East Germany men's national volleyball team

East Germany
AssociationDeutscher Sportverband Volleyball der DDR
ConfederationCEV
FIVB ranking? (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 1968)
Best result Runners-up, 1972[1]
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1956)
Best result Champions, 1970
European Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1958)
Best result4th Place, 1967, 1971
East Germany men's national volleyball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Team
World Championship
1970 Bulgaria Team
World Cup
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.

After German reunification became a part of United Germany national team.

Competitive record

  Champions    2nd Place    3rd Place  

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
Year Qualifications Result
1964 Did not qualify
1968 Promotion 4th Place
1972 Promotion 2nd Place
1976 Did not qualify
1980
1984
1988

FIVB World Championship

FIVB World Championship record
Year Qualifications Result
1949 Did not enter
1952
1956 - 12th Place
1960 Did not enter
1962 - 11th Place
1966 Promotion 4th Place
1970 Promotion Champions
1974 Promotion 4th Place
1978 Promotion 9th Place
1982 Promotion 12th Place
1986 Did not qualify
1990

European Championship

European Championship record
Year Qualifications Result
1948 Did not enter
1950
1951
1955
1958 - 9th Place
1963 - 9th Place
1967 - 4th Place
1971 - 4th Place
1975 Promotion 7th Place
1977 Promotion 9th Place
1979 Promotion 9th Place
1981 Promotion 6th Place
1983 Host 6th Place
1985 Did not qualify
1987
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
Herbert Jenter 1960 1974 1972 Olympics Runners-up, 1970 World Champions, 1969 World Cup Winner
Kurt Radde 1975 1978
Herbert Jenter 1979 1980
Lothar Schröter 1981 1983
Bernd Walther 1984 1986
Rolf Hornschuch 1987 1987
Ulrich Sernow 1988 1990

See also

References

  1. ^ "Olympedia – Volleyball at the 1972 Summer Olympics". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 10 June 2025.