No medal at the home European Championship: Germany loses the game for third place against Sweden. Germany ended up in fourth place in front of their home crowd.
Alfred Gislason's team also missed direct Olympic qualification, but can still secure a ticket for the games in Paris in the summer in the deciding tournament in March. France holds its nerve and is the European handball champion. Germany's DHB game interrupted early: Medical emergency in Hallelesen. Despite a big handball fight against Denmark: Germany is eliminated from the home handball European Championship.