Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

2008 Men's Olympic handball tournament
Tournament details
Host country  China
Dates 9 August - 24 August
Teams 12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions   France
Runner-up   Iceland
Third place   Spain
Fourth place  Croatia
Handball at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Rosters
men  women

This is a list of the players who are on the rosters of the teams participating in the 2008 Beijing Olympics for Men's Handball.

Contents

Group A

 Poland

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Szmal, Sławomir &1000000000000002900000029 - October 2, 1978(1978-10-02) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Rhein-Neckar Löwen
CB 2 Jaszka, Bartłomiej &1000000000000002500000025 - June 16, 1983(1983-06-16) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Füchse Berlin
RB 3 Lijewski, Krzysztof &1000000000000002500000025 - July 7, 1983(1983-07-07) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) HSV Handball
LW 5 Jachlewski, Mateusz &1000000000000002300000023 - December 27, 1984(1984-12-27) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Iskra Kielce
CB 6 Tkaczyk, Grzegorz &1000000000000002700000027 - December 22, 1980(1980-12-22) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Rhein-Neckar Löwen
LB 8 Bielecki, Karol &1000000000000002600000026 - January 23, 1982(1982-01-23) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Rhein-Neckar Löwen
P 9 Siódmiak, Artur &1000000000000003200000032 - October 7, 1975(1975-10-07) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 lb (98 kg) TuS Nettelstedt
P 13 Jurecki, Bartosz &1000000000000002900000029 - January 31, 1979(1979-01-31) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) SC Magdeburg
RW 14 Jurasik, Mariusz &1000000000000003200000032 - May 4, 1976(1976-05-04) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Rhein-Neckar Löwen
LB 15 Jurecki, Michał &1000000000000002300000023 - October 24, 1984(1984-10-24) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) TuS Nettelstedt
G 16 Wichary, Marcin &1000000000000002800000028 - February 17, 1980(1980-02-17) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Wisła Płock
LW 19 Tłuczyński, Tomasz &1000000000000002900000029 - April 19, 1979(1979-04-19) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) TSV Hannover
RB 22 Lijewski, Marcin &1000000000000003000000030 - September 21, 1977(1977-09-21) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) SG Flensburg-Handewitt
RW 28 Piwko, Paweł &1000000000000002500000025 - October 7, 1982(1982-10-07) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) AMD Chrobry Glogow
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 France

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
RB 2 Fernandez, Jérôme &1000000000000003100000031 - March 7, 1977(1977-03-07) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 233 lb (106 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
P 3 Dinart, Didier &1000000000000003100000031 - January 18, 1977(1977-01-18) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 229 lb (104 kg) BM Ciudad Real
RB 4 Burdet, Cédric &1000000000000003300000033 - November 15, 1974(1974-11-15) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Montpellier HB
P 5 Gille, Guillaume &1000000000000003200000032 - July 16, 1976(1976-07-16) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) HSV Handball
CB 6 Gille, Bertrand &1000000000000003000000030 - March 24, 1978(1978-03-24) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 216 lb (98 kg) HSV Handball
CB 8 Narcisse, Daniel &1000000000000002800000028 - December 16, 1979(1979-12-16) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Chambéry Savoie Handball
LW 11 Girault, Olivier &1000000000000003500000035 - February 22, 1973(1973-02-22) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Paris Handball
G 12 Karaboué, Daouda &1000000000000003200000032 - December 11, 1975(1975-12-11) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Montpellier HB
LB 13 Karabatić, Nikola &1000000000000002400000024 - April 11, 1984(1984-04-11) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) THW Kiel
P 14 Kempe, Cristophe &1000000000000003300000033 - May 2, 1975(1975-05-02) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Toulouse Union Handball
G 16 Omeyer, Thierry &1000000000000003100000031 - November 2, 1976(1976-11-02) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) THW Kiel
RB 18 Abati, Joël &1000000000000003800000038 - April 25, 1970(1970-04-25) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Montpellier HB
RW 19 Abalo, Luc &1000000000000002300000023 - September 6, 1984(1984-09-06) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) US d'Ivry Handball
LW 21 Guigou, Michaël &1000000000000002600000026 - January 28, 1982(1982-01-28) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Montpellier HB
RB 26 Paty, Cédric &1000000000000002700000027 - July 25, 1981(1981-07-25) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Chambéry Savoie Handball
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Croatia

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
1 Losert, Venio &1000000000000003200000032 - July 25, 1976(1976-07-25) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
3 Sulic, Renato &1000000000000002800000028 - October 12, 1979(1979-10-12) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg)
4 Balic, Ivano &1000000000000002900000029 - April 1, 1979(1979-04-01) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 211 lb (96 kg)
5 Duvnjak, Domagoj &1000000000000002000000020 - June 1, 1988(1988-06-01) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg)
6 Lackovic, Blazenko &1000000000000002700000027 - December 25, 1980(1980-12-25) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 209 lb (95 kg)
9 Vori, Igor &1000000000000002700000027 - September 20, 1980(1980-09-20) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 244 lb (111 kg)
10 Dominikovic, Davor &1000000000000003000000030 - April 7, 1978(1978-04-07) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
11 Dzomba, Mirza &1000000000000003100000031 - February 28, 1977(1977-02-28) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg)
13 Horvat, Zlatko &1000000000000002300000023 - September 25, 1984(1984-09-25) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg)
14 Vukovic, Drago &1000000000000002500000025 - August 3, 1983(1983-08-03) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg)
17 Sprem, Goran &1000000000000002900000029 - July 6, 1979(1979-07-06) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg)
19 Metlicic, Petar &1000000000000003100000031 - December 25, 1976(1976-12-25) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg)
23 Vukic, Ljubo &1000000000000002600000026 - August 3, 1982(1982-08-03) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg)
24 Valcic, Tonci &1000000000000003000000030 - June 9, 1978(1978-06-09) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg)
25 Alilovic, Mirko &1000000000000002200000022 - September 15, 1985(1985-09-15) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg)
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 China

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
P 2 Cui Liang &1000000000000002500000025 - February 20, 1983(1983-02-20) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Beijing Army Beijing
CB 3 Zhu Jie &1000000000000003000000030 - January 30, 1978(1978-01-30) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Guangdong Handball Team
P 5 Yan Liang &1000000000000002300000023 - January 23, 1985(1985-01-23) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jiangsu Suzhou
RB 6 Cui Lei &1000000000000002700000027 - October 25, 1980(1980-10-25) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Beijing Army Beijing
CB 7 Zhang Ji &1000000000000002900000029 - November 5, 1978(1978-11-05) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Beijing Handball Team
P 8 Zhou Xiaojian &1000000000000002300000023 - January 13, 1985(1985-01-13) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Jiangsu Suzhou
RW 10 Li Hexin &1000000000000002200000022 - September 16, 1985(1985-09-16) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Shanghai Handball Team
LW 11 Zhang Xing &1000000000000002200000022 - June 13, 1986(1986-06-13) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Jiangsu Suzhou
G 12 Wang Long &1000000000000002200000022 - November 27, 1985(1985-11-27) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Beijing Handball Team
RW 13 Wang Xiaolong &1000000000000001800000018 - August 17, 1989(1989-08-17) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Anhui Hefei
LB 14 Tian Jianxia &1000000000000002100000021 - September 3, 1986(1986-09-03) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Tianjing Handball Team
G 16 Ye Qiang &1000000000000003000000030 - June 16, 1978(1978-06-16) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jiangsu Suzhou
LB 18 Hao Kexin &1000000000000002200000022 - January 15, 1986(1986-01-15) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jiangsu Suzhou
RB 19 Miao Qing &1000000000000002500000025 - February 4, 1983(1983-02-04) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Beijing Army Beijing
LW 20 Zhu Wenxin &1000000000000002800000028 - February 11, 1980(1980-02-11) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 159 lb (72 kg) Beijing Army Beijing
Head coach
  • Yam Weiming
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Spain

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Hombrados, Jose Javier &1000000000000003600000036 - April 7, 1972(1972-04-07) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) BM Ciudad Real
LB 2 Entrerrios, Alberto &1000000000000003100000031 - November 7, 1976(1976-11-07) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) BM Ciudad Real
RW 4 Rocas, Albert &1000000000000002600000026 - June 16, 1982(1982-06-16) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
CB 5 Entrerrios, Raul &1000000000000002700000027 - February 12, 1981(1981-02-12) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 209 lb (95 kg) BM Valladolid
P 6 Garabaya, Ruben &1000000000000002900000029 - September 15, 1978(1978-09-15) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
P 7 Prieto, Carlos &1000000000000002800000028 - February 2, 1980(1980-02-02) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) BM Valladolid
RB 8 Belaustegui, Jon &1000000000000002900000029 - March 19, 1979(1979-03-19) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) CB Ciudad de Logroño
LB 11 Lozano, Demetrio &1000000000000003200000032 - September 26, 1975(1975-09-26) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
LW 15 Davis, David &1000000000000003100000031 - October 25, 1976(1976-10-25) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) BM Ciudad Real
G 16 Barrufet, David &1000000000000003800000038 - June 4, 1970(1970-06-04) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
LW 17 Garcia, Juan &1000000000000003000000030 - August 28, 1977(1977-08-28) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
LB 18 Romero, Iker &1000000000000002800000028 - June 15, 1980(1980-06-15) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 229 lb (104 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
RB 21 Malmagro, Cristian &1000000000000002500000025 - March 11, 1983(1983-03-11) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 236 lb (107 kg) SDC San Antonio
RW 27 Tomás, Víctor &1000000000000002300000023 - February 15, 1985(1985-02-15) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 183 lb (83 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
Head coach
  • Juan Carlos Pastor
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Brazil

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Santos, Maik &1000000000000002700000027 - September 6, 1980(1980-09-06) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 189 lb (86 kg) E C Piwmiliros Sao Paulo
RB 3 Pacheco Filho, Fernando &1000000000000002500000025 - May 25, 1983(1983-05-25) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 211 lb (96 kg) ESP Club Pimmerios Sao Paulo
P 5 Ertel, Carlos &1000000000000003300000033 - December 18, 1974(1974-12-18) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 207 lb (94 kg) DMLS Sao Caktano
RW 7 Ruy, Renato &1000000000000002900000029 - June 7, 1979(1979-06-07) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Wilhelmshavener HV
LB 8 Souza, Bruno &1000000000000003100000031 - June 27, 1977(1977-06-27) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) HSV Handball
CB 9 Bortolini, Leonardo &1000000000000003100000031 - April 10, 1977(1977-04-10) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Umopar Larrafkl Londrjka
LW 10 Justino, Helio &1000000000000003600000036 - July 23, 1972(1972-07-23) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Imes S Caktaro Sao Paulo
G 12 Vasconcelos, Alexandre &1000000000000002900000029 - December 19, 1978(1978-12-19) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) AAA Medodlsta SB Blrmardo
RW 13 Laureano, Silvio &1000000000000002700000027 - April 19, 1981(1981-04-19) 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Unipll Lodrina
P 14 Silva, Alexandre &1000000000000002700000027 - November 12, 1980(1980-11-12) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Unopan FSL Londrina
LW 17 Ribeiro, Felipe &1000000000000002300000023 - May 4, 1985(1985-05-04) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) BM Aragón
CB 18 Santana, Bruno &1000000000000002600000026 - February 27, 1982(1982-02-27) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 198 lb (90 kg) ESP Club Pimmeiros Sao Paulo
P 19 Pizzinato, Jardel &1000000000000003000000030 - February 10, 1978(1978-02-10) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 236 lb (107 kg) AAA Medodlsta Sao Bermardo
LB 20 Oliveira, Guilherme &1000000000000002300000023 - January 8, 1985(1985-01-08) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) HSG Bärnbach/Köflach
Head coach
  • Jordi Ribera
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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Group B

 Germany

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Fritz, Henning &1000000000000003300000033 - September 21, 1974(1974-09-21) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Rhein-Neckar Löwen
LB 2 Hens, Pascal &1000000000000002800000028 - March 26, 1980(1980-03-26) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) HSV Hamburg
P 4 Roggisch, Oliver &1000000000000002900000029 - August 25, 1978(1978-08-25) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Rhein-Neckar Löwen
LW 5 Klein, Dominik &1000000000000002400000024 - December 16, 1983(1983-12-16) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) THW Kiel
P 8 Schwarzer, Christian &1000000000000003800000038 - October 23, 1969(1969-10-23) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Rhein-Neckar Löwen
CB 10 Kohrmann, Oliver &1000000000000003200000032 - July 28, 1976(1976-07-28) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Wilhelmshavener HV
RB 11 Glandorf, Holger &1000000000000002500000025 - March 30, 1983(1983-03-30) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) HSG Nordhorn
G 12 Bitter, Johannes &1000000000000002500000025 - September 2, 1982(1982-09-02) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) HSV Hamburg
CB 13 Christophersen, Sven-Sören &1000000000000002300000023 - May 9, 1985(1985-05-09) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) HSG Wetzlar
RB 14 Zeitz, Christian &1000000000000002700000027 - November 18, 1980(1980-11-18) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) THW Kiel
LW 15 Jansen, Torsten &1000000000000003100000031 - December 23, 1976(1976-12-23) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 lb (89 kg) HSV Hamburg
P 17 Klimovets, Andrej &1000000000000003300000033 - August 18, 1974(1974-08-18) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Rhein-Neckar Löwen
RB 18 Kraus, Michael &1000000000000002400000024 - September 28, 1983(1983-09-28) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) TBV Lemgo
RW 19 Kehrmann, Florian &1000000000000003100000031 - June 26, 1977(1977-06-26) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) TBV Lemgo
CB 24 Haas, Michael &1000000000000002400000024 - December 12, 1983(1983-12-12) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 207 lb (94 kg) TSV GWD Minden
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Denmark

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Hvidt, Kasper &1000000000000003200000032 - February 6, 1976(1976-02-06) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
LB 4 Boesen, Lasse &1000000000000002800000028 - September 18, 1979(1979-09-18) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 218 lb (99 kg) SG Flensburg-Handewitt
RB 6 Jørgensen, Lars T. &1000000000000003000000030 - February 3, 1978(1978-02-03) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 229 lb (104 kg) SDC San Antonio
CB 7 Jensen, Jesper &1000000000000003000000030 - October 30, 1977(1977-10-30) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Skjern Håndbold
LW 9 Christiansen, Lars &1000000000000003600000036 - April 18, 1972(1972-04-18) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) SG Flensburg-Handewitt
G 12 Henriksen, Peter &1000000000000003500000035 - August 20, 1972(1972-08-20) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) GOG Svendborg
LB 13 Spellerberg, Bo &1000000000000002900000029 - July 24, 1979(1979-07-24) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) KIF Kolding
P 14 Knudsen, Michael V. &1000000000000002900000029 - September 4, 1978(1978-09-04) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) SG Flensburg-Handewitt
LB 15 Hansen, Mikkel &1000000000000002000000020 - October 22, 1987(1987-10-22) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
P 19 Nøddesbo, Jesper &1000000000000002700000027 - October 23, 1980(1980-10-23) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
RB 22 Søndergaard, Kasper &1000000000000002700000027 - June 9, 1981(1981-06-09) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) KIF Kolding
CB 23 Boldsen, Joachim &1000000000000003000000030 - April 30, 1978(1978-04-30) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 222 lb (101 kg) FC Barcelona Handbol
RW 24 Lindberg, Hans &1000000000000002700000027 - August 1, 1981(1981-08-01) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) HSV Hamburg
RB 25 Bruun Jørgensen, Klavs &1000000000000003400000034 - April 3, 1974(1974-04-03) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 198 lb (90 kg) FCK Handball
LB 26 Nielsen, Kasper &1000000000000003300000033 - June 9, 1975(1975-06-09) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Russia

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Grams, Oleg &1000000000000002400000024 - February 20, 1984(1984-02-20) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
CB 2 Filippov, Vasily &1000000000000002700000027 - January 18, 1981(1981-01-18) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
RB 6 Krivoshlykov, Denis &1000000000000003700000037 - May 10, 1971(1971-05-10) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) CB Ademar León
P 8 Evdokimov, Egor &1000000000000002600000026 - March 9, 1982(1982-03-09) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
P 10 Chernoivanov, Alexander &1000000000000002900000029 - February 13, 1979(1979-02-13) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
LB 15 Rastvortsev, Alexey &1000000000000002900000029 - August 12, 1978(1978-08-12) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 262 lb (119 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
G 16 Kostygov, Alexey &1000000000000003500000035 - July 5, 1973(1973-07-05) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
RB 17 Kamanin, Alexey &1000000000000003000000030 - June 6, 1978(1978-06-06) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
LB 19 Aslanyan, Samvel &1000000000000002200000022 - February 23, 1986(1986-02-23) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
LW 23 Kokcharov, Eduard &1000000000000003200000032 - December 4, 1975(1975-12-04) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Celje Pivovarna Laško
RW 25 Kovalev, Dmitry &1000000000000002600000026 - May 15, 1982(1982-05-15) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
LW 31 Dibirov, Timur &1000000000000002500000025 - July 30, 1983(1983-07-30) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
RB 35 Igropulo, Konstantin &1000000000000002300000023 - April 14, 1985(1985-04-14) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
CB 77 Ivanov, Vitali &1000000000000003200000032 - February 3, 1976(1976-02-03) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Chehovski Medvedi
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

(1) (2) (3)

 South Korea

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Han Kyung-Tai &1000000000000003300000033 - April 11, 1975(1975-04-11) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 189 lb (86 kg) TSV St. Otmar
CB 2 Jeong Yi-Kyeong &1000000000000002300000023 - February 28, 1985(1985-02-28) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Doosan Handball Team
LW 6 Kim Tea-Wan &1000000000000002800000028 - February 15, 1980(1980-02-15) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Hana Bank Handball Team
RW 7 Jung Suyoung &1000000000000002200000022 - October 17, 1985(1985-10-17) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) HC Kyungnam Korosa
P 8 Park Jung-Geu &1000000000000002400000024 - November 2, 1983(1983-11-02) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Doosan Handball Team
P 10 Park Chan-Yong &1000000000000002800000028 - January 1, 1980(1980-01-01) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Incheon Handball Team
RB 13 Yoon Kyung-shin &1000000000000003500000035 - July 7, 1973(1973-07-07) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Doosan Handball Team
RW 14 Cho Chi-Hyo &1000000000000003700000037 - December 6, 1970(1970-12-06) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
LW 15 Lee Tea-Young &1000000000000003000000030 - November 25, 1977(1977-11-25) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 159 lb (72 kg) HC Kyungnam Korosa
G 16 Kang Il-Koo &1000000000000003200000032 - April 26, 1976(1976-04-26) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Incheon Handball Team
RB 17 Lee Jae-Woo &1000000000000002800000028 - September 28, 1979(1979-09-28) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Daido Steel
LB 18 Paek Won-Chul &1000000000000003100000031 - January 10, 1977(1977-01-10) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Daido Steel
CB 20 Ko Kyungsoo &1000000000000002300000023 - February 5, 1985(1985-02-05) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Hana Bank Handball Team
LB 23 Yoon Kyung-Min &1000000000000002800000028 - October 31, 1979(1979-10-31) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Hana Bank Handball Team
Head coach
  • Kim Tae Hoon
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Iceland

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
G 1 Gustavsson, Björgvin Páll &1000000000000002300000023 - May 24, 1985(1985-05-24) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) TV Bittenfeld
LB 3 Geirsson, Logi Eldon &1000000000000002500000025 - October 10, 1982(1982-10-10) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) TBV Lemgo
P 5 Sigurðsson, Sigfús &1000000000000003300000033 - May 7, 1975(1975-05-07) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Valur Reykjavik
RB 6 Hallgrímsson, Ásgeir Örn &1000000000000002400000024 - February 17, 1984(1984-02-17) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) GOG Svendborg
LB 7 Atlason, Arnór &1000000000000002400000024 - July 23, 1984(1984-07-23) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) FCK Handball
LW 9 Sigurðsson, Guðjón Valur &1000000000000002900000029 - August 8, 1979(1979-08-08) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) VfL Gummersbach
CB 10 Guðjónsson, Snorri &1000000000000002600000026 - October 17, 1981(1981-10-17) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) GOG Svendborg
RB 11 Stefánsson, Ólafur &1000000000000003500000035 - July 3, 1973(1973-07-03) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) BM Ciudad Real
LW 14 Ásgeirsson, Sturla &1000000000000002800000028 - July 20, 1980(1980-07-20) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Aarhus GF Håndbold
RW 15 Petersson, Alexander &1000000000000002800000028 - July 2, 1980(1980-07-02) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 207 lb (94 kg) SG Flensburg-Handewitt
G 16 Guðmundsson, Hreiðar &1000000000000002700000027 - November 29, 1980(1980-11-29) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) IK Sävehof
P 17 Jakobsson, Sverre Andreas &1000000000000003100000031 - February 8, 1977(1977-02-08) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) HK Kopavogur
P 18 Gunnarsson, Róbert &1000000000000002800000028 - May 22, 1980(1980-05-22) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) VfL Gummersbach
LB 19 Ingimundarson, Ingimundur &1000000000000002800000028 - January 29, 1980(1980-01-29) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Elverum Håndball
Head coach
  • Guðmundur Guðmundsson
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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 Egypt

Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Age Ht. Weight Club
LB 4 Mabrouk, Hussein &1000000000000002800000028 - March 30, 1980(1980-03-30) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Al-Ahly
RW 5 Hussien, Moustafa &1000000000000002400000024 - January 8, 1984(1984-01-08) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Al-Ahly
RB 6 El Ahmar, Ahmed &1000000000000002400000024 - January 27, 1984(1984-01-27) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) El Zamalek
P 8 Ramadan, Mohamed &1000000000000002400000024 - March 7, 1984(1984-03-07) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Al-Ahly
RB 10 Abdel Razek, Abou &1000000000000002100000021 - February 12, 1987(1987-02-12) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Smoha
CB 11 Hassaballah, Mahmoud &1000000000000002100000021 - November 22, 1986(1986-11-22) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) El-Olympi
G 12 El-Nakib, Mohamed Bakir &1000000000000003400000034 - April 6, 1974(1974-04-06) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) El-Olympi
LB 14 Mabrouk, Hassan &1000000000000002600000026 - July 29, 1982(1982-07-29) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Al-Ahly
LB 15 Abd Elsalam, Mohamed &1000000000000002600000026 - January 12, 1982(1982-01-12) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 183 lb (83 kg) El Zamalek
G 16 Abdel Maksoud, Walid &1000000000000002900000029 - June 14, 1979(1979-06-14) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) El Zamalek
LW 17 Mabrouk, Belal &1000000000000002400000024 - August 2, 1984(1984-08-02) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Al-Ahly
P 18 El Fakharany, Hany &1000000000000003000000030 - April 6, 1978(1978-04-06) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Füchse Berlin
CB 19 Rabie, Hassan &1000000000000003000000030 - May 10, 1978(1978-05-10) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) El Zamalek
LB 20 Zaky, Hussein &1000000000000002900000029 - March 1, 1979(1979-03-01) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) BM Aragón
Head coach
Legend
  • nat field describes country
    of last club
    before the tournament
  • Age field is age on August 9, 2008
  • Position

-G: Goalkeeper
-P: Pivot
-CB: Centre Back
-LW: Left Wing
-RW: Right Wing
-LB: Left Back
-RB: Right Back

References

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