# Germany men's national sitting volleyball team

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.

## Players

The following is the German roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.
Germany
* 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.
Head coach: Rudi Sonnenbichler
| № | Name | Date of birth | Position | 2012 club |
| 1 | Alexander Schiffler | 20 January 1982 | UN | BV Leipzig |
| 3 | Thomas Renger | 19 August 1972 | M | TSV Bayer Leverkusen |
| 5 | Stefan Hähnlein | 12 June 1990 | SE | TSV Bayer Leverkusen |
| 6 | Sebastian Czpakowski | 12 April 1974 | WS | TSV Bayer Leverkusen |
| 7 | Heiko Wiesenthal | 12 February 1975 | OS | TSV Bayer Leverkusen |
| 8 | Peter Schlorf | 4 June 1986 | M | SSC Berlin |
| 9 | Jürgen Schrapp | 27 July 1974 | WS | TSV Bayer Leverkusen |
| 10 | Christoph Herzog | 27 July 1983 | WS | BV Leipzig |
| 11 | Barbaros Sayilir | 25 October 1988 | UN | TSV Bayer Leverkusen |
| 14 | Torben Schiewe | 11 March 1985 | SE | BCV Celle |

## Honours
### Paralympic Games

| Games | Place |
| 1976 Toronto | Silver |
| 1980 Arnhem | N/A |
| 1984 New York | Silver |
| 1988 Seoul | 6th place |
| 1992 Barcelona | Bronze |
| 1996 Atlanta | 5th place |
| 2000 Sydney | 5th place |
| 2004 Athens | 4th place |
| 2008 Beijing | Did not qualify |
| 2012 London | Bronze |
| 2016 Rio | 6th place |

### Minor tournaments

Sarajevo Open Championship:
* Runners-Up (1): 2009
* 3rd place (2): 2007, 2016
* 4th place (3): 2010, 2012, 2014

## Germany-Bosnia rivalry

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

As at 28 September 2016.
| Rank | Movement | Country | Points | Region |
| 1 | | Iran | 5215 | Asia-Oceania |
| 2 | | Brazil | 4708 | Pan America |
| 3 | 1 | Egypt | 4523 | Africa |
| 4 | 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4300 | Europe |
| 5 | | Germany | 3578 | Europe |