Germany women's national volleyball team

Germany

Nickname(s)	Die Schmetterlinge (The butterflies).[1] Die Adler (The Eagles) Die Mannschaft (The Team)
Association	Deutscher Volleyball-Verband
Confederation	CEV
Head coach
FIVB ranking	13 (as of 12 June 2021)
Uniforms
Home
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 1996)
Best result	6th (2000)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1994)
Best result	5th (1994)
World Cup
Appearances	2 (First in 1991)
Best result	6th (2011)
European Championship
Appearances	14 (First in 1991)
Best result	2011, 2013
www.volleyball-verband.de (in German)
Honours Medal record Summer Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team European Championship 1983 East Germany 1987 Belgium 1977 Finland 1979 France 1985 Netherlands 1989 West Germany 2011 Italy/Serbia 2013 Germany/Switzerland 1975 Yugoslavia 1991 Italy 2003 Turkey FIVB World Grand Prix 2002 Hong Kong Team 2009 Japan

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

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

Team record[]

Olympic Games results[]

West Germany

• 1972 — 8th Place
• 1984 — 6th Place

East Germany

• 1976 — 6th Place
• 1980 — 2nd Place
• 1988 — 5th Place

Germany

• 1996 — 8th Place
• 2000 — 6th Place
• 2004 — 9th Place

World Championship[]

  Champions    Runners Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

World Championship record AS  East Germany Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 1952 Did not participate 1956 7th Place 1960 Did not participate 1962 7th Place 1967 Did not participate 1970 10th Place 1974 4th Place 1978 8th Place 1982 Did Not Qualify 1986 4th Place 1990 12th Place Total 0 Titles 7/11

World Championship record AS  West Germany Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 1952 Did not participate 1956 16th Place 1960 10th Place 1962 13th Place 1967 Did not participate 1970 Did Not Qualify 1974 19th Place 1978 18th Place 1982 14th Place 1986 13th Place 1990 13th Place Total 0 Titles 8/11

World Championship record AS  Germany
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
1994		5th Place
1998		13th Place
2002		10th Place
2006		11th Place
2010		7th Place
2014		9th Place
2018		11th Place
Total	0 Titles	6/18

World Grand Prix[]

  Champions    Runners Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

World Grand Prix record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
1993		8th Place
1994		10th Place
1995		8th Place
1996	Did not participate
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001		8th Place
2002	Semi Finals	Third Place
2003		7th Place
2004		6th Place
2005		10th Place
2006	Did Not Qualify
2007
2008		8th Place
2009	Semi Finals	Third Place
2010		9th Place
2011		13th Place
2012		7th Place
2013		11th Place
2014		10th Place	9	4	5	16	18
2015		7th Place	9	4	5	15	17
2016		12th place	9	0	9	4	27
2017		15th place	11	9	2	30	10
Total	0 Titles	18/25

FIVB Nations League[]

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year	Round	Position	GP	MW	ML	SW	SL	Squad
2018	Preliminary Round	13th	15	5	10	23	35	Squad
2019	Preliminary Round	10th	15	7	8	24	29	Squad
Total								—

FIVB Volleyball World Cup[]

East Germany

• 1989 — 5th Place

Germany

• 1991 — 9th Place
• 2011 — 6th Place

European Championship[]

  Champions    Runners Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

European Championship record AS  East Germany Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 1949 Did not participate 1950 1951 1955 1958 8th Place 1963 Semi Finals 4th Place 1967 Semi Finals 4th Place 1971 6th Place 1975 Semi Finals Third Place 1977 Final Round Runners Up 1979 Final Round Runners Up 1981 Semi Finals 4th Place 1983 Final Round Champions 1985 Final Round Runners Up 1987 Final Round Champions 1989 Final Round Runners Up Total 2 Titles 12/16

European Championship record AS  West Germany Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 1949 Did not participate 1950 1951 1955 1958 10th Place 1963 11th Place 1967 10th Place 1971 10th Place 1975 10th Place 1977 8th Place 1979 9th Place 1981 10th Place 1983 5th Place 1985 6th Place 1987 9th Place 1989 6th Place Total 0 Titles 12/16

European Championship record AS  Germany
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
1991	Semi Finals	Third Place
1993		5th Place
1995	Semi Finals	4th Place
1997		9/10th Place
1999	Semi Finals	4th Place
2001		9th Place
2003	Semi Finals	Third Place
2005		11th Place
/ 2007		6th Place
2009	Semi Finals	4th Place
/ 2011	Final Round	Runners Up
/ 2013	Final Round	Runners Up
/ 2015	Quarterfinals	5th Place
/ 2017	Quarterfinals	8th Place	5	2	3	9	12
/// 2019	Quarterfinals	6th Place	7	6	1	20	7
2021	Round of 16	11th Place
Total	0 Titles	14/30

Team[]

Current squad[]

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

Head coach:

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)	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)
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)	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)
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)	Olympiacos
6		5 April 1994	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	298 cm (117 in)	288 cm (113 in)	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)
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)	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)
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)	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)	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)
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)
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)

Fans in Euro Championship 2013

Managers[]

GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS SINCE 1990	FROM	TO
	1990	1998
	1998	1999
	1999	2006
Giovanni Guidetti	2006	2015
	2015	2015
	2016	---

WEST GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS	FROM	TO
	1956	1971
	1971	1981
Andrzej Niemczyk	1981	1989
	1989	1990

References[]

External links[]

• Official website
• FIVB profile