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Uwe Gensheimer was born on October 26, 1986 in Mannheim, Karlsruhe Government Region, Germany and is credited as a handball player and athlete. As of 2026, Uwe Gensheimer is 40 years old. Awards on record include Handball Player of the Year in Germany (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014). The listed height is 188 cm.
My Take
Gensheimer is one of those athletes whose nickname tells you everything. The "magic wrist" that let him spin and disguise his shots earned him a reputation as arguably the finest in his position ever, and four consecutive German Player of the Year awards from 2011 to 2014 prove it was no fluke. What moves me more is the leadership: captaining both the national team and his hometown Rhein-Neckar Löwen says he carried weight beyond his scoring. Retiring in 2024 with a final game on home soil is the kind of clean, full-circle ending most careers never get. I hold real admiration for this man.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Uwe Gensheimer
- Name (Japanese)
- ウーヴェ・ゲンスハイマー
- Reading
- うーゔぇ・げんすはいまー
- Born
- October 26, 1986 (age 40)
- Origin
- Mannheim, Karlsruhe Government Region, Germany
- Height
- 188 cm
- Occupation
- handball player / athlete
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Tiger
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- 2011 Handball Player of the Year in Germany
- 2012 Handball Player of the Year in Germany
- 2013 Handball Player of the Year in Germany
- 2014 Handball Player of the Year in Germany
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.uwegensheimer.de/
- Xhttps://x.com/uwegensheimer
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uwe%20Gensheimer
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A7%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A4%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q544486
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Uwe Gensheimer born?
Uwe Gensheimer was born on October 26, 1986 and is 40 years old.
Where is Uwe Gensheimer from?
Uwe Gensheimer is from Mannheim, Karlsruhe Government Region, Germany.
What does Uwe Gensheimer do?
Uwe Gensheimer works as handball player, athlete.
How tall is Uwe Gensheimer?
Uwe Gensheimer is 188 cm tall.
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