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Hans Theilig

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Hans Theilig
Medal record
Men's field handball
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1936 Berlin Team competition
Indoor World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1938 Germany Team competition

Hans Theilig (12 August 1914 in Hamburg – 6 October 1976) was a German field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.

He was also on the team that won gold medals at the inaugural Indoor World Championship, and was joint top scorer at the event with 6 goals.[1][2]

He was also the first ever player to score a goal for the Germany men's national handball team.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Titelkämpfe in der Halle...". Geschichten des internationalen Handballs (in German). Bern: International Handball Federation. 1960. pp. 27–28.
  2. ^ "Weltmeisterschaft im Hallenhandball" [World Championship in Indoor-Handball]. (Wiener) Sporttagblatt (in German). 72 (40): 3–4. 10 February 1938.
  3. ^ Deutsche Sport-Illustrierte (in German) (6/1938 ed.). 8 February 1938. p. 174. {{cite magazine}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)