Grit Jurack


Grit Jurack is a German former handball player, who played on the Germany women's national [handball team|German women's national team]. She was Top Scorer in the 2007 World Women's [Handball Championship] and included on the All-Star Team. and also obtained bronze medal in the championship. She won the Champions League with Viborg HK in EHF [Women's Champions League 2008/09|2009] and was the top scorer of the tournament with 113 goals. She ended her handball career on 7 October 2012 due to a shoulder injury.
She holds both the record for most matches and most goals for the German National Team, as well as the second most international goals overall.
In 2008-09 she was the topscorer in the Danish league while playing for FCK Håndbold.
She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.

European championships

At the 2004 European Women's Handball Championship Jurack was included in the All-star team, as best right back, when Germany finished 5th at the tournament. She represented Germany at the 2006 European Women's Handball Championship, where they finished 4th. She was also selected into the all-star-team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, as best right back, where Germany finished 4th.

Coaching career

Between March 2015 and January 2016 she was the Team Manager and assistant coach at the German women's national team.
In 2016 she became a youth coach at TSV Glücksburg.

National team Results

Performance in Olympic Games">Handball at the Summer Olympics">Olympic Games