Hannelore Zober

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameHannelore•Zober
Used nameHannelore•Zober
Born6 November 1946 in Leipzig, Sachsen (GER)
Measurements173 cm / 63 kg
AffiliationsSC Leipzig, Leipzig (GER)
NOC East Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 1
Total 2

Biography

Goalie Hannelore Zober was among the East German handball team at the 1976 Montréal Olympics that lost the unofficial “final” of the round-robin tournament against the Soviet Union, 14-11, and earned the silver medal. Four years later at Moskva she added a bronze medal. In 1971, 1975, and 1978 she played on winning World Championship teams. She was internationally capped in 168 matches. Domestically, Zober played with SC Leipzig, helping them to win 10 national titles and the European Champions Cup in 1966 and 1974.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1976 Summer Olympics Handball GDR Hannelore Zober
Handball, Women (Olympic) East Germany 2 Silver
1980 Summer Olympics Handball GDR Hannelore Zober
Handball, Women (Olympic) East Germany 3 Bronze