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Werner Stöckl (born 28 June 1952) is a retired Romanian handball player of Banat Swabian ethnicity. He won the world title in 1974 and two Olympic medals in 1972 and 1976.[2]

Werner Stöckl

Personal information
Born	28 June 1952 (1952-06-28) (age 69) Reșița, Romania[1]
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Sport
Sport	Handball
Club	Steaua București (1969–1981) Carpați Mârșa (1981–1987) TuS Hofweier (1987–1988)[2]
Medal record Representing  Romania Olympic Games 1976 Montreal Team 1972 Munich Team World Championships 1974 East Germany Team

Stöckl took up handball in 1967 and in 1969 joined Steaua București, winning with them the EHF Champions League title in 1977. In 1981 he transferred to Carpați Mârșa and helped to promote them from the second to the first division. In 1987 he immigrated with his wife to West Germany, where he played one year for TuS Hofweier upon recommendation from fellow player Simon Schobel. After that he worked as a handball coach.[2][3]

Awards

• Honorary citizen of the municipality of Reșița (Romania)[4]
• 1974: Maestru emerit al sportului (≈ "Outstanding Master of Sports")
• 2009: Meritul Sportiv Cl. a II-a (≈ "Sports Award Second Class")[5]

References

External links

• Werner Stöckl at databaseOlympics.com (archived)

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