East Germany men's national handball team
| East Germany East Germany | |||
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| Association | East German Handball Association File:Deutscher HandballVerband DDR Logo.svg | ||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Best result | 1 (1980) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Best result | 2 (1970, 1974) | ||
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The East Germany men's national handball team represented the former country of East Germany in international team handball competitions. They had eight appearances at the World Men's Handball Championships, where they won silver medals in 1970 and 1974, and bronze medals in 1978 and 1986. East Germany won Olympic gold in 1980 after a thrilling final against the USSR. The 1958 World Men's Handball Championship was the third team handball World Championship. It was held in the German Democratic Republic between 27 February and 8 March 1958.The 1974 World Men's Handball Championship was the eighth team handball World Championship. It was held in East Germany between 26 February-10 March 1974. On 30 July 1980, the team won the olympic tournament by defeating the Soviet Union, 23–22, in the final game in Moscow.[1]
World Championship history
- 1958 : File:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1961 : 4th place
- 1964 : 10th place
- 1967 : 9th place
- 1970 : File:Med 2.png 2nd place
- 1974 : File:Med 2.png 2nd place
- 1978 : File:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1982 : 6th place
- 1986 : File:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1990 : 8th place
World Outdoor Championship
- 1963
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Euro Tournaments
All teams in these tournaments are European, All World and Olympic Champions, and top 7 from World Championships and Olympics were participating. They were mini European championships at the time.
- EURO World Cup tournament Sweden
- 1971 Error creating thumbnail: : 6th place
- 1974 Error creating thumbnail: : File:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1979 Error creating thumbnail: : File:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1984 Error creating thumbnail: : 6th place
- 1988 Error creating thumbnail: : File:Med 2.png 2nd place
- 1983 Germany: 7th place
- 1985 Germany: File:Med 2.png 2nd place
- 1987 Germany: File:Med 3.png 3rd place
- 1989 Germany: File:Med 2.png 2nd place
Olympic Games
- 1972: 4th place
- 1980: File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold
- 1988: 7th place
References
- ^ "Olympia-Wunder für die Ewigkeit" (in German). Sport 1. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
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