The Deutscher Fecht-Verband (DFV) was the organ of the larger
Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund responsible for governing the sport of
archery in
East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
. One of the smaller sports associations in the nation, in 1988 the organization had 6,584 registered athletes and 673 trainers. After
German reunification in late 1990 the DFV was absorbed by the German Fencing Federation (DFB).
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Though its membership was comparatively small, the DFV produced several prominent athletes, including Olympians
Udo Wagner,
Mandy Niklaus, and
Klaus Haertter
Klaus Haertter (born 22 July 1952) is a German fencer. He competed for East Germany at the 1976
Events January
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Presidents of the DFV
See also
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Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund
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Sports associations (East Germany)
Sports Associations (german: Sportvereinigung (SV), ) in East Germany were nation-wide sports agencies for certain economic branches of the whole society, which were members of the Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund (DTSB) Members of biggest social em ...
References
Sports governing bodies in East Germany
Sports organizations established in 1958
Organizations disestablished in 1990
1958 establishments in East Germany
1990 disestablishments in Germany
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