East Germany men's national volleyball team
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| Association | Deutscher Sportverband Volleyball der DDR | |||
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| Confederation | CEV | |||
| FIVB ranking | ? (as of 10 July 2024) | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| Summer Olympics | ||||
| Appearances | 2 (First in 1968) | |||
| Best result |  Runners-up, 1972 | |||
| World Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 7 (First in 1956) | |||
| Best result |  Champions, 1970 | |||
| European Championship | ||||
| Appearances | 10 (First in 1958) | |||
| Best result | 4th Place, 1967, 1971 | |||
| Medal record | ||
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1972 Munich | Team |
| World Championship | ||
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1970 Bulgaria | Team |
| World Cup | ||
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1969 East Germany | Team |
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
[edit]Champions 2nd Place 3rd Place
Summer Olympics
[edit]| Summer Olympics record | ||||||||
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| Year | Qualifications | Result | ||||||
 1964 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1968 |
Promotion | 4th Place | ||||||
 1972 |
Promotion | 2nd Place | ||||||
 1976 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1980
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 1984
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 1988
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FIVB World Championship
[edit]| FIVB World Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Qualifications | Result | ||||||
 1949 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1952
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 1956 |
- | 12th Place | ||||||
 1960 |
Did not enter | |||||||
| 1962 |
- | 11th Place | ||||||
| 1966 |
Promotion | 4th Place | ||||||
 1970 |
Promotion | Champions | ||||||
| 1974 |
Promotion | 4th Place | ||||||
 1978 |
Promotion | 9th Place | ||||||
 1982 |
Promotion | 12th Place | ||||||
 1986 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1990
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European Championship
[edit]| European Championship record | ||||||||
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| Year | Qualifications | Result | ||||||
| 1948 |
Did not enter | |||||||
 1950
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| 1951
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 1955
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| 1958 |
- | 9th Place | ||||||
| 1963 |
- | 9th Place | ||||||
 1967 |
- | 4th Place | ||||||
| 1971 |
- | 4th Place | ||||||
 1975 |
Promotion | 7th Place | ||||||
 1977 |
Promotion | 9th Place | ||||||
| 1979 |
Promotion | 9th Place | ||||||
 1981 |
Promotion | 6th Place | ||||||
 1983 |
Host | 6th Place | ||||||
 1985 |
Did not qualify | |||||||
 1987
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 1989 |
Promotion | 9th Place | ||||||
Coaches history
[edit]| Name | From | To | Honours |
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| 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 | – |
