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German handball player (born 2002)

Renārs Uščins
Uščins with Germany in 2024
Personal information
Born (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)
Cēsis, Latvia
Nationality Latvian, German
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
Number 10
Youth career
Years Team
2015–2021 SC Magdeburg
Senior clubs
Years Team
2020–2021 SC Magdeburg II
2021–2022 SC Magdeburg
2021 → Bergischer HC (loan)
2022– TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
2022–2023 TSV Burgdorf II
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Germany 17 (53)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team

Renārs "Recke" Uščins (born 29 April 2002) is a Latvian-born German handball player who plays for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and the Germany national team.

Career

Uščins was part of the Germany U19 national team which won the 2021 European Men's U-19 Handball Championship. He was voted into the tournament's All-Star-Team.

He captained the Germany U21 at the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in summer 2023, which Germany won.

Uščins played for the Germany senior national team at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship. He was voted Player of the Match in the semifinals, where Germany lost 29–26 to Denmark.

Personal life

His father is former Latvia national team player Armands Uščins.

Honours

Germany U21

Germany U19

Individual

  • All-Star right back of the Olympic Games: 2024

References

  1. ^ ""Recke" Uscins: Deutschlands Hoffnungsträger bei der U21-Handball-WM" ["Recke" Uscins: Germany's hope for the U21 Handball World Championship]. NDR (in German). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ Weber, Nils (28 January 2024). "Nobody sticht Weltstars aus: Renars Uscins wird zum heimlichen Star der Handball-WM" [Nobody outshines world stars: Renars Uscins becomes the secret star of the World Handball Championship]. MOPO (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. "Paris 2024 Men's All-Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.

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