Braunschweiger MTV von 1847, commonly known as MTV Braunschweig, is a German

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based in

Braunschweig Braunschweig () or Brunswick ( , from Low German ''Brunswiek'' , Braunschweig dialect: ''Bronswiek'') is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, north of the Harz Mountains at the farthest navigable point of the river Oker, which connects it to the ...

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

History

MTV Braunschweig was founded as a

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club in 1847 and is the second oldest sports club in Lower Saxony.Geschichte des Braunschweiger Männer-Turnvereins von 1847 e.V. (in German)
/ref> Like many clubs within the German ''Turner'' movement, MTV Braunschweig was initially committed to the national unification of Germany and the goals of the

German revolution of 1848 German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

. Originally only open to men, women were allowed to join the club first in 1888. Today MTV is a

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with departments for

association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

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basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with the primary objective of shooting a basketball (approximately in diameter) through the defender's h ...

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the ...

swimming Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or other liquid, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body to achieve hydrodynamic thrust that r ...

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tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Sum ...

, and others. MTV Braunschweig has been successful in German sports, with the club's athletes having won over 50 national championships in various sports.

Athletics

MTV's athletes compete, together with athletes from other Braunschweig-based clubs such as Eintracht Braunschweig, under the name ''LG Braunschweig''.

Team handball

MTV's team handball team has traditionally been among the club's most successful. In 1987 MTV was promoted to the 2. Handball-Bundesliga, the second tier of professional handball in Germany. The stint was a short one, and MTV was relegated again in 1989. After several years in the lower regional divisions, the club was promoted to the 3. Handball-Liga (III) in 2016.

Football

MTV's football team was most successful during the years directly after

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. In 1945 the former first division side

Leu Braunschweig HSC Leu 06 Braunschweig, commonly known as Leu Braunschweig, is a German association football club based in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. History The club was founded as ''BV Wacker Braunschweig'' in 1906. In 1911, Wacker was merged into '' MTV ...

was merged into the club. Between 1949 and 1954 MTV Braunschweig then played in the

Amateuroberliga Niedersachsen The Oberliga Niedersachsen ( en, Upper League Lower Saxony), sometimes referred to as ''Niedersachsenliga'' (Lower Saxony league), is the fifth tier of the German football league system and the highest league in the German state of Lower Saxony (ge ...

, the second tier of football in Germany at the time. The merger was dissolved in 1954, and the refounded club ''SC Leu Braunschweig'' took MTV's place in the league. Since then MTV's football team has mostly played in the lower tiers of regional amateur football.

Honours

* Landesliga Niedersachsen, Staffel Braunschweig (II): **Champions (1): 1948

Basketball

In 1978 the club's basketball section entered into a cooperation with FT Braunschweig to form SG Braunschweig, the predecessor of Basketball Bundesliga team Basketball Löwen Braunschweig.

Notable members

* Fritz Bleiweiß, Olympic racewalker * Michael Green, Olympic field hockey player * Wolfgang Grobe, footballer, youth player at MTV * Karen Haude, field hockey player *

August Hermann Friedrich August Wilhelm Theodor Hermann (14 September 1835 – 20 February 1906) was a German physical education instructor. He, along with Konrad Koch, introduced the game of association football to Germany from England in 1874. He is known a ...

, physical education pioneer *

René Herms René Herms (17 July 1982 – 9 January 2009) was a German middle-distance runner who specialised in the 800 metres. Herms was born in Dohna, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany. He won the silver medal in 4 × 400 metres relay at the 2000 World Junior ...

, Olympic middle distance runner * Ludwig Lachner, former German international footballer,

player-manager A player-coach (also playing coach, captain-coach, or player-manager) is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both playing and coaching duties. A player-coach may be a head coach or an assistant coach. They may make changes to the s ...

at MTV * Hans-Günther Lehmann, Olympic swimmer * Edmund Malecki, former German international footballer, player and player-manager at MTV *

Jürgen Moll Jürgen Moll (born 16 November 1939 in Karlsbad; died 16 December 1968 on Bundesautobahn 7 near Egestorf in a car crash) was a German football player. Early life Moll was born in Karlsbad, Sudetenland in 1939, but came to Braunschweig as a re ...

, footballer, youth player at MTV * Volker Mudrow, German international handballer * Melanie Paschke, Olympic sprinter * Walter Ramme, Olympic swimmer *

Alfred Schwarzmann Alfred Schwarzmann (22 March 1912 – 11 March 2000) was a German Olympic gymnast. He won three gold and two bronze medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics and another silver medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics. During World War II, Schwarzmann serv ...

, Olympic gymnast * Fate Tola, long-distance runner * Luminita Zaituc, Olympic long-distance runnerEhemalige Laufteam-Größen (in German)
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References

External links

Official website
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