The Most Famous

HANDBALL PLAYERS from Switzerland

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This page contains a list of the greatest Swiss Handball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 420 Handball Players, 3 of which were born in Switzerland. This makes Switzerland the birth place of the 27th most number of Handball Players behind Cuba, and Kyrgyzstan.

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Swiss Handball Players of all time. This list of famous Swiss Handball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

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1. Max Bloesch (1908 - 1997)

With an HPI of 49.99, Max Bloesch is the most famous Swiss Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.

Max Bloesch (also Blösch; 27 June 1908 – 9 August 1997) was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match. Later in life, he was a conservationist who helped the population of storks in Switzerland rebound. For his work as "Father Stork" he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern.

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2. Erich Schmitt (1912 - 1979)

With an HPI of 48.90, Erich Schmitt is the 2nd most famous Swiss Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Erich Schmitt (6 August 1912 – 29 October 1979) was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Suisse field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played all five matches.

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3. Burkhard Gantenbein (1912 - 2007)

With an HPI of 47.20, Burkhard Gantenbein is the 3rd most famous Swiss Handball Player.  His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Burkhard Gantenbein (14 July 1912 – 27 August 2007) was a Swiss field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swiss field handball team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as Swiss handball players born between 1908 and 1912. Of these 3, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Swiss handball players include Max Bloesch, Erich Schmitt, and Burkhard Gantenbein. As of April 2024, 3 new Swiss handball players have been added to Pantheon including Max Bloesch, Erich Schmitt, and Burkhard Gantenbein.

Deceased Swiss Handball Players

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Newly Added Swiss Handball Players (2024)

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