The Germany men's national sitting volleyball team represents (Germany) in international sitting volleyball competitions and friendly matches. Until 1990 team competed as West Germany in sitting volleyball.
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| Association | National Paralympic Committee Germany | ||
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| Head coach | Michael Merten | ||
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| Summer Paralympics | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1976) | ||
| Best result |  (2) 1976, 1984 | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 11 (First in 1983) | ||
| Best result | (2) 1983, 2002 | ||
| Sitting Volleyball European Championships | |||
| Appearances | 15 (First in 1981) | ||
| Best result | (6) 1981, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2015. | ||
Players edit
The following is the German roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[1]
- SCHIFFLER Alexander
- VOGEL Martin
- SCHU Stefan
- HAHNLEIN Stefan Klaus Hans
- ALBRECHT Dominik Marcel
- WIESENTHAL Heiko
- SCHIWY Lukas
- SCHRAPP Jurgen
- HERZOG Christoph
- SAYILIR Barbaros
- TIGLER Mathis
- SCHIEWE Torben
The following is the German roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[2]
Head coach: Rudi Sonnenbichler
| № | Name | Date of birth | Position | 2012 club |
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| 1 | Alexander Schiffler | 20 January 1982 | UN |  BV Leipzig
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| 3 | Thomas Renger | 19 August 1972 | M | TSV Bayer Leverkusen
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| 5 | Stefan Hähnlein | 12 June 1990 | SE | TSV Bayer Leverkusen
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| 6 | Sebastian Czpakowski | 12 April 1974 | WS | TSV Bayer Leverkusen
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| 7 | Heiko Wiesenthal | 12 February 1975 | OS | TSV Bayer Leverkusen
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| 8 | Peter Schlorf | 4 June 1986 | M | SSC Berlin
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| 9 | Jürgen Schrapp | 27 July 1974 | WS | TSV Bayer Leverkusen
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| 10 | Christoph Herzog | 27 July 1983 | WS | BV Leipzig
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| 11 | Barbaros Sayilir | 25 October 1988 | UN | TSV Bayer Leverkusen
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| 14 | Torben Schiewe | 11 March 1985 | SE | BCV Celle
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Honours edit
Paralympic Games edit
| Games | Place |
|---|---|
| 1976 Toronto |  Silver
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| 1980 Arnhem | N/A |
| 1984 New York | Silver
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| 1988 Seoul | 6th place |
| 1992 Barcelona |  Bronze
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| 1996 Atlanta | 5th place |
| 2000 Sydney | 5th place |
| 2004 Athens | 4th place |
| 2008 Beijing | Did not qualify |
| 2012 London | Bronze
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| 2016 Rio | 6th place |
World Championships edit
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European Championships edit
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Minor tournaments edit
Sarajevo Open Championship:
- Runners-Up (1): 2009
- 3rd place (2): 2007, 2016
- 4th place (3): 2010, 2012, 2014
Germany-Bosnia rivalry edit
Germany since team formation has been a long time European adversary to Bosnia-Herzegovina during sitting volleyball championships as teams have met at almost every major tournament in later stages of the finals.
| Stage | Tournament | Opponents | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GS | 1995 European Championships | Bosnia | 3:0 | |
| Final | 1999 European Championships | Bosnia | 0:3 | |
| QF | 2000 Summer Paralympics | BiH | 1:3 | |
| Final | 2001 European Championships | BiH | 1:3 | |
| GS | 2002 World Championships | BiH | 0:3 | |
| Final | 2002 World Championships | BiH | 0:3 | |
| Final | 2003 European Championships | BiH | 0:3 |
Set 1: (21:25)
Set 2: (18:25) Set 3: (12:25) |
| SF | 2004 Summer Paralympics | BiH | 2:3 | |
| Final | 2005 European Championships | BiH | 0:3 |
Set 1: (21:25)
Set 2: (14:25) Set 3: (21:25) |
| GS | 2006 World Championships | BiH | 0:3 |
Set 1: (20:25)
Set 2: (18:25) Set 3: (10:25) |
| Int. | 2007 Friendly (in Berlin, GER) | BiH | 1:3 | |
| SF | 2007 European Championships | BiH | 2:3 |
Set 1: (25:17)
Set 2: (18:25) Set 3: (25:22) Set 4: (17:25) Set 5: (12:15) |
| SF | 2009 European Championships | BiH | 0:3 |
Set 1: (22:25)
Set 2: (14:25) Set 3: (14:25) |
| SF | 2012 Summer Paralympics | BiH | 0:3 |
Set 1: (19:25)
Set 2: (20:25) Set 3: (14:25) |
| QF | 2014 World Championships | BiH | 1:3 |
Set 1: (21:25)
Set 2: (21:25) Set 3: (25:18) Set 4: (23:25) |
| Final | 2015 European Championships | BiH | 0:3 |
Set 1: (22:25)
Set 2: (19:25) Set 3: (23:25) |
| TOTAL Record | ||||
| – | 14 Tournaments | Played: 15 | Won: 1; Lost: 14 |
Won Sets by Germany: 11
Won Sets by Bosnia: 45 |
World ranking edit
As at 28 September 2016.[4]
| Rank | Movement | Country | Points | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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5215 | Asia-Oceania | |
| 2 |
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4708 | Pan America | |
| 3 |  1
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4523 | Africa | |
| 4 |  1
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4300 | Europe | |
| 5 |
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Germany
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3578 | Europe |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Sitting Volleyball | Germany v Ukraine | Men's 5th-6th Classification | Rio 2016 Paralympic Games".
- ^ Men's Sitting Volleyball – Teams – Germany, london2012.com. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
- ^ Kwok Ng (26 September 2016). "Major Competitions". sittingvolleyball.omeka.net. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ worldparavolley.org. "World Ranking – Sitting Volleyball". worldparavolley.org. Retrieved 28 September 2016.