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Hendrik Pekeler
2026-11-15 01:11:35 · Cedar Herald Index
Hendrik Pekeler (born 2 July 1991) is a German professional handball player for THW Kiel and the German national team.
He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.

After the 2020 Summer Olympics he announced he will be taking a long break from the national team.

Achievements
EHF Champions League: : 2010, 2020 EHF Cup: : 2019 Handball-Bundesliga: : 2010, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023 DHB-Pokal: : 2019, 2022 DHB-Supercup: : 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

Individual awards
Handball Player of the Year in Germany: 2020
All-Star Team as Best Defender in EHF Champions League: 2022
References
External links
1991 births
Living people
German male handball players
People from Itzehoe
THW Kiel players
Rhein-Neckar Löwen players
Bergischer HC players
Handball-Bundesliga players
Olympic handball players for Germany
Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
Olympic medalists in handball
Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Schleswig-Holstein