Patrick Wiencek

{{short description|German handball player (born 1989)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Patrick Wiencek

| image = Handball Germany Nationalteam 2018 18183.jpg

| caption = Wiencek with Germany in 2018

| nationality = German

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|3|22|df=y}}

| birth_place = Duisburg, West Germany

| height = 2.01 m

| position = Pivot

| currentclub = THW Kiel

| clubnumber = 17

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–2006

| clubs1 = MSV Duisburg

| years2 = 2006–2007

| clubs2 = HSG Düsseldorf

| years3 = 2007–2008

| clubs3 = Bergischer HC

| years4 = 2008–2010

| clubs4 = TUSEM Essen

| years5 = 2010–2012

| clubs5 = VfL Gummersbach

| years6 = 2012–

| clubs6 = THW Kiel

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2022

| nationalteam1 = Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 159

| nationalgoals1 = 316

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalBronze|2016 Rio de Janeiro|Team}}

}}

Patrick Wiencek (born 22 March 1989) is a German professional handballer playing for THW Kiel.[http://www.kn-online.de/Sport/THW/THW-News/Supercup-verbleibt-in-der-THW-Vitrine Nur ein Sieger, aber viele Gewinner] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903071520/http://www.kn-online.de/Sport/THW/THW-News/Supercup-verbleibt-in-der-THW-Vitrine |date=3 September 2014 }}[https://www.dhb.de/de/data/spieler/a-nationalmannschaft-maenner/patrick-wiencek/ DHB profile][https://archive.today/20140703075020/http://www.eurohandball.com/player/544060 EHF profile]

He retired from international duty in March 2022.{{cite web | url=https://www.sport1.de/news/handball/nationalteam/2022/04/handball-patrick-wiencek-tritt-aus-dhb-team-zuruck-frau-denkt-ich-bin-schon-invalide | title=Handball - Patrick Wiencek tritt aus DHB-Team zurück: "Frau denkt, ich bin schon Invalide" | date=17 April 2022 }}