Peter Gentzel

Peter Gentzel
Gentzel in 2007
Personal information
Born (1968-10-12) 12 October 1968
Gothenburg, Sweden
Nationality Swedish
Height 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
-1989
IK Heim
1989-1999
Redbergslids IK
1999-2000
CB Cantabria
2000-2001
BM Granollers
2001-2009
HSG Nordhorn
2009-2010
THW Kiel
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992-2009
Sweden 220 (0)
Teams managed
2009-2012
HK Varberg
Medal record
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyTeam
European Championship
1998 Italy
2000 Croatia
2002 Sweden
World Championship
1999 Egypt
1997 Japan
2001 France

Hans Peter Ludvig Gentzel (born 12 October 1968) is a Swedish former handball player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.

He was named Swedish male player of the year in 1998 and in 2003 he was number two in the IHF World player of the year, receiving 29.5% of the votes.

In 2000, he was a member of the Swedish handball team that won the silver medal in the Olympic tournament. He played all eight matches as goalkeeper. In December 2010, Gentzel ended his career and took a high ranked job within Swedish handball.