Germany women's national handball team

Germany
Information
AssociationGerman Handball Association
CoachMarkus Gaugisch
Assistant coachJochen Beppler
CaptainEmily Bölk
Most capsGrit Jurack (306)
Most goalsGrit Jurack (1581)
Colours
1st
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 2025-12-14.
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.

History

During the years of Germany's division, the East German women's national handball team represented the German Democratic Republic in international matches and tournaments. East Germany was one of the strongest national teams in the world, winning the World Women's Handball Championship three times, in 1971, 1975 and 1978.[1]

As a united Germany, the team's greatest successes were winning the 1993 World Championship and finishing second at the 1994 European Women's Handball Championship. They also finished third at the World Championship in 1965, 1997 and 2007.

At the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship reached the final, where they lost to Norway.[2] This was the first time since 1994 that Germany made the final of a major international tournament and the first time they won a medal since 2007.[3]

Results

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

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 Quarterfinals 8 6 1 0 5 159 160
2028 Future event
Total 5/14 24 7 0 17 574 578

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 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 Second place 2 9 8 0 1 281 245
2027 TBD
2029
/ 2031
Total 25/30 1 Title 165 98 8 60 4018 3488

Record against other teams at the world championship

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 Fifth place game 6 7 4 1 2 169 155 +14
2018 Main round 10 6 3 0 3 162 165 −3
/ 2020 Main round 7 6 2 1 3 145 158 −13
2022 Main round 7 6 3 0 3 160 160 0
2024 Main round 7 8 4 0 3 202 170 +32
2026 TBD
2028
Total 16/18 95 49 5 41 2394 2387 +7

Record against other teams at the European Championship

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

Performance in other tournaments

Team

Current squad

The squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.[4]

Head coach: Markus Gaugisch

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
4 CB Alina Grijseels (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 1.75 m 112 393 Borussia Dortmund
8 RB Nina Engel (2003-04-25) 25 April 2003 1.75 m 17 50 HSG Bensheim/Auerbach
9 P Lisa Antl (2000-06-21) 21 June 2000 1.73 m 72 110 Borussia Dortmund
10 CB Mareike Thomaier (2000-08-25) 25 August 2000 1.72 m 46 48 HSG Bensheim/Auerbach
11 LB Xenia Smits (1994-04-22) 22 April 1994 1.85 m 145 344 Metz Handball
19 LB Nieke Kühne (2004-09-09) 9 September 2004 1.84 m 10 13 HSG Blomberg-Lippe
20 LB Emily Vogel (1998-04-26) 26 April 1998 1.82 m 138 413 Ferencvárosi TC
23 LB Annika Lott (1999-12-07) 7 December 1999 1.80 m 46 88 Brest Bretagne Handball
24 GK Sarah Wachter (1999-12-16) 16 December 1999 1.83 m 48 2 Borussia Dortmund
27 RB Julia Maidhof (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 1.76 m 75 231 Râmnicu Vâlcea
29 LW Antje Döll (1988-10-03) 3 October 1988 1.70 m 105 273 Sport-Union Neckarsulm
30 RW Jenny Behrend (1996-01-20) 20 January 1996 1.70 m 85 165 VfL Oldenburg
31 LW Alexia Hauf (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 1.63 m 32 68 HSG Blomberg-Lippe
42 GK Katharina Filter (1999-02-04) 4 February 1999 1.81 m 74 2 Team Esbjerg
45 LW Jolina Huhnstock (2001-05-04) 4 May 2001 1.80 m 15 11 Buxtehuder SV
49 LB Aimée von Pereira (2000-02-16) 16 February 2000 1.83 m 6 4 København Håndbold
77 RB Viola Leuchter (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 1.87 m 39 94 Odense Håndbold

Coaches

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–

Individual all-time records

  Still active players are highlighted

Former notable players

References

  1. ^ "Women's World Championships". International Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 12 December 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2010.
  2. ^ "Norge vinder VM-guld efter dramatisk finale" (in Danish). TV2 Danmar. 14 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  3. ^ "Deutsche Handballerinnen ziehen ins WM-Finale ein" (in German). Tagesschau. 12 December 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-15.
  4. ^ "Mit 17 Spielerinnen in die Heim-WM". dhb.de/ (in German). 4 November 2025. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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