Field handball was once part of the Olympic program only, at the 1936 Berlin Games. The German Reich dominated their two preliminary round matches, beating Hungary 22-0 and then the USA 29-1, before winning all three matches in the final round, including a 10-6 win over Austria in the deciding match that won the gold medal. Erich Hermann played in three matches in Berlin, including the deciding match against Austria, and scored six goals. He was a member of the German team that won the inaugural World Championship on home soil in 1938, and he went on to win eight international caps.
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