Germany

The German Men’s U23 National Team enters the 2017 Men’s U23 World Championship on a high note. As the reigning world champions from 2013, Germany is one of the teams to beat in Toronto.

Germany has achieved podium success only once at past world championships for junior men. After qualifying with a bronze finish at the 2017 U22 European Championship, the German men will have to work hard to defend their title.

History at the World Championship

• 2013 – Adana, Turkey – Gold
• 2005 – Birmingham, Great Britain – 5th place
• 2001 – Blumenau, Brazil – 5th place
• 1997 – Toronto, Canada – 4th place

Team Roster

No.	NAME	CLASS	DATE OF BIRTH	HOMETOWN
4	Oliver Jantz	2.0	18-Feb-1998	Koldenbüttel
5	Dominik Vogt	2.5	03-Jul-1996	Wüstenrot
6	Marcel Gerber	2.5	31-Dec-1996	Bonn
7	Christopher Huber	1.0	09-Oct-1995	Rockenberg
8	Lukas Jung	1.0	26-May-1995	Rathsweiler
9	Urs Rechtsteiner	2.0	19-Aug-1999	Ulm
10	Patrick Dorner	3.5	06-Aug-1998	Amstetten
11	Alexander Budde	3.5	20-Apr-2000	Hannover
12	Nico Dreimüller	2.0	10-Dec-1997	Frankfurt
13	Leon Ole Schöneberg	4.5	24-Dec-1996	Tübingen
14	Matthias Güntner	4.5	10-Nov-1998	Vallendar
15	Marvin Malsy	3.0	29-Apr-1997	Erfurt