Martin Schwalb (born 4 May 1963) is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He currently coaches Rhein-Neckar Löwen.
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Born | 4 May 1963 Stuttgart, West Germany | (age 61)||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In 2013 he led his team to its first win of the EHF Champions League.
In 1984 he was a member of the West German handball team which won the silver medal. He played all six matches and scored nine goals. He and all the other players of the German Handballteam were awarded with the Silver Laurel Leaf, Germany's highrst sportaward.[1]
Twelve years later he was part of the German team which finished seventh. He played all six matches and scored 23 goals.
Clubs
editAs a player
edit- TSG Steinheim (–1980)
- TSG Oßweil (1980–1982)
- Frisch Auf Göppingen (1982–1984)
- TV Großwallstadt (1984–1988)
- TUSEM Essen (1988–1990)
- SG Wallau-Massenheim (1990–1998)
As a coach
edit- SG Wallau-Massenheim (1998–2005)
- HSG Wetzlar (2005)
- HSV Hamburg (2005–2011, 2012–2014)
- Rhein-Neckar Löwen (2020-2021)
References
edit- ^ olympia.org Biography Martin Schwab
- Martin Schwalb at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martin Schwalb". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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