East Germany women's national volleyball team

The East Germany women's national volleyball team was the national team of East Germany. It was governed by the Deutscher Sportverband Volleyball der DDR (GDR German Volleyball Association) and took part in international volleyball competitions until it was disbanded in 1990 following German reunification and incorporated into United Germany national team.

East Germany

Association	East German Volleyball Federation
Confederation	CEV
FIVB ranking	? (as of 8 January 2025)
Uniforms
Home Away Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances	3 (First in 1976)
Best result	Runners-Up : (1980)
World Championship
Appearances	7 (First in 1956)
Best result	4th place : (1974, 1986)
World Cup
Appearances	1 (First in 1989)
Best result	5th place : (1989)
European Championship
Appearances	12 (First in 1958)
Best result	Champions : (1983, 1987)
www.volleyball-verband.de (in German)
Honours Medal record Summer Olympic Games 1980 Moscow Team European Championship 1983 East Germany 1987 Belgium 1977 Finland 1979 France 1985 Netherlands 1989 West Germany 1975 Yugoslavia

Team record

Olympic Games results

• 1976 — 6th Place
• 1980 — 2nd Place
• 1988 — 5th Place

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World Championship

  Champions    Runners Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

World Championship record[2]
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	SW	SL
1952	Did not participate
1956		8th Place
1960	Did not participate
1962		7th Place
1967	Did not participate
1970		10th Place
1974		4th Place
1978		8th Place
1982	Did not qualify
1986		4th Place
1990		12th Place
Total	0 Titles	7/11

FIVB Volleyball World Cup

• 1989 — 5th Place

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European Championship

  Champions    Runners Up    Third Place    Fourth Place

European Championship record[4]
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

Team

1986 World Championship squad

No.	Name	Date of birth	Height	Weight
2	Ute Bitterlich
3	Monika Beu
4	Ariane Radfan
5	Kathrin Langschwager
6	Maike Arlt
7	Anke Lindemann
8	Ute Oldenburg
9	Heike Jensen
10	Dorte Studemann
11	Ramona Landgraf
14	Ute Landgenau

Managers

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