Heike Axmann

Heike Axmann (née Dombrowski, 4 December 1968) is a German handball player. She was part of the team that won the 1993 World Championship.^[1]

Heike Axmann
2022 as assistant coach
Personal information
Born	(1968-12-04) December 4, 1968 (age 56) Wismar, East Germany
Nationality	German
Playing position	Pivot
Youth career
Years	Team
1979-1983	TSG Wismar
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1983-1990	SC Empor Rostock
1990-1996	Buxtehuder SV
National team
Years	Team	Apps
	East Germany	60
	Germany	54
Teams managed
2004-2007	Buxtehuder SV
2014-2021	Buxtehuder SV (youth)
2021-2023	HL Buchholz 08-Rosengarten (assistent)
Medal record Representing  Germany World Championship 1993 Norway

Career

Axmann represented first the East German and later the unified Germany national team. She played 114 games for the various German national tems, scoring 259 goals.^[2]

In 1989 she was named handballer of the year in East Germany.^[3] The same season she won the DDR-Championship with SC Empor Rostock. She also won the 1988 and 1989 DDR Handball Cup.

Coaching Career

From 2004 to 2007 she coached the Buxtehuder SV.^[4] In 2014 she became the youth coach at the club.^[5] In 2016 while still coaching the youth team she also took over as the coach of the second team.^[6] From the 2022-23 season she became the assistant coach at HL Buchholz 08-Rosengarten.^[7][8]

Private

Both of her children, Natalie and Dominik are professional handballers.^[9]