Günther Ortmann (30 November 1916 – 10 January 2002) was a

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 ...

field handball Field handball (also known as outdoor handball or grass handball) is a soccer-like outdoor predecessor of what is now (indoor) handball. It was played at the Olympics once, at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. It was dominated by Germany, winn ...

player who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He was part of the German field handball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches.

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1916 births 2002 deaths German male handball players Olympic handball players for Germany Field handball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-handball-Olympic-medalist-stub