Germany women's national volleyball 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

Germany

Nickname(s)	Die Schmetterlinge (The butterflies).[1] Die Adler (The Eagles) Die Mannschaft (The Team)
Association	Deutscher Volleyball-Verband
Confederation	CEV
Head coach	Alexander Waibl
FIVB ranking	12 (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances	8[a] (First in 1972)
Best result	(1980 (GDR))
World Championship
Appearances	18[b] (First in 1956)
Best result	4th place (1974 (GDR), 1986 (GDR))
World Cup
Appearances	3[c] (First in 1989)
Best result	6th place (1989 (GDR), 2011)
European Championship
Appearances	26[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

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  East Germany Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 1952 did not participate 1956 8th Place 10 4 6 16 21 1960 did not participate 1962 7th Place 9 4 5 13 19 1967 did not participate 1970 10th Place 9 6 3 21 13 1974 4th Place 11 6 5 20 19 1978 8th Place 9 4 5 16 19 1982 did not qualify 1986 4th Place 8 5 3 18 13 1990 12th Place 6 1 5 4 15 Total 0 Titles 7/11 62 30 32 108 119

World Championship record AS  West Germany Year Round Position Pld W L SW SL 1952 did not participate 1956 16th Place 8 1 7 3 22 1960 10th Place 5 1 4 3 14 1962 13th Place 7 1 6 3 18 1967 did not participate 1970 did not qualify 1974 19th Place 10 5 5 15 17 1978 18th Place 8 2 6 8 21 1982 14th Place 9 5 4 17 12 1986 13th Place 6 3 3 10 10 1990 13th Place 6 3 3 11 11 Total 0 Titles 8/11 59 21 38 70 125

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

• 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	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

Fans in Euro Championship 2013

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	---

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

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3. by Germany national team and East Germany national team
4. by Germany national team, East Germany national team and West Germany national team