Women's national field handball team of the GDR
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Association | German Handball Association (DHV) |
Balance sheet | |
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31 games 23 wins 2 draws 6 losses |
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First international game Hungary 6-9 GDR October 27, 1951, Budapest![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Last international game GDR 8: 2 Austria May 18, 1964, East Berlin![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Highest victory GDR 12: 2 Denmark May 14, 1960, Schwerin![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Biggest defeat Hungary 8: 4 GDR August 11, 1955, Warsaw![]() ![]() ![]() |
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List of international matches
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Handball world championship | |
Participation | 1 of 3 (First: 1960 ) |
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(As of July 3, 2020) |
The GDR women's national field handball team represented the German Democratic Republic (GDR) in international matches and tournaments.
The greatest success was the third place at the world championship ( 1960 ) as an all-German team .
World championships
The handball national teams of the GDR took part in the last of the three field handball world championships held until 1960 .
year | Host country | Participation until ... | Result | rank | Comments and special features |
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1949 |
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not eligible | After the Second World War, no new handball association had been founded to represent Germany at the IHF. | ||
1956 |
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no participation | |||
1960 |
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3rd place match |
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All-German team |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Balance of the international field handball matches (DHB, women). In: handballdaten.de. bundesligainfo.de, accessed on June 18, 2019 .