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Germany women's national volleyball team

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Germany
Nickname(s)Die Schmetterlinge (The butterflies).[1]
Die Adler (The Eagles)
Die Mannschaft (The Team)
AssociationDeutscher Volleyball-Verband
ConfederationCEV
Head coachAlexander Waibl
FIVB ranking12 (as of 10 July 2024)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances8[a] (First in 1972)
Best resultSilver (1980 (GDR))
World Championship
Appearances18[b] (First in 1956)
Best result4th place (1974 (GDR), 1986 (GDR))
World Cup
Appearances3[c] (First in 1989)
Best result6th place (1989 (GDR), 2011)
European Championship
Appearances26[d] (First in 1958)
Best resultGold 1983 (GDR), 1987 (GDR)
www.volleyball-verband.de (in German)

The Germany women's national volleyball team is the national volleyball team of Germany. It is governed by the Deutscher Volleyball-Verband (DVV).

Germany women's national volleyball team at the Olympic Games 2004

Team record

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Olympic Games results

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Team Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
Japan 1964 did not qualify
Mexico 1968
West Germany 1972 West Germany 8th 5 0 5 0 15 Squad
Canada 1976 East Germany 6th 5 1 4 8 14 Squad
Soviet Union 1980 East Germany 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 3 2 11 11 Squad
United States 1984 West Germany 6th 5 2 3 6 9 Squad
South Korea 1988 East Germany 5th 5 3 2 10 10 Squad
Spain 1992 did not qualify
United States 1996 8th 8 2 6 10 18 Squad
Australia 2000 6th 8 3 5 12 17 Squad
Greece 2004 9th 5 2 3 7 11 Squad
China 2008 did not qualify
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028 future event
Australia 2032
Total 0 Title 8/15 46 16 30 64 105

World Championship

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  Champions    Runners Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

World Championship record AS  Germany
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Brazil 1994 Quarterfinals 5th Place 7 5 2 15 9
Japan 1998 First Round 13th Place 3 0 3 2 9
Germany 2002 Second Round 10th Place 8 3 5 10 18
Japan 2006 Final Round 11th Place 11 6 5 24 16
Japan 2010 Final Round 7th Place 11 7 4 24 14
Italy 2014 Second Round 9th Place 9 4 5 19 15
Japan 2018 Second Round 11th Place 9 5 4 16 15
Netherlands/Poland 2022 Second Round 14th Place 9 3 6 14 20
Thailand 2025 Qualified
Total 0 Titles 9/9 67 33 34 124 116

World Grand Prix

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  Champions    Runners Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

World Grand Prix record
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Hong Kong 1993 8th Place 9 1 8 7 26
China 1994 10th Place 9 1 8 5 25
China 1995 8th Place 12 0 12 2 36
China 1996 did not participate
Japan 1997
Hong Kong 1998
China 1999
Philippines 2000
Macau 2001 8th Place 13 1 12 9 38
Hong Kong 2002 Semi-finals Third Place 12 6 6 20 20
Italy 2003 7th Place 5 2 3 10 11
Italy 2004 6th Place 12 5 7 20 27
Japan 2005 10th Place 9 1 8 7 26
Italy 2006 did not qualify
China 2007
Japan 2008 8th Place 9 4 5 16 16
Japan 2009 Semi-finals Third Place 14 7 7 29 26
China 2010 9th Place 9 2 7 12 22
Macau 2011 13th Place 9 2 7 10 22
China 2012 7th Place 9 6 3 20 11
Japan 2013 11th Place 9 4 5 21 17
Japan 2014 10th Place 9 4 5 16 18
United States 2015 7th Place 9 4 5 15 17
Thailand 2016 12th place 9 0 9 4 27
China 2017 15th place 11 9 2 30 10
Total 0 Titles 18/25 178 59 119 253 395

FIVB Nations League

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
China 2018 Preliminary Round 11th 15 5 10 23 35 Squad
China 2019 Preliminary Round 10th 15 7 8 24 29 Squad
Italy 2021 Preliminary Round 10th 15 5 10 22 32 Squad
Turkey 2022 Preliminary Round 10th 12 4 8 20 27 Squad
United States 2023 Quarterfinals 8th 13 7 6 27 26 Squad
Thailand 2024 Preliminary Round 13th 12 3 9 14 28 Squad
Total Qualified: 6/6 82 31 51 130 177

FIVB Volleyball World Cup

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East Germany
Germany

European Championship

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  Champions    Runners Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

European Championship record AS  Germany
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
Italy 1991 Semi-finals Third Place 7 5 2 16 10
Czech Republic 1993 5th Place 7 5 2 15 12
Netherlands 1995 Semi-finals 4th Place 7 4 3 12 12
Czech Republic 1997 9/10th Place 5 1 4 4 12
Italy 1999 Semi-finals 4th Place 5 2 3 13 5
Bulgaria 2001 9th Place 5 1 4 7 13
Turkey 2003 Semi-finals Third Place 7 6 1 20 7
Croatia 2005 11th Place 5 1 4 6 13
Belgium/Luxembourg 2007 6th Place 6 4 2 12 7
Poland 2009 Semi-finals 4th Place 8 5 3 16 14
Italy/Serbia 2011 Final Round Runners Up 6 5 1 17 4
Germany/Switzerland 2013 Final Round Runners Up 6 5 1 16 7
Netherlands/Belgium 2015 Quarterfinals 5th Place 5 3 2 11 7
Azerbaijan/Georgia (country) 2017 Quarterfinals 8th Place 5 2 3 9 12
Hungary/Poland/Slovakia/Turkey 2019 Quarterfinals 6th Place 7 6 1 20 7
BulgariaCroatiaRomaniaSerbia 2021 Round of 16 11th Place 6 4 2 14 9
Belgium/Italy/Germany/Estonia 2023 Round of 16 12th Place 6 2 4 9 13
Total 0 Titles 17/30 103 61 42 217 164

Team

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Current squad

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The following is the German roster in the 2018 World Championship.[2]

Head coach: Felix Koslowski

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2017–18 club
1 Lenka Dürr 10 December 1990 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) 59 kg (130 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 270 cm (110 in) Romania Târgoviște
2 Pia Kästner 29 June 1998 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 297 cm (117 in) 286 cm (113 in) Germany Stuttgart
3 Denise Hanke 31 August 1989 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 284 cm (112 in) 272 cm (107 in) Germany Schwerin
4 Maren Brinker (c) 10 July 1986 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 303 cm (119 in) 295 cm (116 in) Turkey Çanakkale
5 Jana Franziska Poll 7 May 1988 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 69 kg (152 lb) 310 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in) Greece Olympiacos
6 Jennifer Janiska 5 April 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 58 kg (128 lb) 298 cm (117 in) 288 cm (113 in) Germany Schwerin
8 Kimberly Drewniok 11 August 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 73 kg (161 lb) 311 cm (122 in) 298 cm (117 in) Germany Wiesbaden
10 Lena Stigrot 20 December 1994 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 303 cm (119 in) 295 cm (116 in) Germany Vilsbiburg
11 Louisa Lippmann 23 September 1994 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 78 kg (172 lb) 319 cm (126 in) 312 cm (123 in) Russia Lokomotiv Kaliningrad
14 Marie Schölzel 1 August 1997 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 66 kg (146 lb) 307 cm (121 in) 299 cm (118 in) Germany Schwerin
15 Barbara Roxana Wezorke 12 April 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 75 kg (165 lb) 305 cm (120 in) 290 cm (110 in) Germany Vilsbiburg
17 Anna Pogany 21 July 1994 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 60 kg (130 lb) 280 cm (110 in) 270 cm (110 in) Switzerland Aesch Pfeffingen
21 Ivana Vanjak 30 May 1995 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 70 kg (150 lb) 315 cm (124 in) 306 cm (120 in) Germany Münster
22 Lisa Gründing 2 December 1991 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) 68 kg (150 lb) 303 cm (119 in) 291 cm (115 in) Germany Potsdam
Fans in Euro Championship 2013

Managers

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GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS
SINCE 1990
FROM TO
Germany Siegfried Köhler 1990 1998
Germany Axel Büring 1998 1999
South Korea Hee Wan-Lee 1999 2006
Italy Giovanni Guidetti 2006 2015
Italy Luciano Pedullà 2015 2015
Germany Felix Koslowski 2016 ---
WEST GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS FROM TO
West Germany Theda von Hoch 1956 1971
South Korea Dai Hee-Park 1971 1981
Poland Andrzej Niemczyk 1981 1989
West Germany Matthias Eichinger 1989 1990
EAST GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS FROM TO
Fritz Döring 1951 1953
Egon Saurer 1954 1966
Harry Einert 1967 1970
Wolfgang Kipf 1971 1972
Dieter Grund 1973 1984
Gerhard Fidelak 1984 1984
Wolfgang Küllmer 1985 1985
Siegfried Köhler 1985 1987
Eckehard Bonnke 1989 1989
Siegfried Köhler 1989 1990
Volker Spiegel 1990 1990

Notes

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  1. ^ by Germany national team, East Germany national team and West Germany national team
  2. ^ by Germany national team, East Germany national team and West Germany national team
  3. ^ by Germany national team and East Germany national team
  4. ^ by Germany national team, East Germany national team and West Germany national team

References

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  1. ^ "Die Schmetterlinge". Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Germany Team Roster". FIVB. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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