Germany's handball players have qualified for the Olympic Games thanks to a massive increase in performance. The DHB selection prevailed in Hanover in the decisive game against Austria with 34:31 (18:15) The qualification also brings certainty to the national coach question.
Alfred Gíslason is expected to remain in office until February 2027. In 2016, Germany surprisingly won bronze in Rio de Janeiro and ended in the quarter-finals in Tokyo. A German team has only become Olympic champion once: the GDR team triumphed in the legendary final against the Soviet Union in 1980.