The German Olympic Sports Confederation (german: Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund or DOSB) was founded on 20 May 2006 by a merger of the ''Deutscher Sportbund'' (DSB), and the ''Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland'' (NOK) which dates back to 1895, the year it was founded and recognized as NOC by the IOC. Seated in Frankfurt am Main, it represents 89,000 clubs and 27,000,000 members, about a third of the population of Germany.

Presidential Board

DOSB-President is Alfons Hörmann. Also members of the presidential board are: *Stephan Abel (Vice President, economy and finances) * Ole Bischof (Vice President, competitive sports) *Walter Schneeloch (Vice President, popular sports and development of sports) *Gudrun Doll-Tepper (Vice President, education and olympic breeding) *Petra Tzschoppe (Vice President, women and equality) *Ingo-Rolf Weiss (chairman of Deutsche Sportjugend) *Christian Schreiber (representative of the athletes) * Claudia Bokel (German IOC Member) * Thomas Bach ( IOC President)

Executive Board

*Michael Vesper (CEO) *Thomas Arnold *Dirk Schimmelpfennig *Martin Schönwandt *Karin Fehres

History and structure

As one of the first nations, Germany founded a NOC in 1895, purposefully named "Komitee für die Beteiligung Deutschlands an den Olympischen Spielen zu Athen" (''"Committee for the participation of Germany at the Olympic Games in Athens"''). It was recognized by the IOC, and Germany took part in 1896 for the first time. The name of the temporary NOC changed to reflect the next two host towns, before it became permanent after 1904. The 1916 Summer Olympics had been awarded to Berlin, but were canceled because of the duration of

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, with Germany and other

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getting excluded from the "Olympic family" which was dominated by the Entente Powers. Thus, in 1917, the "Deutscher Reichsausschuss für Olympische Spiele" ( DRA, DRAfOS ''"German Imperial Commission for Olympic Games"'') was renamed '' Deutscher Reichsausschuss für Leibesübungen'' (DRL, ''"German Imperial Commission for Physical Exercise"'') to reflect and protest the non-Olympic situation. In lieu of the Olympic Games of 1920, for which Germany and its allies were not invited, "

Deutsche Kampfspiele The German Combat Games (german: Deutsche Kampfspiele) were a national multi-sport event established in 1922 by the Deutscher Reichsausschuss für Leibesübungen under Carl Diem. Deutsche Kampfspiele The events lasted from 1922 to 1934. Accor ...

" (''"German Sports Contests"'') were organized, both for Summer and Winter, with the 1922 Winter edition predating the first Olympic Winter Games by two years. Hardly surprising, Berlin, having been prepared for 1916, was the site for the first Summer event: * 1922 ** Garmisch und Partenkirchen (Oberbayern) ** 18 – ?? June 1922

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* 1926 **

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und

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(Schwarzwald) ** 4 – 11 July 1926 Köln * 1930 **

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(Riesengebirge) ** 26 – 29 June 1930 Breslau Unlike others, Germany was still not invited for 1924. In 1925, the DRL split up, to remain focused on sports in Germany, while the NOC section became the Deutscher Olympischer Ausschuss (DOA, ''"German Olympic Commission"'') in order to focus on international relations and the promotion of the return of Germany to Olympics. This succeeded for 1928, with Germany taking part in both games. The organisations remained separate, even though

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took influence from 1933 onwards. In 1931, the IOC had decided to give both 1936 Olympic Games to Germany. After the war,

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was occupied and partitioned. In 1946, the DOA was dissolved. Soon, in June 1947, Adolf Friedrich zu Mecklenburg founded a new provisional ''Deutscher Olympischer Ausschuss'', which was not recognized by IOC as it did not represent any recognized state yet. On 23 May 1949, the

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was established on the territory of the Western occupied zones. On 24 September 1949 the Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland (''"National Olympic Committee for Germany"'') was founded in Bonn as successor to the DOA. In October 1949, under Soviet occupation, the

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was founded, which on 22 April 1951 founded a separate Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Ostdeutschland ("National Olympic Committee for East Germany"), in 1965 renamed to "Nationales Olympisches Komitee der DDR" (''" National Olympic Committee of the GDR"''). Only in 1968 it was recognized by IOC as fully independent member. As a third German state, under French occupation, was the

Saar (protectorate) The Saar Protectorate (german: Saarprotektorat ; french: Protectorat de la Sarre) officially Saarland (french: Sarre) was a French protectorate separated from Germany; which was later opposed by the Soviet Union, one side occupying Germany like ...

(1947–1956), which also founded sporting organisations in order to take part in international competition, like football and the Olympics. The Nationales Olympisches Komitee des Saarlandes ("") was founded in 1950 and recognized by the IOC. After criticism due to lack of success in 2004, the Deutscher Sportbund ("German ") (DSB) and the Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland (NOK) decided to merge in 2005.

Member organisations

16 State-level member organisations

* Sports Confederation of Bavaria (''Bayerischer Landes-Sportverband'') * Sports Confederation of Hamburg (''Hamburger Sportbund'') * Sports Confederation of Baden-Württemberg (''Landessportverband Baden-Württemberg'') * Sports Confederation of Berlin (''Landessportbund Berlin'') * Sports Confederation of Brandenburg (''Landessportbund Brandenburg'') * Sports Confederation of Bremen (''Landessportbund Bremen'') * Sports Confederation of Saarland (''Landessportverband für das Saarland'') * Sports Confederation of Hesse (''Landessportbund Hessen'') * Sports Confederation of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania (''Landessportbund Mecklenburg-Vorpommern'') * Sports Confederation of Lower Saxony (''Landessportbund Niedersachsen'') * Sports Confederation of North Rhine-Westphalia (''Landessportbund Nordrhein-Westfalen'') * Sports Confederation of Rhineland-Palatinate (''Landessportbund Rheinland-Pfalz'') * Sports Confederation of Saxony (''Landessportbund Sachsen'') * Sports Confederation of Saxony-Anhalt (''Landessportbund Sachsen-Anhalt'') * Sports Confederation of Schleswig-Holstein (''Landessportverband Schleswig-Holstein'') * Sports Confederation of Thuringia (''Landessportbund Thüringen'')

62 member organisations

34 Olympic Sport Federations *

German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation (german: Bob- und Schlittenverband für Deutschland e.V., BSD) is the official federation for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton in Germany. It is the German representative both to the International Bobslei ...

(''Bob-und Schlittenverband für Deutschland'', BSD) * German Judo Federation (''Deutscher Judo-Bund'', DJB) *

German Cycling Federation The German Cycling Federation or BDR (in German: ''Bund Deutscher Radfahrer'') is the national governing body of cycle racing in Germany. The BDR is a member of the UCI and the UEC. History The BDR was first created in 1884 in Leipzig, only ...

(''Bund Deutscher Radfahrer'', BDR) * (''Deutscher Kanu-Verband'', DKV) * (''Bundesverband Deutscher Gewichtheber'', BVDG) *

German Athletics Association The German Athletics Association (German: ''Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband'', DLV) is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Germany. Since 2010, Germany's kits are supplied by Nike. See also *German Athletics Championships * East Ge ...

(''Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband'', DLV) * German Ice Skating Union (''Deutsche Eislauf-Union'', DEU) * (''Deutscher Ringer-Bund'', DRB) * (''Deutsche Eisschnelllauf-Gemeinschaft'', DESG) * (''Deutscher Ruderverband'', DRV) * German Equestrian Federation (''Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung'') *

German Rugby Federation The German Rugby Federation (german: Deutscher Rugby-Verband or ''DRV'') is the governing body for rugby union in Germany. It organizes the German national team and the three league divisions: the Rugby-Bundesliga, the 2nd Rugby-Bundesliga and ...

(''Deutscher Rugby-Verband'', DRV) *

German Taekwondo Union The German Taekwondo Union (german: Deutsche Taekwondo Union or DTU) is the largest taekwondo association in Germany. It is a member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation (''Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund'' or DOSB). International competit ...

(''Deutsche Taekwondo Union'', DTU) *

German Shooting and Archery Federation The German Shooting Sport and Archery Federation (german: Deutscher Schützenbund, DSB) is the largest umbrella organization for sport shooters in Germany. It was founded in 1861 in Gotha and re-founded in 1951 in Frankfurt / Main. DSB was Germa ...

(''Deutscher Schützenbund'', DSB) * (''Deutsche Triathlon Union'', DTU) *

German Swimming Federation The German Swimming Federation (in German: ''Deutscher Schwimm-Verband''), or DSV is the aquatics national federation for Germany. It oversees competition in the 5 aquatics disciplines (swimming, diving, synchronized swimming, water polo and open w ...

(''Deutscher Schwimm-Verband'', DSV) * German Badminton Association (''Deutscher Badminton-Verband'', DBV) * German Sailing Federation (''Deutscher Segler-Verband'', DSV) * German Basketball Federation (''Deutscher Basketball Bund'', DBB) * German Ski Association (''Deutscher Skiverband'', DSV) * (''Deutscher Boxsport-Verband'', DBV) * German Tennis Federation (''Deutscher Tennis Bund'', DTB) * German Curling Association (''Deutscher Curling Verband'', DCV) * (''Deutscher Tischtennis-Bund'', DTTB) *

German Ice Hockey Federation The German Ice Hockey Federation (), commonly abbreviated as DEB, is the governing federation of German ice hockey associations. It was established on 16 June 1963 in Krefeld. Until 1990 it served only the old Federal Republic of Germany and West ...

(''Deutscher Eishockey-Bund'', DEB) * (''Deutscher Turner-Bund'', DTB) * (''Deutscher Fechter-Bund'', DFB) * (''Deutscher Verband für Modernen Fünfkampf'', DVMF) * German Football Association (''Deutscher Fußball-Bund'', DFB) * (''Deutscher Volleyball-Verband'', DVV) * (''Deutscher Golf Verband'', DGV) * (''Snowboard Verband Deutschland'', SVD) * German Handball Association (''Deutscher Handballbund'', DHB) *

German Hockey Federation The German Hockey Federation (german: Deutscher Hockey-Bund or DHB) is the national governing body for field (and indoor) hockey in Germany. It was founded in 1909 in Bonn. It is situated in Mönchengladbach and had 66,145 members on 1 January 20 ...

(''Deutscher Hockey-Bund'', DHB) 28 Non-Olympic Sport Federations *

American Football Association of Germany The American Football Association of Germany (german: American Football Verband Deutschland; AFVD) is the governing body of the sport of American football in Germany and the German Football League. Formed in 1982,German Motor Sport Federation (''Deutscher Motor Sport Bund'', DMSB) * German Billiard Union (''Deutsche Billard-Union'', DBU) * German Motorboat Association (''Deutscher Motoryachtverband'', DMYV) * German Life Saving Association (''Deutsche Lebens-Rettungs-Gesellschaft'', DLRG) * German Heavy Athletics and Tug of War Federation (''Deutscher Rasenkraftsport- und Tauzieh-Verband'', DRTV) * German Aero Club (''Deutscher Aero Club'', DAeC) * German Roller and Inline-Skating Sport Federation (''Deutscher Rollsport-und Inline Verband'', DRIV) * German Alpine Club (''Deutscher Alpenverein'', DAV) * German Chess Federation (''Deutscher Schachbund'', DSB) * German Baseball and Softball Federation (''Deutscher Baseball und Softball Verband'', DBV) * German Skibob Federation (''Deutscher Skibob Verband'', DSBV) *

National Paralympic Committee Germany National Paralympic Committee Germany ( ger. Deutsche Behindertensportverband e.V. (DBS)) is responsible for Germany's participation in the Paralympic Games. The DBS represents rehabilitation sports, popular sports, and professional sports. Foot ...

(''Deutscher Behindertensportverband'', DBS) * German Acrobatic Gymnastics Federation (''Deutscher Sportakrobatik-Bund''. DSAB) * German Boccia, Boules and Pétanque Association (''Deutscher Boccia-, Boule- und Pétanque-Verband'', DBBPV) *

German Squash Association German Squash Association ("Deutscher Squash Verband" in German), also known as the DSQV is the governing body of squash federations and clubs in Germany. See also * Germany men's national squash team * Germany women's national squash team Ex ...

(''Deutscher Squash Verband'', DSQV) * German Darts Federation (''Deutscher Dart-Verband'', DDV) * German Dance Sport Federation (''Deutscher Tanzsportverband'', DTV) * German Ice Stock Sport Association (''Deutscher Eisstock-Verband'', DESV) * German Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (''Deutscher Wasserski- und Wakeboardverband'', DWWV) * German Deaf Sports Federation (''Deutscher Gehörlosen-Sportverband'', DGS) * German Floorball Federation (''Floorball-Verband Deutschland'') * German Ju-Jitsu Federation (''Deutscher Ju-Jutsu Verband'', DJJV) * German Underwater Federation (''Verband Deutscher Sporttaucher'', VDST) * German Karate Federation (''Deutscher Karate Verband'', DKV) * German Nine- and Ten-pin Bowling Association (''Deutscher Kegler- und Bowlingbund'', DKB)

20 specials member organisations

* Allgemeiner Deutscher Hochschulsportverband * Deutsches Polizeisportkuratorium * Bundesverband staatl. anerk. Berufsfachschulen für Gymnastik und Sport * DJK-Sportverband * CVJM-Sport * Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft—Sportkommission * Deutsche Gesellschaft für Sportmedizin und Prävention (Deutscher Sportärztebund) e. V. * Kneipp-Bund e.V. * Deutsche Olympische Gesellschaft * Makkabi Deutschland * Deutsche Vereinigung für Sportwissenschaft * Rad-und Kraftfahrerbund (RKB) "Solidarität" Deutschland 1896 * Deutscher Aikido-Bund * Special Olympics Deutschland e.V. * Deutscher Betriebssportverband * Stiftung Sicherheit im Skisport * Deutscher Sportlehrerverband * Verband Deutscher Eisenbahner-Sportvereine e. V. (VDES) * Deutscher Verband für das Skilehrwesen—Interski Deutschland *

Deutscher Verband für Freikörperkultur The Deutscher Verband für Freikörperkultur (DFK; German Association for Free Body Culture) represents the interests of organized supporters of the Freikörperkultur (free body culture) in Germany. The DFK is a member of the German Olympic Spo ...

e.V.

References

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