Peter Mesiarik (born 8 December 1963 in

Myjava Myjava (; historically also Miava, german: Miawa, hu, Miava) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia. Geography It is located in the Myjava Hills at the foothills of the White Carpathians and nearby the Little Carpathians. The river Myjava flow ...

) is a Slovak former

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic 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 throwing it into the g ...

player who competed in the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

and in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

. Peter is head coach of women's handball team of SC Freising playing in Bayernliga. He lives in Freising and has two grown up children. His son Peter Mesiarik junior is playing successfully for MTV Ingolstadt.

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1963 births Living people Slovak male handball players Olympic handball players for Czechoslovakia Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Czechoslovak male handball players Sportspeople from Myjava {{Slovakia-handball-bio-stub