Germany women's national handball team

Germany
Information
Association	German Handball Association
Colours
Home Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances	4 (First in 1984)
Best result	4th (1984, 1992)
World Championship
Appearances	21 (First in 1957)
Best result	1st (1993)
European Championship
Appearances	11 (First in 1994)
Best result	2nd (1994)
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Germany women's national handball team

Medal record
World Championship
	1993 Norway
	1965 West Germany
	1997 Germany
	2007 France
European Championship
	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

Olympic Games

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
Total	4/10		18	6	0	12	415	418

World Championship

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	Qualified
Total	21/23	1 Title	135	80	6	49	3168	2746

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

European Championship

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	To be determined
Total	11/11		70	37	3	30	1758	1749	9

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

Performance in other tournaments

• Møbelringen Cup 2011: Second place
• Carpathian Trophy 1992: Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 1997: Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 2008: Third place
• Carpathian Trophy 2013: Second place
• Carpathian Trophy 2015: Third place

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship.^[1]

Caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2015.

Head coach: Jakob Vestergaard

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club 5 LB Saskia Lang 19 December 1986 1.78 m 64 55 HC Leipzig 7 P Meike Schmelzer 19 July 1993 1.78 m 10 7 Thüringer HC 10 CB Anna Loerper 18 November 1984 1.64 m 212 356 TuS Metzingen 11 LB Xenia Smits 22 April 1994 1.82 m 20 44 Metz Handball 12 GK Katja Kramarczyk 18 March 1984 1.78 m 118 0 HC Leipzig 13 P Julia Behnke 28 March 1993 1.80 m 16 15 TuS Metzingen 15 CB Kim Naidzinavicius 6 April 1991 1.81 m 62 117 Bayer Leverkusen 16 GK Clara Woltering 2 March 1983 1.78 m 196 0 Borussia Dortmund 17 RB Anne Hubinger 31 July 1993 1.85 m 43 54 HC Leipzig 22 RB Susann Müller 26 May 1988 1.86 m 92 331 SG BBM Bietigheim 24 LW Lone Fischer 8 September 1988 1.65 m 18 36 Buxtehuder SV 25 RW Alexandra Mazzucco 29 January 1993 1.75 m 11 24 HC Leipzig 28 LW Franziska Müller 12 March 1990 1.75 m 10 24 HSG Blomberg-Lippe 30 RW Jennifer Rode 3 August 1995 1.76 m 8 3 Bayer Leverkusen 32 LB Ewgenija Minevskaja 31 October 1992 1.82 m 49 82 HC Leipzig 33 P Luisa Schulze 14 September 1990 1.92 m 57 64 HC Leipzig

Coaches

• Ekke Hoffmann (2001–2005)
• Armin Emrich (2005–2009)^[2]
• Rainer Osmann (2009–2011)^[3]
• Heine Jensen (2011–2014)
• Jakob Vestergaard (2015–2016)

Former notable players

• Grit Jurack
• Nadine Krause

References

1. 2015 Roster
2. "Armin Emrich nicht mehr Frauen-Bundestrainer" (in German). German Handball Federation. January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
3. "Rainer Osmann als neuer Frauen-Bundestrainer des DHB bestellt" (in German). German Handball Federation. 7 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-10.

External links

• Official website
• IHF profile