Frank-Michael Wahl (born 24 August 1956 in

Rostock Rostock (; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Roztoc''), officially the Hanseatic and University City of Rostock (), is the largest city in the German States of Germany, state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and lies in the Mecklenburgian part of the sta ...

) is a former

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player and coach. During his playing career he played for both the DDR and German national team. With DDR competed in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

and the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

, and with a unified Germany in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

. In 1980 he was a member of the East German handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored 33 goals. Eight years later he was part of the East German team which finished seventh. He played all six matches and scored 24 goals. In 1992 he competed with the German team and finished tenth. He played five matches and scored four goals. Before the fall of the

Berlin Wall The Berlin Wall (, ) was a guarded concrete Separation barrier, barrier that encircled West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and the East Germany, German Democratic Republic (GDR; East Germany). Construction of the B ...

he played for SC Empor Rostock in the

DDR-Oberliga The DDR-Oberliga (English: ''East German Premier League'' or ''GDR Premier League'') was the top-level association football league in East Germany. Overview Following World War II, separate sports competitions emerged in the Allied-occupied G ...

, where he won 3 DDR-championships and the

FDGB-Pokal The FDGB-Pokal (Freier Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund Pokal or Free German Trade Union Federation Cup) was an elimination football tournament held annually in East Germany. It was the second most important national title in East German football af ...

once. He also won the

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

with Rostock in 1982. He was four times the topscorer in the Oberliga (in 81/82, 82/83, 84/85 and in 85/86) and he was three times awarded the player of the year award. After his playing career he went on to coach several German teams.

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1956 births Living people Sportspeople from Rostock Handball players from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Sportspeople from Bezirk Rostock German male handball players Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for East Germany Olympic handball players for Germany Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver East German male handball players SC Empor Rostock sportspeople Friendship Games medalists in handball German handball coaches {{Germany-handball-Olympic-medalist-stub

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