Karl Schelenz (or Carl Schelenz, born 6 February 1890 in
Berlin; died 7 February 1956) was a German
sportsteacher. He is famous as the "father" of modern
handball.
Life
Schelenz worked as a sports teacher in
Berlin and in
Flensburg. As an author, he wrote books on the modern sport of
handball. In 1917 he, Erich Konigh, and Max Heiser published the first modern set of rules for handball[1] on 29 October in
Berlin, which is seen as the date of birth of the sport.[2][3] Schelenz modified the rules in 1919.[1]
In 1916 and in 1917, he was the German champion in
long jump.[4] He was third in the German championship in
high jump. Schelenz was a member of the German sport team Berliner Turner-Verein von 1850 e. V. in Berlin.[5]
Best marks
High jump: 1.80 m, on 27 June 1920 in Stettin and on 4 July 1921 in Berlin