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HANDBALL IN GERMANY
TRADITION MEETS ENTHUSIASM
“HANDBALL-STATE” GERMANY
Handball in Germany – a history with long-standing tradition: It was in the year 1917
when Max Heiser from Berlin set up the rules for a sport that from this moment on was
determined to fascinate millions of people. The first international match took place on
one of Berlin’s playing fields in 1920, which turned Germany and its capital into the
birthplace of handball. Germany also played an important role when handball celebrated
its debut in the Olympic Games: In the year 1936, up to 100.000 viewers watched the
games in Berlin and created a unique enthusiastic atmosphere.
760,000
76%
ACTIVE MEMBERS IN 4,400 CLUBS
OF ALL SPORTS FANS IN GERMANY WATCH THE
GAMES OF THE GERMAN MEN’S HANDBALL TEAM
24,000,000
OF ALL GERMANS ARE INTERESTED IN HANDBALL
19,000,000
OF ALL GERMANS REGULARLY WATCH HANDBALL ON TV
22,000
TEAMS ARE ORGANISED UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF THE DHB –
BIGGEST HANDBALL FEDERATION WORLDWIDE
6,800,000
OF ALL GERMANS ARE CRAZY ABOUT HANDBALL
14,500,000
ARE INTERESTED IN THE GAMES OF THE
GERMAN MEN’S HANDBALL TEAM
SOURCE: AWA 2016, TSA 2015, TSA 2013, DOSB 2016
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