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Germany's Markus Baur, Pascal Hens, and Holger Glandorf lead the 2007 world champions into the Beijing Games. The inventor of handball and perennial world power also features Henning Fritz, the first-ever goaltender to win the World Handballer of the Year award, and the man with the famous mustache, coach Heiner Brand. The Germans will look to improve upon their disappointing fourth place finish at the 2008 Euros.
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YEAR |
RESULT |
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2004 |
Silver |
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2000 |
5th |
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1996 |
7th |
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1992 |
10th |
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1988 |
7th (GDR) |
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1984 |
Silver (FRG) |
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1980 |
Gold (GDR) |
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1976 |
4th (FRG) |
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1972 |
4th (GDR) |
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1972 |
6th (FRG) |
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1936 |
Gold |
Iceland shuts down for Olympic final As a 12-year-old boy, Iceland's president listened to the radio broadcast of his country's first Olympic silver medal. More than 50 years later, he watched his nation claim its second, losing to France in men's handball.
