East Germany
AssociationDeutscher Sportverband Volleyball der DDR
ConfederationCEV
FIVB ranking? (as of 2 December 2023)
Uniforms
Home
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Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances2 (First in 1968)
Best result Runners-up, 1972
World Championship
Appearances7 (First in 1956)
Best resultGold Champions, 1970
European Championship
Appearances10 (First in 1958)
Best result4th Place, 1967, 1971
East Germany men's national volleyball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 MunichTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1970 BulgariaTeam
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1969 East GermanyTeam

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
Japan 1964Did not qualify
Mexico 1968Promotion4th Place
West Germany 1972Promotion2nd Place
Canada 1976Did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988

FIVB World Championship

FIVB World Championship record
Year Qualifications Result
Czech Republic 1949Did not enter
Soviet Union 1952
France 1956-12th Place
Brazil 1960Did not enter
Soviet Union 1962-11th Place
Czech Republic 1966Promotion4th Place
Bulgaria 1970PromotionChampions
Mexico 1974Promotion4th Place
Italy 1978Promotion9th Place
Argentina 1982Promotion12th Place
France 1986Did not qualify
Brazil 1990

European Championship

European Championship record
Year Qualifications Result
Italy 1948Did not enter
Bulgaria 1950
France 1951
Romania 1955
Czech Republic 1958-9th Place
Romania 1963-9th Place
Turkey 1967-4th Place
Italy 1971-4th Place
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 1975Promotion7th Place
Finland 1977Promotion9th Place
France 1979Promotion9th Place
Bulgaria 1981Promotion6th Place
East Germany 1983Host6th Place
Netherlands 1985Did not qualify
Belgium 1987
Sweden 1989Promotion9th 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

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