Austria national handball team
The Austrian men's national handball team represents Austria in international tournaments in handball.
We've played on September 13, 1925 in Halle ( Saale ) against the German national team the first international match in handball history, the Austrian team won it 6-3.
Most-capped player is Ewald Humenberger with 246 inserts before Patrick Fölser with 215 and Andreas Dittert with 203 games.
- 3.1 Managers
- 3.2 Player Squad
Participation in Championships ( handball )
The team took three times now in Handball World Championships in the hall part. At the World Cup 1938 in Germany, the team won the silver medal. At the World Cup 1958 in the German Democratic Republic Austria failed in the first round, at the 1993 World Championships in Sweden took the team after the first round the last group space and secured two wins and a draw in the placement round at the end of the 14th Place.
As host of the European Handball Championship 2010 Austria was the first time qualified for a European Handball Championship.
Handball World Championships
- World Cup 1938: Silver
- World Cup 1958: Preliminary
- World Cup 1993: 14th Place
- World Cup 2011: 18th Place
Handball European Championships
- European Handball Championship 2010: 9th place
- European Handball Championship 2014: 11th Place ( main round )
Olympic games
Not have a participation
Participation in championships (field handball)
- Olympic Games 1936: Silver Medal
- World Cup 1952: 4th place
- World Cup 1955: 7th place
- World Cup 1963: 5th Place
- World Cup 1966: 3rd place
Current squad
As of January 8, 2014