Joachim Deckarm
Handball, Olympic athlete
1954 –
Who is Joachim Deckarm?
Joachim Deckarm is a former West German handball player who played for VfL Gummersbach and the German national handball team. After surviving a horrific sports accident in 1979, he is mentally handicapped.
With Gummersbach, Deckarm won three German championships and two European team championships. Deckarm was part of the West German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament and part of the successful 1978 team which won the first handball World Championship for West Germany. He played all six matches and scored 28 goals. During his active time Deckarm was considered to be the best player in the world.
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