| Germany | |
| Badge: | Dhb nationalmannschaft logo.svg |
| Badge Size: | 180px |
| Association: | Deutscher Handballbund |
| Coach: | Alfreð Gíslason |
| Assistant Coach: | Mattias Andersson Erik Wudtke |
| Captain: | Johannes Golla |
| Most Caps: | Frank-Michael Wahl (344) |
| Most Goals: | Frank-Michael Wahl (1412) |
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| Summer Olympics Apps: | 12 |
| Summer Olympics First: | 1936 |
| Summer Olympics Best: | 1st (1936) |
| World Cup Apps: | 26 |
| World Cup First: | 1938 |
| World Cup Best: | 1st (1938, 1978, 2007) |
| Regional Name: | European Championship |
| Regional Cup Apps: | 15 |
| Regional Cup First: | 1994 |
| Regional Cup Best: | 1st (2004, 2016) |
The Germany national handball team is the country's national men's handball team and represents Germany in international tournaments in men's handball and is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won three World Championships and two European Championship.
| Competition | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| World Championship | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| European Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
For East Germany team record, look here.
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | Champions | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 19 | |
| 1972 | Main round | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 93 | |
| 1976 | Semi-finals | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 97 | |
| 1980 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1984 | Runners-up | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 113 | |
| 1988 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1992 | Preliminary round | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 116 | 123 | |
| 1996 | Preliminary round | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 128 | |
| 2000 | Knockout stage | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 180 | |
| 2004 | Runners-up | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 181 | |
| 2008 | Preliminary round | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 130 | |
| 2012 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2016 | Third place | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 246 | 217 | |
| 2020 | Quarterfinals | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 162 | |
 2024 Paris | Runners-up | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 248 | 228 | |
 2028 Los Angeles | TBD | ||||||||
 2032 Brisbane | |||||||||
| Total | 12/15 | 1 Title | 78 | 47 | 5* | 26 | 1800 | 1671 | |
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Champions | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
| 1954 | Runners-up | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 30 | |
| 1958 | Third place | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 70 | |
| 1961 | Fourth place | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 64 | |
| 1964 | Fourth place | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 86 | |
| 1967 | Quarter-finals | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 139 | |
| 1970 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 81 | |
| 1974 | Preliminary Round | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 100 | |
| 1978 | Champions | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 86 | |
| 1982 | Main Round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 123 | |
| 1986 | Main Round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 135 | |
| 1990 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1993 | Main Group | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 154 | 154 | |
| 1995 | Fourth place | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 221 | 184 | |
| 1997 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 1999 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 182 | |
| 2001 | Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 233 | 189 | |
| 2003 | Runners-up | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 306 | 219 | |
| 2005 | Main Round | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 323 | 232 | |
| 2007 | Champions | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 304 | 260 | |
| 2009 | Main Round | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 232 | 202 | |
| 2011 | Main Round | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 246 | |
| 2013 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 176 | |
| 2015 | Quarter-finals | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 250 | 221 | |
| 2017 | Round of 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 128 | |
| / 2019 | Fourth place | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 269 | 237 | |
| 2021 | Main Round | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 122 | |
| / 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 291 | 247 | |
| // 2025 | Qualified | ||||||||
| 2027 | Qualified as host | ||||||||
| 2029 | Qualified as co-host | ||||||||
| 2031 | To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 29/32 | 3 Titles | 185 | 123 | 15* | 47 | 4803 | 3922 | |
| Year | Round | Position | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 9th/10th place | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 135 | 131 | |
| 1996 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 131 | 135 | |
| 1998 | Third place | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 159 | |
| 2000 | 9th/10th place | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 129 | 136 | |
| 2002 | Runners-up | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 188 | |
| 2004 | Champions | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 244 | 208 | |
| 2006 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 223 | 193 | |
| 2008 | Fourth place | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 224 | 224 | |
| 2010 | Main round | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 157 | 165 | |
| 2012 | Main round | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 156 | 156 | |
| 2014 | did not qualify | ||||||||
| 2016 | Champions | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1* | 1 | 223 | 200 | |
| 2018 | Main round | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 156 | 145 | |
| 2020 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 202 | |
 2022 | Main round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 192 | |
| 2024 | Fourth place | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 255 | 239 | |
  2026 | to be determined | ||||||||
  2028 | to be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 15/18 | 2 titles | 106 | 53 | 16* | 37 | 2837 | 2673 | |
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.