Men's national handball team of the GDR
| Association | DHV |
| Most goals | Frank-Michael Wahl : 1338 |
| Most games | Frank-Michael Wahl: 313 |
| Olympic games | |
| Participation | 3 of 13 (First: 1972 ) |
| best result | Olympic champion 1980 |
| Handball world championship | |
| Participation | 10 of 26 (First: 1958 ) |
| best result | World Champion 1959, 1963 (field) |
| (Status: unknown) | |
The GDR men's national handball team represented the German Democratic Republic (GDR) at international matches and tournaments.
The GDR team was one of the most successful handball teams in the world. Her successes include two vice world championships and a victory at the Olympic Games.
The team of the German Handball Federation of the GDR competed in a joint team with the team of the German Handball Federation of the FRG from the World Cup (WM) in 1954 to the World Cup in 1961 . A world championship is one of the successes as an all-German team.
Participation in championships
World Championship (WM) in the hall
The team of the German Handball Association took part in handball world championships in indoor handball ten times , with two participations in a joint team with players from the German Handball Association .
World championship on the field
The team of the German Handball Association took part in handball world championships in field handball three times , with one participation in a joint team with players from the German Handball Association .
| event | space | Trainer | comment | player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Cup 1959 | 1. | Seiler, Heinz | joint team with the DHB, trainer of the DHB Werner Vick | Peter Baronsky , Hans Haberhauffe , Rudi Hirsch , Hans Leitz , Klaus-Dieter Matz , Dieter Nau , Wolfgang Niescher , Waldemar Pappusch , Erwin Porzner , Hans Ruff , Hinrich Schwenker (DHB) , Paul Schwope , Heinz Stuhlmann , Hans-Gert Stein , Werner Tiemann , Hans-Jürgen Wende |
| World Cup 1963 | 1. | Seiler, Heinz | Dieter Bernhardt , Hans Haberhauffe , Klaus Hebler , Rudi Hirsch , Peter Kretzschmar , Klaus Langhoff , Herbert Liedtke , Klaus-Dieter Matz , Klaus Müller , Waldemar Pappusch , Klaus Petzold , Klaus Prüsse , Werner Senger , Paul Tiedemann , Siegfried Warm , Hans-Dieter pasture | |
| World Cup 1966 | 2. | Seiler, Heinz | Klaus Langhoff , Klaus Müller , Klaus Prüsse , Paul Tiedemann |
Olympic Games in the hall
The team of the German Handball Association took part in the handball competition of the Summer Olympics three times.
| event | space | Trainer | comment | player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 Olympics | 4th | Seiler, Heinz | Wolfgang Böhme , Reiner Frieske , Reiner Ganschow , Jürgen Hildebrandt , Horst Jankhöfer , Wolfgang Lakenmacher , Klaus Langhoff , Peter Larisch , Peter Randt , Udo Röhrig , Josef Rose , Siegfried Voigt , Klaus Weiß , Rainer Würdig , Rainer Zimmermann , Harry Zörnack | |
| Olympia 1980 | 1. | Tiedemann, Paul | Wieland Schmidt , Hans-Georg Beyer , Lothar Doering , Günter Dreibrodt , Ernst Gerlach , Klaus Gruner , Rainer Höft , Hans-Georg Jaunich , Hartmut Krüger , Peter Rost , Dietmar Schmidt , Siegfried Voigt , Frank-Michael Wahl , Ingolf Wiegert | |
| Olympia 1988 | 7th | Tiedemann, Paul | Wieland Schmidt , Peter Hofmann , Rüdiger Borchardt , Holger Schneider , Frank-Michael Wahl , Matthias Hahn , Mike Fuhrig , Stephan Hauck , Andreas Neitzel , Bernd Metzke , Peter Pysall , Holger Winselmann , Jens Fiedler |
Friendship competitions
In 1984 the friendship competitions were held, in which the countries boycotting the 1984 Olympic Games , mainly from the Eastern Bloc, took part. The handball competitions took place in the GDR.
Baltic Cup
The team of the German Handball Association also took part in the Baltic Cup, the unofficial forerunner of the European Championships. She won the competition eight times; The second place was fought four times and the third place three times. This made the GDR team the best in the history of these indoor competitions from 1968 to 1989.
| event | space | Trainer | place | player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltic Sea Cup 1968 | 4th | Seiler | Poland | ? |
| Baltic Cup 1969 | 1. | Seiler | Sweden | ? |
| Baltic Sea Cup 1970 | 1. | Seiler | GDR | ? |
| Baltic Sea Cup 1971 | 1. | Seiler | Denmark | ? |
| Baltic Sea Cup 1972 | 3. | Seiler | Soviet Union | ? |
| Baltic Cup 1974 | 1. | Seiler | Poland | ? |
| Baltic Cup 1976 | 2. | Seiler | Sweden | ? |
| Baltic Cup 1977 | 1. | Tiedemann | GDR | ? |
| Baltic Sea Cup 1979 | 1. | Tiedemann | Denmark | ? |
| Baltic Cup 1980 | 2. | Tiedemann | BR Germany | ? |
| Baltic Cup 1981 | 1. | Tiedemann | Soviet Union | ? |
| Baltic Cup 1985 | 3. | Tiedemann | Poland | ? |
| Baltic Cup 1986 | 1. | Tiedemann | Denmark | ? |
| Baltic Cup 1987 | 2. | Tiedemann | GDR | ? |
| Baltic Cup 1989 | 3. | Langhoff | BR Germany | ? |
World cup
In which since 1971 in Sweden discharged World Cup team in 1988 finished in first place.
Supercup
The following placements were achieved in the Supercup , which has been held every two years in the Federal Republic of Germany since 1979 :
- 1985: 2nd place
- 1987: 3rd place
- 1989: 2nd place
Other national players (selection)
The list includes national players who are not included in the above competition squads.
Responsible selection trainer
- Heinz Seiler (1953 - May 1976)
- Paul Tiedemann (May 1976 - December 31, 1988)
- Klaus Langhoff (January 1, 1989 - November 22, 1990)