East Germany men's national volleyball team

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East Germany
Flag of East Germany.svg
AssociationDeutscher Sportverband Volleyball der DDR
ConfederationCEV
FIVB ranking? (as of November 26, 2021)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 1968)
Best resultSilver medal.svg Runners-up, 1972
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1956)
Best resultGold Champions, 1970
European Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1958)
Best result4th Place, 1967, 1971
East Germany men's national volleyball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 1970 Bulgaria Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1969 East Germany Team

The East Germany men's national volleyball team was to 1990 the national team of East Germany. It was governed by the Deutscher Sportverband Volleyball der DDR and took part in international volleyball competitions.

Competitive record[]

  Champions    2nd Place    3rd Place  

Summer Olympics[]

Summer Olympics record
Year Qualifications Result
Japan 1964 Did not qualify
Mexico 1968 Promotion 4th Place
West Germany 1972 Promotion 2nd Place
Canada 1976 Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988

FIVB World Championship[]

FIVB World Championship record
Year Qualifications Result
Czech Republic 1949 Did not enter
Soviet Union 1952
France 1956 - 12th Place
Brazil 1960 Did not enter
Soviet Union 1962 - 11th Place
Czech Republic 1966 Promotion 4th Place
Bulgaria 1970 Promotion Champions
Mexico 1974 Promotion 4th Place
Italy 1978 Promotion 9th Place
Argentina 1982 Promotion 12th Place
France 1986 Did not qualify
Brazil 1990

European Championship[]

European Championship record
Year Qualifications Result
Italy 1948 Did not enter
Bulgaria 1950
France 1951
Romania 1955
Czech Republic 1958 - 9th Place
Romania 1963 - 9th Place
Turkey 1967 - 4th Place
Italy 1971 - 4th Place
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975 Promotion 7th Place
Finland 1977 Promotion 9th Place
France 1979 Promotion 9th Place
Bulgaria 1981 Promotion 6th Place
East Germany 1983 Host 6th Place
Netherlands 1985 Did not qualify
Belgium 1987
Sweden 1989 Promotion 9th Place

Coaches history[]

Name From To Honours
Herbert Gabriel 1951 1952
Werner Brock 1953 1954
Gerhard Feck 1955 1955
Fritz Döring 1955 1957
Helmut Hampel 1957 1958
Fritz Döring 1959 1959
1960 1974 1972 Olympics Runners-up, 1970 World Champions, 1969 World Cup Winner
Kurt Radde 1975 1978
1979 1980
Lothar Schröter 1981 1983
Bernd Walther 1984 1986
Rolf Hornschuch 1987 1987
Ulrich Sernow 1988 1990

See also[]

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