German Curling Association
# German Curling Association

The German Curling Association (DCV) (German: Deutscher Curling Verband) is the national governing body of the sport of curling in Germany.

## Member clubs

There are 16 curling clubs in Germany.

## Competitive history

### World Curling Championships

**Men's**

As of 2019 Germany has made 48 appearances at the men's World Curling Championships, earning a medal 10 of those times.

| Year | Skip |
| - | - |
| 1972 | Manfred Räderer |
| 1982 | Keith Wendorf |
| 1983 | Keith Wendorf |
| 1987 | Rodger Schmidt |
| 1994 | Andy Kapp |
| 1995 | Andy Kapp |
| 1997 | Andy Kapp |
| 2004 | Sebastian Stock |
| 2005 | Andy Kapp |
| 2007 | Andy Kapp |

**Women's**

As of 2019 Germany has made 37 appearances at the women's World Curling Championships, earning a medal 8 of those times.

| Year | Skip |
| - | - |
| 1984 | Almut Hege |
| 1986 | Andrea Schöpp |
| 1987 | Andrea Schöpp |
| 1988 | Andrea Schöpp |
| 1989 | Andrea Schöpp |
| 1993 | Janet Strayer |
| 1994 | Josefine Einsle |
| 2010 | Andrea Schöpp |

### Olympics

**Men's**

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

**Women's**

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

