Germany national volleyball team
Appearance
Nickname(s) | Die Adler (The Eagles) Die Mannschaft (The Team) | |||
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Association | 'Deutscher Volleyball-Verband | |||
Confederation | CEV | |||
Head coach | Andrea Giani | |||
FIVB ranking | 15 (as of May 31, 2021) | |||
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Summer Olympics | ||||
Appearances | 3 (First in 1972) | |||
Best result | 5th (2012) | |||
World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1956) | |||
Best result | (2014) | |||
World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 2 (First in 1969) | |||
Best result | 7th (1991) | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1963) | |||
Best result | (2017) | |||
www.volleyball-verband.de (in German) | ||||
The Germany men's national volleyball team is the national team of Germany. It is governed by the DVV (Deutscher Volleyball-Verband). It takes part in international volleyball competitions. Germany won the gold medal in World Championship 1970 under East Germany. It won the bronze medal in the 2014 World Championships.
After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.