Wilhelm "Willi" Heidel (28 February 1916 – 20 September 2008) was a Romanian field handball player of German ethnicity who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.

A Transylvanian Saxon born in Hermannstadt (Sibiu), at the time part of Austria-Hungary. He died in Lohhof, Germany.

Willi Heidel

Heidel was part of the Romanian field handball team, which finished fifth in the Olympic tournament. He played all three matches.

Willi Heidel

External links

Johann Steiner, "Geschichten rund um den Handball in Siebenbürgen" (IX), in Siebenbürgische Zeitung, February 2002 Johann Steiner, "Deutsche Weltmeister unter rumänischer Fahne", in Siebenbürgische Zeitung, February 2007 Willi Heidel's profile at Sports Reference.com

Willi Heidel

1916 births

2008 deaths

Sportspeople from Sibiu

Transylvanian Saxon people

Romanian people of German descent

Romanian male handball players

Olympic handball players for Romania

Field handball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Romanian emigrants to Germany