German Curling Association

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

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

Member clubs

There are 16 curling clubs in Germany.

Competitive history

World Curling Championships

Men's

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

YearSkipMedal
1972Manfred Räderer3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1982Keith Wendorf3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1983Keith Wendorf2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1987Rodger Schmidt2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1994Andy Kapp3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1995Andy Kapp3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1997Andy Kapp2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2004Sebastian Stock2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2005Andy Kapp3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2007Andy Kapp2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Women's

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

YearSkipMedal
1984Almut Hege3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1986Andrea Schöpp2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1987Andrea Schöpp2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1988Andrea Schöpp1st place, gold medalist(s)
1989Andrea Schöpp3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1993Janet Strayer2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1994Josefine Einsle3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010Andrea Schöpp1st place, gold medalist(s)

Olympics

Men's

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

Women's

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

References

  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. 1 2 3 4 "Association Summary". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 2019-04-03.