SV Dynamo
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| Full name | Sportvereinigung Dynamo |
| Founded | March 27, 1953 |
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| Ground | Sportforum Hohenschönhausen |
The Sportvereinigung Dynamo (German: Sportvereinigung Dynamo (help·info)) (English: Dynamo Sports Association) was the sport organization of the security agencies (Volkspolizei, Ministry for State Security and customs) of former East Germany. The sports club was founded on March 27, 1953 and was headquartered in Hohenschönhausen in East Berlin. From the date of its inception until November 23, 1989 the president of the SV Dynamo was Erich Mielke, who was also the Minister of State Security. Dynamo was created in accordance with the multi-sports club model developed in the Soviet Union and adopted throughout Eastern Europe. From the beginning it had an overtly political as well as sporting agenda and its many successes were always portrayed as a triumph of the GDR state. After the German reunification in 1990 the SV Dynamo was liquidated. At its height the association had a membership of over 280,000 active members.[1] Athletes of the association enjoyed considerable success both in national and international competitions, winning for example more than 200 olympic medals. After the German reunification the systematic doping of Dynamo athletes from 1971 until 1990 was revealed in German media reports. The systematic doping of athletes was done under the supervision of the Staatssicherheit and with full backing of the government.[2].
[edit] Organization
The SV Dynamo was divided into fifteen regional units, corresponding to the fifteen districts of the German Democratic Republic. Within each regional unit individual sports clubs existed, with each sport club specializing in different disciplines. Important sport clubs were the SV Dynamo Dresden (football), SC Dynamo Hoppegarten in Eilenburg (Judo, Shooting sports, Parachuting), the SC Dynamo Klingenthal (Nordic skiing), SG Dynamo Luckenwalde (Wrestling), SG Dynamo Potsdam (Rowing), SG Dynamo Weißwasser (Ice hockey) and the SG Dynamo Zinnwald in Altenberg (Biathlon, Bobsleigh, Luge, Skeleton). The most famous sports club of the SV Dynamo was probably the SC Dynamo Berlin offering most olympic disciplines.
[edit] See also
- Controversies surrounding the Sport Club Dynamo
- Armeesportvereinigung Vorwärts (ASV) - a comparable sport association of the National People's Army
[edit] References
- ^ Michael, Barsuhn; Jutta Braun and Hans Joachim Teichler. "Chronik der Sporteinheit vom Mauerfall bis zur Aufnahme der fünf neuen Landessportbünde am 15. Dezember 1990 in den Deutschen Sportbund"., Deutscher Sportbund. Retrieved on 2008-05-13.
- ^ Sports Doping Statistics Reach Plateau in Germany. Deutsche Welle (2003-02-26). Retrieved on 2007-08-04.
