Günter Dreibrodt (born 26 July 1951 in

Roßlau Rosslau (in German orthography: Roßlau) was until 30 June 2007 a town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, belonging to the district Anhalt-Zerbst. After a fusion with the town of Dessau it became eponym of the newly founded town of Dessau-Roßlau and a qua ...

) is a former

East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...

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 who 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 ...

. He played as a back. He was a member of the East German handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches and scored thirteen goals. He also played at the 1978 World Championship, where he finished 3rd with the German team. With

SC Magdeburg The SC Magdeburg is a professional handball club from Magdeburg, Germany. The team plays in the highest German league, the Handball-Bundesliga and regularly in highest international competitions. They won the EHF Champions League in 1978, 1981, ...

he won the East German Championship seven times. In the 1976-77 season he was the top scorer in the Oberliga. Additionally he won the 1978 and 1981

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

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1951 births Living people German male handball players Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for East Germany Olympic gold medalists for East Germany Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics East German male handball players Friendship Games medalists in handball Sportspeople from Dessau-Roßlau Sportspeople from Bezirk Halle Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in gold Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver SC Magdeburg players {{Germany-handball-Olympic-medalist-stub