Volker Zerbe

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameVolker•Zerbe
Used nameVolker•Zerbe
Born30 June 1968 in Lemgo, Nordrhein-Westfalen (GER)
Measurements211 cm / 97 kg
AffiliationsTBV Lemgo, Lemgo (GER)
NOC Germany
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Volker Zerbe was a left-handed handball centre defender who participated in four consecutive Olympic Games from 1992-2004, winning the silver medal in 2004 when Germany lost a close final 26-24 against Croatia. In 2002, Zerbe won the silver medal at the European Championships. His greatest moment came in 2004 when he won the Europeans, and he was World Championships runner-up the following year. In total, Zerbe won 284 international caps, scoring 777 goals. He was awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, Germany’s highest sports award.

Domestically, Zerbe only played with TBV Lemgo during his professional career. He helped them win the German national title in 1997 and 2003, and the German Cup in 1995, 1997, and 2002. He also won the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1996, and the European EHF-Cup in 2006. Zerbe later started a management career in different capacities with Lemgo until 2013, when he then moved to Füchse Berlin to became sporting coordinator.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1992 Summer Olympics Handball GER Volker Zerbe
Handball, Men (Olympic) Germany 10
1996 Summer Olympics Handball GER Volker Zerbe
Handball, Men (Olympic) Germany 7
2000 Summer Olympics Handball GER Volker Zerbe
Handball, Men (Olympic) Germany 5
2004 Summer Olympics Handball GER Volker Zerbe
Handball, Men (Olympic) Germany 2 Silver