Uwe Gensheimer (born 26 October 1986) is a German
handball player for
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Rhein-Neckar Löwen is a professional handball club founded in 2002, based in Mannheim, Germany. The club competes in the German Handball-Bundesliga and continentally in EHF European League. Rhein-Neckar Löwen play their home games in SAP Are ...
.
He made his international debut on 25 November 2005 against
Slovenia
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. In 2021 he announced the end of his time in
the national team, where he was the captain from 2014.
Team awards
Club
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EHF Cup
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**
2012–13
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German Championship:
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2015–16
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French Championship
The French rugby league championship (french: Le Championnat de France de Rugby à XIII) has been the major rugby league tournament for semi-professional and professional clubs in France since the sport was introduced to the country in the 1930s.
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2016–17,
2017–18,
2018–19
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Coupe de France
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:
** 2017-18
*Coupe de la Ligue (handball), Coupe de la Ligue:
** 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19
International
*Handball at the Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics:
**: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament, 2016
*European Men's Junior Handball Championship, Junior European Championship:
**: 2006
*IHF Men's Junior World Championship, Junior World Championship:
**: 2007 Men's Junior World Handball Championship, 2007
Awards
* Handball player of the year in Germany: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
* EHF Champions League Top Scorer: 2011, 2017, 2018
* MVP of the Junior World Championship: 2007
* All-Star left wing of the Junior European Championship: 2006
* Youth European Championship Top Scorer: 2004
* Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2010–11
References
External links
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1986 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Mannheim
German male handball players
Rhein-Neckar Löwen players
Olympic handball players of Germany
Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Olympic medalists in handball
Expatriate handball players
German expatriate sportspeople in France
Handball-Bundesliga players
Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics