Finn Lemke

Finn Lemke (born 30 April 1992) is a German former handball player and current handball coach, who played for the German national team,^[1][2] and was part of the German national team that won the 2016 European Championship. He ended his career in 2023 due to injuries.^[3]

Finn Lemke
Lemke in 2024
Personal information
Born	(1992-04-30) 30 April 1992 (age 33) Bremen, Germany
Nationality	German
Height	2.10 m (6 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Left back
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2010–2011	HSG Schwanewede
2011–2015	TBV Lemgo
2015–2017	SC Magdeburg
2017–2023	MT Melsungen
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2021	Germany	90	(34)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio Team competition European Championship 2016 Poland Team competition

Career

Lemke started playing handball at HSG Schwanewede, a club in Niedersachsen.^[4] In 2011 he played with the senior team in the Oberliga, the 5th tier of German handball. For the 2011-2012 season he joined TBV Lemgo, which had a partnership with Schwanewede at the time. In 2015 he joined SC Magdeburg,^[5] where he was mainly playing in defense. In 2016 he won the DHB-Pokal with the club.

In 2017 he joined MT Melsungen.^[6] He retired in 2023.^[3]

National team

Lemke debuted for the national team on January 3rd, 2014 against Austria.^[7]

In 2016 he won the European Championship with the German team, beating Spain in the final 24:17. At the 2016 Olympics he won bronze medals with the team. For this he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.^[8]

At the 2018 European Championship he was part of the initial 20 man squad, but did but make the squad.^[9] He was however later included in team during the first round of the tournament, replacing Bastian Roscheck.^[10]

At the 2020 Olympics he also represented Germany, where Germany finished 6th.^[11]

Achievements

• Summer Olympics:
  •  Bronze: 2016
• European Championship:
  •  Gold: 2016
• DHB-Pokal:
  •  Gold: 2016

Personal life

His younger brother Jari plays handball in Handball-Bundesliga.^[12]