Germany women's national volleyball team

Germany
Nickname(s)Die Schmetterlinge (The butterflies).[1]
Die Adler (The Eagles)
Die Mannschaft (The Team)
AssociationDeutscher Volleyball-Verband
ConfederationCEV
Head coachGiulio Cesare Bregoli
FIVB ranking12 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances8[a] (First in 1972)
Best result (1980 (GDR))
World Championship
Appearances18[b] (First in 1956)
Best result4th place (1974 (GDR), 1986 (GDR))
World Cup
Appearances3[c] (First in 1989)
Best result6th place (1989 (GDR), 2011)
European Championship
Appearances26[d] (First in 1958)
Best result 1983 (GDR), 1987 (GDR)
www.volleyball-verband.de (in German)
Honours
Medal record
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
Summer Universiade
1985 Kobe
1987 Zagreb

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

Team record

Olympic Games results

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place

Summer Olympics record
Year Team Position Pld W L SW SL Squad
1964 did not qualify
1968
1972 West Germany 8th 5 0 5 0 15 Squad
1976 East Germany 6th 5 1 4 8 14 Squad
1980 East Germany 5 3 2 11 11 Squad
1984 West Germany 6th 5 2 3 6 9 Squad
1988 East Germany 5th 5 3 2 10 10 Squad
1992 did not qualify
1996 8th 8 2 6 10 18 Squad
2000 6th 8 3 5 12 17 Squad
2004 9th 5 2 3 7 11 Squad
2008 did not qualify
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028 future event
2032
Total 0 Title 8/15 46 16 30 64 105

World Championship

  Champions    Runners Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

World Championship record AS  Germany
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
1994 Quarterfinals 5th Place 7 5 2 15 9
1998 First Round 13th Place 3 0 3 2 9
2002 Second Round 10th Place 8 3 5 10 18
2006 Final Round 11th Place 11 6 5 24 16
2010 Final Round 7th Place 11 7 4 24 14
2014 Second Round 9th Place 9 4 5 19 15
2018 Second Round 11th Place 9 5 4 16 15
/ 2022 Second Round 14th Place 9 3 6 14 20
2025 Qualified
Total 0 Titles 9/9 67 33 34 124 116

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 9 1 8 7 26
1994 10th Place 9 1 8 5 25
1995 8th Place 12 0 12 2 36
1996 did not participate
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001 8th Place 13 1 12 9 38
2002 Semi-finals Third Place 12 6 6 20 20
2003 7th Place 5 2 3 10 11
2004 6th Place 12 5 7 20 27
2005 10th Place 9 1 8 7 26
2006 did not qualify
2007
2008 8th Place 9 4 5 16 16
2009 Semi-finals Third Place 14 7 7 29 26
2010 9th Place 9 2 7 12 22
2011 13th Place 9 2 7 10 22
2012 7th Place 9 6 3 20 11
2013 11th Place 9 4 5 21 17
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 18/25 178 59 119 253 395

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 11th 15 5 10 23 35 Squad
2019 Preliminary Round 10th 15 7 8 24 29 Squad
2021 Preliminary Round 10th 15 5 10 22 32 Squad
2022 Preliminary Round 10th 12 4 8 20 27 Squad
2023 Quarterfinals 8th 13 7 6 27 26 Squad
2024 Preliminary Round 13th 12 3 9 14 28 Squad
Total Qualified: 6/6 82 31 51 130 177

FIVB Volleyball World Cup

East Germany
Germany

European Championship

  Champions    Runners Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

European Championship record AS  Germany
Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL
1991 Semi-finals Third Place 7 5 2 16 10
1993 5th Place 7 5 2 15 12
1995 Semi-finals 4th Place 7 4 3 12 12
1997 9/10th Place 5 1 4 4 12
1999 Semi-finals 4th Place 5 2 3 13 5
2001 9th Place 5 1 4 7 13
2003 Semi-finals Third Place 7 6 1 20 7
2005 11th Place 5 1 4 6 13
/ 2007 6th Place 6 4 2 12 7
2009 Semi-finals 4th Place 8 5 3 16 14
/ 2011 Final Round Runners Up 6 5 1 17 4
/ 2013 Final Round Runners Up 6 5 1 16 7
/ 2015 Quarterfinals 5th Place 5 3 2 11 7
/ 2017 Quarterfinals 8th Place 5 2 3 9 12
/// 2019 Quarterfinals 6th Place 7 6 1 20 7
2021 Round of 16 11th Place 6 4 2 14 9
/// 2023 Round of 16 12th Place 6 2 4 9 13
Total 0 Titles 17/30 103 61 42 217 164

Team

Current squad

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

Head coach: Felix Koslowski

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) Stuttgart
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) Çanakkale
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 Jennifer Janiska 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) Wiesbaden
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) Lokomotiv Kaliningrad
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) Aesch Pfeffingen
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) Münster
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) Potsdam

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 2015
Felix Koslowski 2016 2021
Vital Heynen[3] 2022 2023
Alexander Waibl[4] 2024 2024
Giulio Cesare Bregoli[5] 2025
WEST GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS FROM TO
Theda von Hoch 1956 1971
Dai Hee-Park 1971 1981
Andrzej Niemczyk 1981 1989
Matthias Eichinger 1989 1990
EAST GERMANY TEAM MANAGERS FROM TO
Fritz Döring 1951 1953
Egon Saurer 1954 1966
Harry Einert 1967 1970
Wolfgang Kipf 1971 1972
Dieter Grund 1973 1984
Gerhard Fidelak 1984 1984
Wolfgang Küllmer 1985 1985
Siegfried Köhler 1985 1987
Eckehard Bonnke 1989 1989
Siegfried Köhler 1989 1990
Volker Spiegel 1990 1990

Notes

  1. ^ by Germany national team, East Germany national team and West Germany national team
  2. ^ by Germany national team, East Germany national team and West Germany national team
  3. ^ by Germany national team and East Germany national team
  4. ^ by Germany national team, East Germany national team and West Germany national team

References

  1. ^ "Die Schmetterlinge". Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Germany Team Roster". FIVB. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Neuer Bundestrainer der deutschen Frauen: Vital Heynen ist zurück beim DVV". volleyball-verband.de (in German). 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Alexander Waibl ist neuer Bundestrainer der DVV-Frauen". volleyball-verband.de (in German). 19 April 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Giulio Bregoli neuer Bundestrainer der DVV-Frauen". volleyball-verband.de (in German). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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