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	Luciano Pedullà
FIVB ranking	10 (as of October 2015)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 1996)
Best result	6th (2000)
World Championship
Appearances	6 (First in 1994)
Best result	5th (1994)
European Championship
Appearances	13 (First in 1991)
Best result	2011, 2013
www.volleyball-verband.de (German)
Honours Medal record Summer Olympic Games 1980 Moscow (GDR) Team European Championship 1983 East Germany (GDR) Team 1987 Belgium (GDR) Team 1977 Finland (GDR) Team 1979 France (GDR) Team 1985 Netherlands (GDR) Team 1989 West Germany (GDR) Team 2011 Italy/Serbia Team 2013 Germany/Switzerland Team 1975 Yugoslavia (GDR) Team 1991 Italy Team 2003 Turkey Team FIVB World Grand Prix 2002 Hong Kong Team 2009 Japan Team

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

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
Total	0 Titles	5/16

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
Total	0 Titles	16/23

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
Total	0 Titles	13/29

Team

Current squad

The following is the German roster in the 2015 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix.^[2]

Head coach: Luciano Pedullà

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight	Spike	Block	2014 club
01 !1	Dürr, LenkaLenka Dürr	000000001990-12-10-000010 December 1990	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	59 kg (130 lb)	280 cm (110 in)	270 cm (110 in)	Azeryol Baku
02 !2	Weiß, KathleenKathleen Weiß	000000001984-02-02-00002 February 1984	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	66 kg (146 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	273 cm (107 in)	VK Prostějov
03 !3	Lippmann, LouisaLouisa Lippmann	000000001994-09-23-000023 September 1994	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	78 kg (172 lb)	319 cm (126 in)	312 cm (123 in)	Dresdner SC
04 !4	Brinker, MarenMaren Brinker	000000001986-07-10-000010 July 1986	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Promoball Flero
06 !6	Geerties, JenniferJennifer Geerties	000000001994-04-05-00005 April 1994	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	58 kg (128 lb)	298 cm (117 in)	288 cm (113 in)	Schweriner SC
07 !7	Pettke, JenniferJennifer Pettke	000000001989-05-29-000029 May 1989	1.99 m (6 ft 6 in)	71 kg (157 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	290 cm (110 in)	VBC Wiesbaden
09 !9	Karg, StefanieStefanie Karg	000000001986-10-22-000022 October 1986	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	74 kg (163 lb)	314 cm (124 in)	299 cm (118 in)	VK Prostějov
11	Fürst, ChristianeChristiane Fürst	000000001985-03-29-000029 March 1985	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	76 kg (168 lb)	323 cm (127 in)	307 cm (121 in)	Eczacıbaşı Istanbul
12	Beier, HeikeHeike Beier	000000001983-12-09-00009 December 1983	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)	88 kg (194 lb)	305 cm (120 in)	293 cm (115 in)	BKS Bielsko-Biała
14	Kozuch, MargaretaMargareta Kozuch (C)	000000001986-10-30-000030 October 1986	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	309 cm (122 in)	297 cm (117 in)	Shanghai
15	Thomsen, LisaLisa Thomsen	000000001985-08-20-000020 August 1985	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	68 kg (150 lb)	290 cm (110 in)	285 cm (112 in)	Lokomotiv Baku
16	Brandt, AnjaAnja Brandt	000000001990-02-15-000015 February 1990	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	77 kg (170 lb)	303 cm (119 in)	295 cm (116 in)	Promoball Flero
18	Silge, WiebkeWiebke Silge	000000001996-07-16-000016 July 1996	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)	75 kg (165 lb)	302 cm (119 in)	291 cm (115 in)	USC Münster
19	Weihenmaier, LauraLaura Weihenmaier	000000001991-04-04-00004 April 1991	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	70 kg (150 lb)	297 cm (117 in)	286 cm (113 in)	Schweriner SC
20	Apitz, MareenMareen Apitz	000000001987-03-26-000026 March 1987	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	73 kg (161 lb)	295 cm (116 in)	284 cm (112 in)	RC Cannes

Managers

GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS SINCE 1990	FROM	TO
Siegfried Köhler	1990	1998
Axel Büring	1998	1999
Hee Wan-Lee	1999	2006
Giovanni Guidetti	2006	2015
Luciano Pedullà	2015	—

WEST GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS	FROM	TO
Theda von Hoch	1956	1971
Dai Hee-Park	1971	1981
Andrzej Niemczyk	1981	1989
Matthias Eichinger	1989	1990

References

External links

• Official website
• FIVB profile

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