Peter Pysall

Handball player Peter Pysall competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, but the East German team finished a disappointing seventh. He played 155 international matches with the GDR national team. In 1986, he won the bronze medal at the World Championships, and in 1982 the East German team finished seventh.

Until re-unification, Pysall played with SC Magdeburg, helping them to win four national titles in 1983-85, and 1988, the East German Cup in 1990, and the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1981. He then moved to SG Leutershausen (1990-92) before returning to Magdeburg. After his retirement he turned to coaching and worked with SC Magdeburg, TSV Bayer Dormagen, SG Leutershausen, SV Post Schwerin, HSV Insel Usedom, and Dessau-Roßlauer HV, before moving into lower league clubs.