Austria men's national handball team

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Information
Association Austrian Handball Federation
Coach Aleš Pajovič
Assistant coachErwin Gierlinger
Most caps Ewald Humenberger (246)
Most goals Andreas Dittert (1089)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances1 (First in 1936 )
Best resultSilver medal.svg (1936)
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1938 )
Best resultSilver medal world centered-2.svg (1938)
European Championship
Appearances6 (First in 2010 )
Best result8th (2020)
Last updated on Unknown.
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Austria national handball team 2010-01-09
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Austria national handball team 2016-01-17

The Austria national handball team is the national handball team of Austria.

Contents

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympic record
GamesRoundPositionPldWDLGFGA
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1936 Berlin Runners-up2nd of 654016029
Not held from 1948 to 1968
Flag of Germany.svg 1972 Munich did not qualify
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 1976 Montreal
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg 1980 Moscow
Flag of the United States.svg 1984 Los Angeles
Flag of South Korea.svg 1988 Seoul
Flag of Spain.svg 1992 Barcelona
Flag of the United States.svg 1996 Atlanta
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2000 Sydney
Flag of Greece.svg 2004 Athens
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2008 Beijing
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2012 London
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Flag of Japan.svg 2020 Tokyo
Flag of France.svg 2024 Paris
Total1/1554016029

World Championship

World Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Germany (1935-1945).svg 1938 Runners-up232011611
Flag of Sweden.svg 1954 did not qualify
Flag of East Germany.svg 1958 Preliminary round931025069
Flag of Germany.svg 1961 did not qualify
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1964
Flag of Sweden.svg 1967
Flag of France.svg 1970
Flag of East Germany.svg 1974
Flag of Denmark.svg 1978
Flag of Germany.svg 1982
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 1986
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg 1990
Flag of Sweden.svg 1993 Preliminary round1431026167
Flag of Iceland.svg 1995 did not qualify
Flag of Japan.svg 1997
Flag of Egypt.svg 1999
Flag of France.svg 2001
Flag of Portugal.svg 2003
Flag of Tunisia.svg 2005
Flag of Germany.svg 2007
Flag of Croatia.svg 2009
Flag of Sweden.svg 2011 17/18th place187205205212
Flag of Spain.svg 2013 did not qualify
Flag of Qatar.svg 2015 Round of 16136213174169
Flag of France.svg 2017 did not qualify
Flag of Denmark.svg / Flag of Germany.svg 2019 Presidents' Cup197205172199
Flag of Egypt.svg 2021 Presidents' Cup267304220220
Flag of Poland.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2023 did not qualify
Flag of Croatia.svg Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg 2025 qualified
Flag of Germany.svg 2027 TBD
Flag of France.svg Flag of Germany.svg 2029
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Iceland.svg Flag of Norway.svg 2031
Total8/323613122798847

European Championship

European Championship record
YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
Flag of Portugal.svg 1994 did not qualify
Flag of Spain.svg 1996
Flag of Italy.svg 1998
Flag of Croatia.svg 2000
Flag of Sweden.svg 2002
Flag of Slovenia.svg 2004
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2006
Flag of Norway.svg 2008
Flag of Austria.svg 2010 Main Round96213184187
Flag of Serbia.svg 2012 did not qualify
Flag of Denmark.svg 2014 Main Round116204159160
Flag of Poland.svg 2016 did not qualify
Flag of Croatia.svg 2018 Group stage1530038099
Flag of Austria.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2020 Main round87313205214
Flag of Hungary.svg Flag of Slovakia.svg 2022 Preliminary round2030038699
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Main round87232196195
Flag of Denmark.svg Flag of Norway.svg Flag of Sweden.svg 2026 To be determined
Flag of Portugal.svg Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2028
Total6/18329518910954
* Colored background indicates that medal was won on the tournament.
** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship. [1] [2]

Head coach: Erwin Gierlinger

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
6LB Markus Mahr (2000-11-03) 3 November 2000 (age 23)1.89 m65 Flag of Austria.svg Bregenz Handball
7RB Janko Božović (1985-07-14) 14 July 1985 (age 38)2.04 m180502 Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Sulaibikhat
20LW Sebastian Frimmel (1995-12-18) 18 December 1995 (age 28)1.90 m98323 Flag of Hungary.svg OTP Bank-Pick Szeged
23LB Nemanja Beloš (1994-06-08) 8 June 1994 (age 29)1.92 m30 Flag of Austria.svg HSG Graz
26P Lukas Herburger (1994-12-19) 19 December 1994 (age 29)1.97 m6553 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Kadetten Schaffhausen
28RW Robert Weber (1985-11-25) 25 November 1985 (age 38)1.79 m216945 Flag of Austria.svg HSG Bärnbach/Köflach
29P Lukas Schweighofer (1992-12-29) 29 December 1992 (age 31)1.91 m114 Flag of Austria.svg HSG Graz
30RB Boris Zivkovic (1992-05-02) 2 May 1992 (age 32)1.95 m63128 Flag of Poland.svg KS Azoty-Puławy
34LB Moritz Mittendorfer (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 27)1.93 m1810 Flag of Austria.svg Union Krems
39GK Ralf Patrick Häusle (1994-12-30) 30 December 1994 (age 29)1.89 m160 Flag of Austria.svg Bregenz Handball
40GK Thomas Eichberger (1993-08-20) 20 August 1993 (age 30)1.95 m342 Flag of Austria.svg Union Krems
45LW Eric Damböck (1999-09-06) 6 September 1999 (age 24)1.81 m2729 Flag of Austria.svg Fivers Margareten
53LB Nikola Bilyk (1996-11-28) 28 November 1996 (age 27)1.98 m98435 Flag of Germany.svg THW Kiel
55P Tobias Wagner (1995-03-26) 26 March 1995 (age 29)1.98 m93234 Flag of Austria.svg Bregenz Handball
57RW Jakob Nigg (2003-05-06) 6 May 2003 (age 21)1.84 m67 Flag of Austria.svg Fivers Margareten
66CB Elias Kofler (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 23)1.87 m177 Flag of Germany.svg 1 VfL Potsdam
72CB Lukas Hutecek (2000-07-02) 2 July 2000 (age 23)1.89 m42146 Flag of Germany.svg TBV Lemgo
97RB Michael Miskovez (1997-08-29) 29 August 1997 (age 26)1.97 m204 Flag of Austria.svg Handball Tirol
98GK Constantin Möstl (2000-04-01) 1 April 2000 (age 24)1.86 m170 Flag of Austria.svg Alpla HC Hard

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References

  1. "Teamchef Pajovic beruft 17 Mann zur EURO-Vorbereitung ein" (in German). oehb.at. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  2. "Team roster: Austria". res.ehf.eu. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Rekordspieler" (in German). Austrian Handball Federation . Retrieved 27 December 2021.