Thomas Springel
Thomas Springel (born May 15, 1959 in Aachen ) is a former German handball player who won the Olympic silver medal in 1984.
The 1.94 meter tall left-hander began his career at Schwarz-Rot Aachen and then moved to TuS Derschlag in the handball Bundesliga . After relegation with Derschlag, Springel joined TUSEM Essen in 1979 .
Thomas Springel played in a total of 78 international matches in the German national team . The backcourt player scored 101 goals. On January 4, 1980 he made his international debut against China in Hamburg. At the handball world championship in 1982 , he finished seventh with the German team. The team was more successful at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles . Springel was one of four Essenes in the squad with Jochen Fraatz , Thomas Happe and Dirk Rauin . Springel played five games in Los Angeles, including in the final in the 18:17 defeat by Yugoslavia, where he scored two of his eight goals. In May 1987 he played his last international match against Hungary.
literature
- National Olympic Committee for Germany: Los Angeles 1984. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany. Frankfurt am Main 1984
Web links
- Thomas Springel in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ^ History of Schwarz-Rot Aachen
- ^ Thomas Springel - all international matches and goals. (No longer available online.) In: DHB database. April 13, 2014, formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 3, 2016 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Springel, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 15, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Aachen |