Sybille Gruner

Sybille Gruner (born 18 May 1969 in Erfurt, East Germany) was a member of the German women's national handball team between 1989 and 1995. In 1993 the team won the world championship in a very close game against Denmark. One year later, during the European championship final in Berlin, they played the Danish team again and lost.

At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 the team had high hopes of a medal but placed a disappointing fourth. In the play-off for the bronze medal they lost against the odds-on favourite, Russia.

Club career Gruner attended Kinder- und Jugendsportschule in Leipzig, a special school for athletically talented children. At the age of 14 she moved to SC Leipzig. After the birth of her first daughter and winning the national cup she ended her active career as a handball player.

National team She played 133 national team games for the German national team.

From October 2020 to December 2021 she coached the German U17 team.

Private life Since 2006 she has been working for TNT Innight. She married the former basketball player Bodo Kuczmann in 2004.