German Curling Association

The German Curling Association (DCV) (German: Deutscher Curling Verband) is the national governing body of the sport of curling in Germany.[1]

German Curling Association
SportCurling
JurisdictionNational
AbbreviationDCV
Founded1966
AffiliationWorld Curling Federation
HeadquartersFüssen
PresidentBernhard Mayr
Official website
www.curling-dcv.de
Germany

Member clubs edit

There are 16 curling clubs in Germany.[2]

Competitive history edit

World Curling Championships edit

Men's edit

As of 2019 Germany has made 48 appearances at the men's World Curling Championships, earning a medal 10 of those times.[3]

Year Skip Medal
1972 Manfred Räderer  
1982 Keith Wendorf  
1983 Keith Wendorf  
1987 Rodger Schmidt  
1994 Andy Kapp  
1995 Andy Kapp  
1997 Andy Kapp  
2004 Sebastian Stock  
2005 Andy Kapp  
2007 Andy Kapp  

Women's edit

As of 2019 Germany has made 37 appearances at the women's World Curling Championships, earning a medal 8 of those times.[3]

Year Skip Medal
1984 Almut Hege  
1986 Andrea Schöpp  
1987 Andrea Schöpp  
1988 Andrea Schöpp  
1989 Andrea Schöpp  
1993 Janet Strayer  
1994 Josefine Einsle  
2010 Andrea Schöpp  

Olympics edit

Men's edit

Germany has qualified 5 times for men's curling at the Winter Olympics, with their best finish being 6th (twice).[3]

Women's edit

Germany has qualified 3 times for women's curling at the Winter Olympics, with their best finish being 5th.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Federation, World Curling. "World Curling Federation - WCF Member Associations". World Curling Federation. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  2. ^ "Vereine". DCV (in German). Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  3. ^ a b c d "Association Summary". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 2019-04-03.

External links edit