |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 177 |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 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 | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host | Qualified as host |
| 2029 | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host | Qualified as co-host |
| 2031 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | 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 | Main round | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 156 | 156 |
| 2014 | 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 | 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 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2028 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2030 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2032 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | 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.
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 (age 22)
* 2.02 m
* 31
* 1
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* 3
* CB
* Nils Lichtlein
* (2002-07-31) 31 July 2002 (age 22)
* 1.83 m
* 17
* 11
* Füchse Berlin
* 4
* P
* Johannes Golla
* (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 27)
* 1.95 m
* 94
* 334
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt
* 7
* CB
* Luca Witzke
* (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 (age 25)
* 1.92 m
* 40
* 80
* SC DHfK Leipzig
* 15
* CB
* Juri Knorr
* (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 24)
* 1.90 m
* 70
* 270
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* 17
* RW
* Lukas Zerbe
* (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 (age 29)
* 1.84 m
* 34
* 66
* THW Kiel
* 18
* LB
* Julian Köster
* (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 (age 24)
* 2.00 m
* 60
* 143
* VfL Gummersbach
* 22
* CB
* Marian Michalczik
* (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 28)
* 1.99 m
* 30
* 26
* TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
* 23
* RB
* Renārs Uščins
* (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)
* 1.88 m
* 32
* 129
* TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
* 32
* RB
* Franz Semper
* (1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27)
* 1.90 m
* 24
* 45
* SC DHfK Leipzig
* 33
* GK
* Andreas Wolff
* (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991 (age 33)
* 1.98 m
* 173
* 14
* THW Kiel
* 34
* LW
* Rune Dahmke
* (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 (age 31)
* 1.89 m
* 86
* 129
* THW Kiel
* 36
* LW
* Lukas Mertens
* (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 (age 28)
* 1.82 m
* 59
* 135
* SC Magdeburg
* 39
* LB
* Lukas Stutzke
* (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 (age 27)
* 1.95 m
* 14
* 16
* TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
* 44
* RB
* Christoph Steinert
* (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 (age 35)
* 1.95 m
* 59
* 103
* HC Erlangen
* 54
* P
* Justus Fischer
* (2003-02-06) 6 February 2003 (age 22)
* 1.94 m
* 23
* 26
* TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
* 71
* LB
* Marko Grgić
* (2003-09-11) 11 September 2003 (age 21)
* 1.98 m
* 16
* 40
* ThSV Eisenach
* 73
* RW
* Timo Kastening
* (1995-06-25) 25 June 1995 (age 29)
* 1.80 m
* 63
* 199
* MT Melsungen

### 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