 Schwalb with HSV Hamburg in 2008 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 May 1963 (1963-05-04) (age 61) Stuttgart, West Germany | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||
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Martin Schwalb (born 4 May 1963) is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He currently coaches Rhein-Neckar Löwen.
In 2013 he led his team to its first win of the EHF Champions League.
In 1984 he was a member of the West German handball team which won the silver medal. He played all six matches and scored nine goals. He and all the other players of the German Handballteam were awarded with the Silver Laurel Leaf, Germany's highrst sportaward.
Twelve years later he was part of the German team which finished seventh. He played all six matches and scored 23 goals.
Clubs
As a player
TSG Steinheim (–1980)- TSG Oßweil (1980–1982)
- Frisch Auf Göppingen (1982–1984)
- TV Großwallstadt (1984–1988)
- TUSEM Essen (1988–1990)
- SG Wallau-Massenheim (1990–1998)
As a coach
- SG Wallau-Massenheim (1998–2005)
- HSG Wetzlar (2005)
- HSV Hamburg (2005–2011, 2012–2014)
- Rhein-Neckar Löwen (2020-2021)
- HC Erlangen(2024-)
References
- olympia.org Biography Martin Schwab
- Martin Schwalb at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Martin Schwalb". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
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- 1963 births
- Living people
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- Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf
- Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for West Germany
- West German male handball players
- Olympic handball players for Germany
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for West Germany
- Sportspeople from Stuttgart
- German handball coaches
- Frisch Auf Göppingen players
- German handball Olympic medalist stubs