Siegfried Voigt (born 3 October 1950 in Schneeberg, Saxony) is a former East German

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

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

and in the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. In 1972 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth. He played two matches as goalkeeper. Eight years later he was a member of the East German handball team which won the gold medal. He played all six matches as goalkeeper.

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1950 births Living people German male handball players Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics 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 Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in silver People from Schneeberg, Saxony Sportspeople from Saxony East German male handball players People from Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt {{Germany-handball-Olympic-medalist-stub