Justus Fischer
German handball player (born 2003)
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Justus Fischer (born 6 February 2003) is a German handball player who plays for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and the German national team.
Hanover, Germany
| Justus Fischer | |||
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Fischer in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
6 February 2003 Hanover, Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
| Number | 54 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2020– | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Germany | 21 | (23) |
Medal record | |||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 January 2025 | |||
Club career
Fischer has been playing for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf since the C-youth team.[1] At the age of 16, he made his debut with the men in the 3rd division. In the 2019–20 DHB-Pokal, he was in the professional squad for the first time. In the 2020–21 Bundesliga season, he made his debut in the German top flight. In October 2022, he signed his first professional contract with the "Recken", valid until 2025.[1]
International career
With the German U-17 national team, Fischer won the silver medal at the 2019 European Youth Olympic Festival in Azerbaijan.[1] With the U-19 national team, he became European champion at the 2021 U-19 European Championship in Croatia.[1] The team won the title at the 2023 U-21 World Championship in Germany and Greece.[2] Fischer was also voted into the All-Star team as the best pivot.[3]
Before the 2023 World Championship, national coach Alfred Gislason called up Fischer to the extended squad of the German senior national team. He made his debut for the national team on 27 April 2023 in the 23–32 defeat against Sweden in Kristianstad.[4] Three days later, he scored his first two goals in the 32:31 win against Spain in Berlin.[5] He was in the squad for the 2024 European Championship and finished 4th with Germany.[6]
At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he won silver medals, losing to Denmark in the final.[7]
