BITTER Johannes

2 Sep 1982
38
Male
2.05/6'8''
OLDENBURG
 
Germany
GERMANY

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
HBL Handball Men 6

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Yoyogi National Stadium
GER
Germany
27
ESP
Spain
28
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
ARG
Argentina
25
GER
Germany
33
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
FRA
France
30
GER
Germany
29
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
GER
Germany
28
NOR
Norway
23
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
GER
Germany
29
BRA
Brazil
25
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
GER
Germany
26
EGY
Egypt
31
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
9Men2008Beijing, CHN

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2007Germany
5Men2009Croatia
9Men2005Tunisia
11Men2011Sweden
12Men2021Egypt

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
5Men2020
:
Jogi (Facebook page, 16 Mar 2021)
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Athlete
:
Sports Management - University of Hamburg, Hamburg, GER
:
Three children
:
German
:
TVB 1898 Stuttgart [Germany] since 2016/17
:
Jurgen Schweikardt [club], GER; Alfred Gislason [national], ISL
:
Goalkeeper (Instagram profile, 16 Mar 2021)
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2002 for Germany Against Switzerland, in Germany (dhb.de 11 Jul 2005)
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Handball-Bundesliga [GER] (tvbstuttgart.de, 29 Mar 2021)
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He began playing handball in 1989 at club HSG Neuenburg/Bockhorn in Germany. (tvbstuttgart.de, 29 Mar 2021)
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He was initially an outfield player before switching to goalkeeper in 1991. He was then scouted during a trial session for goalkeepers by German club SG VTB Altjuhrden and their goalkeeping coach Alexander Vorontsov in the late 1990s. (tvbstuttgart.de, 29 Mar 2021; stuttgarter-zeitung.de, 21 Feb 2020)
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To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (swr.de, 26 Mar 2021)
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Former coach Alexander Vorontsov. (stuttgarter-zeitung.de, 21 Feb 2020)

General Interest

General
UPCOMING TRANSFER
He has agreed to join German club HSV Hamburg ahead of the 2021/22 season. He previously played for the club between 2007 and 2016. "As soon as I looked into the inquiries for the new season, I immediately noticed how much the option of coming home appealed to me. When I realised that it could work, I got downright emotional. Then it was clear to me. I am incredibly happy. Everyone knows how attached I am to Hamburg." (hamburg-handball.de, 15 Feb 2021; de24.news, 15 Feb 2021)

POST-TOKYO PLANS
He says that the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be his final Olympic appearance but that he has no confirmed plans for his retirement from international competition. "It will be my last Olympic Games in my active career. Everything else will be discussed with Alfred Gislason [national coach] after the Olympics." (swr.de, 26 Mar 2021)

Legend
:
Gold Medal Event
:
Silver Medal Event
:
Bronze Medal Event
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