Handball player of the year (GDR)
With the award handball player of the year or best handball player in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1980 to 1989, the outstanding handball players of a year were honored annually. The election was the result of a survey among journalists and association officials of the German Handball Association (DHV).
In the Federal Republic of Germany the handball player of the year has been chosen since 1978 .
Women
| year | Surname | society |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Kristina Richter | TSC Berlin |
| 1981 | Katrin Kruger | ASK forward Frankfurt |
| 1982 | Katrin Kruger | ASK forward Frankfurt |
| 1983 | Kornelia Kunisch | SC Magdeburg |
| 1984 | Petra Uhlig | SC Leipzig |
| 1985 | Evelyn Hübscher | ASK forward Frankfurt |
| 1986 | Sabine Picken | SC Magdeburg |
| 1987 | Evelyn Hübscher | ASK forward Frankfurt |
| 1988 | Andrea Stolletz | SC Leipzig |
| 1989 | Heike Dombrowski | SC Empor Rostock |
Men
| year | Surname | society |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Wieland Schmidt | SC Magdeburg |
| 1981 | Wieland Schmidt | SC Magdeburg |
| 1982 | Frank-Michael Wahl | SC Empor Rostock |
| 1983 | Ingolf Wiegert | SC Magdeburg |
| 1984 | Peter Rost | SC Leipzig |
| 1985 | Frank-Michael Wahl | SC Empor Rostock |
| 1986 | Hartmut Kruger | SC Magdeburg |
| 1987 | Frank-Michael Wahl | SC Empor Rostock |
| 1988 | Wieland Schmidt | SC Magdeburg |
| 1989 | Peter Pysall | SC Magdeburg |
The list is based on the information from the project “Handball in the GDR”.
Web links
- Sven Webers: Handball in the GDR A project from bundesligainfo.de, accessed on September 21, 2018.