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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.[1]

Member clubs

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Main article: List of curling clubs in Germany

There are 16 curling clubs in Germany.[2]

Competitive history

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World Curling Championships

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Men's

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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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1982 Keith Wendorf 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1983 Keith Wendorf 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1987 Rodger Schmidt 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1994 Andy Kapp 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1995 Andy Kapp 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1997 Andy Kapp 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2004 Sebastian Stock 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2005 Andy Kapp 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2007 Andy Kapp 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Women's

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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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1986 Andrea Schöpp 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1987 Andrea Schöpp 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1988 Andrea Schöpp 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1989 Andrea Schöpp 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1993 Janet Strayer 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
1994 Josefine Einsle 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2010 Andrea Schöpp 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Olympics

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Men's

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

Women's

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

References

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  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.
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