Olympedia – Henrik Rödl

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Coach
Sex	Male
Full name	Henrik•Rödl
Used name	Henrik•Rödl
Born	4 March 1969 in Offenbach am Main, Hessen (GER)
Measurements	200 cm / 92 kg
Affiliations	North Carolina Tar Heels, Chapel Hill (USA)
NOC	Germany

Biography

Small forward and shooting guard Henrik Rödl was on the German basketball squad that finished seventh at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics after winning the classification match versus Puerto Rico, 96-86. In total, he earned 178 international caps and was European Champion in 1993. He also won a bronze medal at the 2002 World Championships.

On the club level, Rödl played with the University of North Carolina (1989-93) in the United States, helping them win the 1993 NCAA title, and ALBA Berlin (1993-2004). He helped Berlin win seven German Championships (1997-2003), and four German Cups (1997, 1999, 2002-03). In 1995 he also won the Korać-Cup.

Rödl turned to coaching after his active career working with TuS Lichterfelde (2004-05), ALBA Berlin (2005-2010), and TBB Trier (2010-15). In 2017, he was named Chief National Coach and led the team to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, where the team lost their quarter-final versus Slovenia. After the Olympics, Rödl retired.