Bernd Metzke

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBernd•Metzke
Used nameBernd•Metzke
Born25 June 1966 in Bad Belzig, Brandenburg (GER)
Measurements191 cm / 82 kg
AffiliationsASK Vorwärts Frankfurt, Frankfurt (Oder) (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

Handball player Bernd Metzke competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics, but the East German team finished a disappointing seventh. He played 62 international matches with the GDR national team. In 1986, he won the bronze medal at the World Championships, and in 1990 the East German team finished eighth.

Until re-unification, Metzke played with ASK Frankfurt on Oder and then moved to TURU Düsseldorf in 1990-97. By profession he became an insurance agent with his own office at Düsseldorf.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Summer Olympics Handball GDR Bernd Metzke
Handball, Men (Olympic) East Germany 7