# 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.

## Team record
### Olympic Games results

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

### World Championship

Champions Runners Up Third Place Fourth Place
World Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 1952 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1956 | | 8th Place | | | | | |
| 1960 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1962 | | 7th Place | | | | | |
| 1967 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1970 | | 10th Place | | | | | |
| 1974 | | 4th Place | | | | | |
| 1978 | | 8th Place | | | | | |
| 1982 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | | 4th Place | | | | | |
| 1990 | | 12th Place | | | | | |
| Total | 0 Titles | 7/11 | | | | | |

### FIVB Volleyball World Cup

* 1989 — 5th Place

### European Championship

Champions Runners Up Third Place Fourth Place
European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | SW | SL |
| 1949 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1950 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1951 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1955 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 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 |
| 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 |