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Died
  
7 February 1956, Berlin, Germany

Karl Schelenz (born February 6, 1890 in Berlin; died February 7, 1956) was a German sport teacher. He is famous as "father" of modern Handball.

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Life

Schelenz worked as a sport teacher in Berlin and in Flensburg. As author her wrote books over the modern sportgame Handball and created in 1920 modern rules of that game. In 1916 an in 1917, he was Geman champion in long jump. In he was third in german championship in high jump. Schelenz was member of German sportteam Berliner Turner-Verein von 1850 e. V. in Berlin.

Best marks

  • high jump: 1,80 m, on 27 June 1920 in Stettin and on 3th July 1921 in Berlin
  • long jump: 7,23 m, on 24 July 1921 in Berlin
  • Triple jump: 14,07 m, on 28 July 1921 in Hamburg
  • Discus throw: 39,22 m, on 29 May 1921 in Cologne

    • Works by Schelenz

  • Das Handballspiel: Bearb. f. Theorie u. Praxis 1922 Deutsche Sportbehörde für Leichtathletik, Munich (as Carl Schelenz)
  • Deutschlands Olympiakämpfer 1928 in Wort u. Bild 1928 W. Limpert, Dresden (as Carl Schelenz) together with Karl Scharping
  • Lehrbuch des Handballspiels: Technik ; Taktik 1943 Limpert, Berlin (as Karl Schelenz)
  • Handball: Training und Leistung 1949 Antäus-Verlag, Lübeck (as Karl Schelenz)

    • References

    Karl Schelenz Wikipedia
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