Field handball was only part of the Olympic program once, at the 1936 Berlin Games. The German Reich dominated their two preliminary round matches, beating Hungary 22-0 and then the USA 29-1, before winning all three matches in the final round, including a 10-6 win over Austria in the deciding match that won the gold medal. Fritz Fromm played two matches in Berlin and went on to win eight international caps. Also a track and field athlete, Fromm won the long jump and 4x100m relay at the German High School Championships to make 1936 a memorable year for him.
After World War II Fromm became national coach in West Germany. His team became Field World Champion in 1952 and 1955, and also second at the 1954 Indoor World Championships. He then worked for the Regional Municipal Office in Hannover in the leisure and sports section. His wife Rotraud was German Champion in 1936 with SC Charlottenburg.
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