Men’s WCh (Outdoor):

• 1938: 1st place
• 1952: 1st place (FRG), Pr. rd. (Saarland)
• 1955: 1st place (FRG), 6th place (Saarland)
• 1959: 1st place
• 1963: 2nd place (FRG), 1st place (GDR)
• 1966: 1st place (FRG), 2nd place (GDR)

Men’s WCh:

• 1938: 1st place
• 1954: 2nd place
• 1958: 3rd place
• 1961: 4th place
• 1964: 4th place
• 1967: 6th place
• 1970: 5th place (FRG), 2nd place (GDR)
• 1974: 9th place (FRG), 2nd place (GDR)
• 1978: 1st place (FRG), 3rd place (GDR)
• 1982: 7th place (FRG), 6th place (GDR)
• 1986: 7th place (FRG), 3rd place (GDR)
• 1990: 8th place (GDR)
• 1993: 6th place
• 1995: 4th place
• 1999: 5th place
• 2001: 8th place
• 2003: 2nd place
• 2005: 9th place
• 2007: 1st place
• 2009: 5th place

Men’s Junior WCh:

• 1977: 5th place (FRG), 9th place (GDR)
• 1979: 11th place (FRG), 8th place (GDR)
• 1981: 9th place (FRG), 5th place (GDR)
• 1983: 2nd place (FRG), 6th place (GDR)
• 1985: 4th place (FRG), 5th place (GDR)
• 1987: 6th place (FRG), 13th place (GDR)
• 1989: 4th place
• 1991: 9th place
• 1995: 11th place
• 1997: 7th place
• 2001: 5th place
• 2003: 13th place
• 2005: 4th place
• 2007: 2nd place
• 2009: 1st place

Men’s Youth WCh:

• 2009: 7th place

Men’s Beach Handball WCh:

• 2006: 8th place

Olympic Games (Men):

• 1936: 1st place
• 1972: 6th place (FRG), 4th place (GDR)
• 1976: 4th place
• 1980: 1st place (GDR)
• 1984: 2nd place
• 1988: 7th place (GDR)
• 1992: 10th place
• 1996: 7th place
• 2000: 5th place
• 2004: 2nd place
• 2008: 9th place

Women’s WCh (Outdoor):

• 1956: 2nd place
• 1960: 3rd place

Women’s WCh:

• 1957: 4th place
• 1962: 8th place
• 1965: 3rd place
• 1971: 5th place (FRG), 1st place (GDR)
• 1973: 11th place (FRG), 9th place (GDR)
• 1975: 1st place (GDR)
• 1978: 8th place (FRG), 1st place (GDR)
• 1982: 9th place (FRG), 4th place (GDR)
• 1986: 7th place (FRG), 4th place (GDR)
• 1990: 4th place (FRG), 3rd place (GDR)
• 1993: 1st place
• 1995: 5th place
• 1997: 3rd place
• 1999: 7th place
• 2003: 12th place
• 2005: 6th place
• 2007: 3rd place
• 2009: 7th place

Women’s Junior WCh:

• 1977: 11th place (FRG), 4th place (GDR)
• 1979: 9th place (FRG), 2nd place (GDR)
• 1981: 3rd place
• 1983: 12th place (FRG), 2nd place (GDR)
• 1985: 9th place (FRG), 4th place (GDR)
• 1987: 12th place (FRG), 3rd place (GDR)
• 1989: 11th place
• 1991: 6th place
• 1993: 10th place
• 1995: 7th place
• 2003: 5th place
• 2008: 1st place

Women’s Beach Handball WCh:

• 2006: 2nd place

Olympic Games (Women):

• 1976: 2nd place (GDR)
• 1980: 3rd place (GDR)
• 1984: 4th place
• 1992: 4th place
• 1996: 6th place
• 2008: 11th place

 

European Championships:

• 1994: 2nd place
• 1996: 4th place
• 1998: 6th place
• 2000: 9th place
• 2002: 11th place
• 2004: 5th place
• 2006: 4th place
• 2008: 4th place