German Curling Association

German Curling Association
SportCurling
JurisdictionNational
AbbreviationDCV
Founded1966
AffiliationWorld Curling Federation
HeadquartersFüssen
PresidentBernhard Mayr
Official website
www.curling-dcv.de

The German Curling Association (DCV) (German: Deutscher Curling Verband) is the national governing body of the sport of curling in Germany.[1]

Member clubs

There are 16 curling clubs in Germany.[2]

Competitive history

World Curling Championships

Men's

As of 2019 Germany has made 48 appearances at the men's World Curling Championships, earning a medal 10 of those times.[3]

Year Skip Medal
1972 Manfred Räderer
1982 Keith Wendorf
1983 Keith Wendorf
1987 Rodger Schmidt
1994 Andy Kapp
1995 Andy Kapp
1997 Andy Kapp
2004 Sebastian Stock
2005 Andy Kapp
2007 Andy Kapp

Women's

As of 2019 Germany has made 37 appearances at the women's World Curling Championships, earning a medal 8 of those times.[3]

Year Skip Medal
1984 Almut Hege
1986 Andrea Schöpp
1987 Andrea Schöpp
1988 Andrea Schöpp
1989 Andrea Schöpp
1993 Janet Strayer
1994 Josefine Einsle
2010 Andrea Schöpp

Olympics

Men's

Germany has qualified 5 times for men's curling at the Winter Olympics, with their best finish being 6th (twice).[3]

Women's

Germany has qualified 3 times for women's curling at the Winter Olympics, with their best finish being 5th.[3]

References

  1. ^ Federation, World Curling. "World Curling Federation - WCF Member Associations". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  2. ^ "Vereine". DCV (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  3. ^ a b c d "Association Summary". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 2019-04-03.