Handball at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

The following teams competed in the men's tournament at the 1936 Summer Olympics.^[1]

GK=Goalkeeper
DF=Defender
MF=Midfielder
FW=Forward

Austria

Austria had a squad of 22 players.^[2]

Head coach:

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Tournament games	Tournament goals
DF	Franz Bartl	January 7, 1915	21	?	3	?
FW	Franz Berghammer	November 20, 1913	22	?	2	?
FW	Franz Bistricky	July 26, 1914	22	?	2	?
DF	Franz Brunner	March 21, 1913	23	?	2	?
MF	Johann Houschka	October 21, 1914	21	?	2	?
MF	Emil Juracka	June 11, 1912	24	?	3	?
FW	Ferdinand Kiefler	August 4, 1913	23	?	4	?
FW	Josef Krejci	March 2, 1911	25	?	2	?
MF	Otto Licha	November 2, 1912	23	?	3	?
GK	Friedrich Maurer	June 18, 1912	24	?	2	?
FW	Anton Perwein	November 10, 1911	24	?	3	?
FW	Siegfried Powolny	September 20, 1915	20	?	2	?
MF	Siegfried Purner	February 16, 1915	21	?	2	?
FW	Walter Reisp	November 5, 1910	25	?	2	?
FW	Alfred Schmalzer	October 28, 1912	23	?	3	?
GK	Alois Schnabel	February 27, 1910	26	?	3	?
FW	Ludwig Schuberth	July 24, 1911	25	?	2	?
DF	Johann Tauscher	March 31, 1909	27	?	3	?
FW	Jaroslav Volak	July 7, 1915	21	?	3	?
MF	Leopold Wohlrab	March 22, 1912	24	?	3	?
DF	Friedrich Wurmböck	August 2, 1903	33	?	2	?
MF	Johann Zehetner	September 4, 1912	23	?	2	?

Germany

Germany had a squad of 22 players.^[3]

Head coach: Otto-Günther Kaundinya

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
DF	Willy Bandholz	March 5, 1913	23	?		4	?
FW	Wilhelm Baumann	August 12, 1912	23	?		2	?
FW	Helmut Berthold	April 19, 1911	25	?		2	?
FW	Helmut Braselmann	September 18, 1911	24	?	Tura-Barmen	2	?
MF	Wilhelm Brinkmann	October 25, 1910	25	?		2	?
MF	Georg Dascher	June 27, 1911	25	?		2	?
MF	Kurt Dossin	March 28, 1913	23	?	MTSA Leipzig	2	?
FW	Fritz Fromm	April 12, 1913	23	?		2	?
MF	Hermann Hansen	October 31, 1912	23	?	Polizei SV Hamburg	2	?
FW	Erich Herrmann	May 31, 1914	22	?		2	?
GK	Heinrich Keimig	June 12, 1913	23	?		1	?
MF	Hans Keiter	March 22, 1910	26	?		2	?
FW	Alfred Klingler	October 25, 1912	23	?		2	?
DF	Artur Knautz	March 20, 1911	25	?	MSV Hindenburg Minden	2	?
GK	Heinz Körvers	July 3, 1915	21	?	MSV Hindenburg Minden	1	?
GK	Karl Kreutzberg	February 15, 1912	24	?	VfB Aachen	2	?
DF	Wilhelm Müller	December 5, 1909	26	?		2	?
FW	Günther Ortmann	November 30, 1916	19	?		2	?
FW	Edgar Reinhardt	May 21, 1914	22	?		2	?
FW	Fritz Spengler	September 6, 1908	27	?		2	?
MF	Rudolf Stahl	February 11, 1912	24	?		2	?
FW	Hans Theilig	August 12, 1914	21	?		2	?

Hungary

The following players represented Hungary.^[4]

Head coach: István Sass

Pos.	Player	DoB	Age	Caps	Club	Tournament games	Tournament goals
DF	Antal Benda	April 14, 1910	26	?	Újpesti Torna Egylet	4	0
FW	Sándor Cséfai	July 13, 1904	32	?	Elektromos MSE	3	5
FW	Ferenc Cziráki	November 19, 1913	29	?	Újpesti Torna Egylet	4	0
FW	Miklós Fodor	September 3, 1908	27	?	Elektromos MSE	4	5
MF	Lőrinc Galgóczi	September 24, 1911	24	?	Újpesti Torna Egylet	3	0
DF/MF/FW	János Koppány	February 13, 1908	28	?	Elektromos MSE	4	0
MF	Lajos Kutasi	October 12, 1915	20	?	Elektromos MSE	4	0
GK	Tibor Máté	December 14, 1914	21	?	Vívó és Atlétikai Club	2	0
DF/MF	Imre Páli	November 6, 1909	26	?	Újpesti Torna Egylet	2	0
MF	Ferenc Rákosi	November 25, 1910	25	?	Elektromos MSE	4	2
FW	Endre Salgó	December 11, 1913	22	?	Vívó és Atlétikai Club	3	6
DF	István Serényi	August 26, 1911	24	?	Vívó és Atlétikai Club	4	0
FW	Sándor Szomori	November 6, 1910	25	?	Újpesti Torna Egylet	3	1
FW	Gyula Takács	September 4, 1914	21	?	MAFC	4	6
GK	Antal Újváry	March 16, 1907	29	?	Elektromos MSE	3	0
FW	Ferenc Velkey	November 15, 1915	20	?	Elektromos MSE	3	0

Romania

The following players represented Romania.^[5]

Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	App.	Goals	Club
GK	Stefan Zoller	(1914-08-27)27 August 1914 (aged 21)	2	0	Hermannstädter Turnverein
GK	Péter Fecsi	(1905-07-21)21 July 1905 (aged 31)	1	0	Viforul Dacia București
DF	Karl Haffer	(1912-11-02)2 November 1912 (aged 23)	3		Hermannstädter Turnverein
DF	Friedrich Haffer	(1914-05-26)26 May 1914 (aged 22)	3		Hermannstädter Turnverein
MF	Robert Speck	(1909-04-28)28 April 1909 (aged 27)	3		Hermannstädter Turnverein
FW	Wilhelm Zacharias	(1914-03-07)7 March 1914 (aged 22)	2		Hermannstädter Turnverein
MF	Alfred Höchsmann	(1909-04-01)1 April 1909 (aged 27)	3		Hermannstädter Turnverein
FW	Friedrich Halmen	(1912-04-02)2 April 1912 (aged 24)	3		Hermannstädter Turnverein
FW	Günter Schorsten	(1916-04-14)14 April 1916 (aged 20)	2		Hermannstädter Turnverein
MF/FW	Wilhelm Heidel	(1916-02-28)28 February 1916 (aged 20)	3	1	Hermannstädter Turnverein
	Johann Sonntag		0	0	Hermannstädter Turnverein
FW	Hans Georg Herzog	(1915-05-07)7 May 1915 (aged 21)	1		Hermannstädter Turnverein
FW	Wilhelm Kirschner	(1911-12-09)9 December 1911 (aged 24)	3	2	Hermannstädter Turnverein
FW	Hans Hermannstädter	(1918-02-06)6 February 1918 (aged 18)	1		Hermannstädter Turnverein
	Drăgan Comănescu		0	0	Viforul Dacia București
MF	Hans Zikeli	(1910-10-03)3 October 1910 (aged 25)	2		Mediascher Turnverein
MF	Bruno Holzträger	(1916-07-29)29 July 1916 (aged 20)	1		Mediascher Turnverein
	Friedrich Kasemiresch		0	0	Mediascher Turnverein
	Stippi Orendi		0	0	Kronstadter Turnverein

Switzerland

The following players represented Switzerland.^[6]

Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	Height	App.	Goals	Club
MF	Max Blösch	(1908-06-27)27 June 1908 (aged 28)		1	0
MF	Rolf Fäs	(1916-10-18)18 October 1916 (aged 19)		5	1	Rotweiss Basel
MF	Burkhard Gantenbein	(1912-08-14)14 August 1912 (aged 23)		2	0	Grasshopper Club Zürich
GK	Willy Gysi	(1918-01-09)9 January 1918 (aged 18)		2	0
MF	Erland Herkenrath	(1912-09-24)24 September 1912 (aged 23)	1,84 m	5	0	Grasshopper Club Zürich
FW	Ernst Hufschmid	(1910-10-09)9 October 1910 (aged 25)		5	1	ATV Basel
FW	Willy Hufschmid	(1918-10-09)9 October 1918 (aged 17)		3	1	ATV Basel
FW	Werner Meyer	(1914-05-30)30 May 1914 (aged 22)		3	3	ATV Basel
FW	Georg Mischon	(1907-08-28)28 August 1907 (aged 28)		4	3
FW	Willy Schäfer	(1913-04-30)30 April 1913 (aged 23)		1	2
FW	Werner Scheurmann	(1909-09-27)27 September 1909 (aged 26)		1	0	Stadtpolizei Zürich
GK	Edy Schmid	(1911-05-03)3 May 1911 (aged 25)		3	0	Grasshopper Club Zürich
DF	Erich Schmitt	(1909-08-06)6 August 1909 (aged 27)		5	0	Grasshopper Club Zürich
FW	Eugen Seiterle	(1913-12-07)7 December 1913 (aged 22)		3	0	Grasshopper Club Zürich
FW	Max Streib	(1912-12-20)20 December 1912 (aged 23)		5	2
DF	Robert Studer	(1912-02-17)17 February 1912 (aged 24)		4	0
FW	Rudolf Wirz	(1918-01-28)28 January 1918 (aged 18)		3	0	ATV Basel

United States

The following players represented the United States.^[7]

Playin coach:Willy Renz,^[8] Trainer: Fred Brenner, Manager: Dietrich Wortmann & Assistant manager: Walter Mangel^[9]

Pos.	Name	Date of birth (age)	App.	Goals	Club
MF	William Ahlemeyer	(1907-07-20)20 July 1907 (aged 29)	3		German-American AC Queens
FW	Walter Bowden	(1910-12-29)29 December 1910 (aged 25)	3		German Sport Club Brooklyn
DF	Charles Dauner	(1912-01-05)5 January 1912 (aged 24)	1	0	German Sport Club Brooklyn
DF	Edward Hagen	(1908-03-04)4 March 1908 (aged 28)	2	0	Cake Bakers Sport Club
FW	Joe Kaylor	(1916-07-06)6 July 1916 (aged 20)	3	1	Deutscher Sport Club NY
FW	Fred Leinweber	(1915-03-17)17 March 1915 (aged 21)	3		German Sport Club Brooklyn
GK	Henry Oehler	(1916-03-22)22 March 1916 (aged 20)	3	0	German Sport Club Brooklyn
MF	Otto Oehler	(1913-11-25)25 November 1913 (aged 22)	1	0	German Sport Club Brooklyn
MF	Herbert Oehmichen	(1915-08-14)14 August 1915 (aged 20)	2		German-American AC Queens
FW	Willy Renz	(1916-05-24)24 May 1916 (aged 20)	3		Cake Bakers Sport Club
DF	Alfred Rosesco	(1914-01-01)1 January 1914 (aged 22)	3	0	German Sport Club Brooklyn
MF	Edmund Schallenberg	(1913-10-11)11 October 1913 (aged 22)	3		German Sport Club Brooklyn
FW	Gerard Yantz	(1916-06-27)27 June 1916 (aged 20)	3		German Sport Club Brooklyn
	Philipp Schupp	(1911-08-11)11 August 1911 (aged 24)	0	0	German Sport Club Brooklyn

Source: First half & Second half

References

^ "Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Handball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Austria Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Germany Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Hungary Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Romania Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "Switzerland Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "United States Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^ "14 NAMED FOR OLYMPICS: Selected to Represent U.S. in Field Handball Competition". New York Times. 29 June 1936. p. 19. Retrieved 22 December 2020. Renz in addition to playing will act as coach.
^ "Complete Roster of American Olympic Teams". New York Times. 15 July 1936. p. 22. Manager, Dietrich Wortmann; assistant manager, Walter Mangel; trainer, Fred Brenner.

External links

Olympic Report
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 15 September 2008.

[SR-1] "Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Handball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[AUT-2] "Austria Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[GER-3] "Germany Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[HUN-4] "Hungary Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[ROU-5] "Romania Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[SUI-6] "Switzerland Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[USA-7] "United States Handball at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2020.

[8] "14 NAMED FOR OLYMPICS: Selected to Represent U.S. in Field Handball Competition". New York Times. 29 June 1936. p. 19. Retrieved 22 December 2020. Renz in addition to playing will act as coach.

[9] "Complete Roster of American Olympic Teams". New York Times. 15 July 1936. p. 22. Manager, Dietrich Wortmann; assistant manager, Walter Mangel; trainer, Fred Brenner.

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