German Curling Association

German Curling Association V.
Founded	March 23, 1966
Place of foundation	Feet
president	Bernhard Mayr
societies	16
Members	752
Association headquarters	Feet
Homepage	www.curling-dcv.de

The German Curling Association e. V. ( DCV ) was founded in 1966 with the aim of promoting the sport of curling at all levels, maintaining and cultivating its sportiness and fairness in the sense of the "Spirit of Curling".

Curling in Germany

The first men's championships were held in 1966, the women's first in 1975. German curlers achieved their first international success at the men's European championship in Oslo in 1977 and at the women's European championship in Copenhagen in 1980 , each with a bronze medal. Then followed gold at the 1984 European Championships in Morzine. A year later, the men's team also succeeded in this at the European Championships in Grindelwald . The women of the DCV won their first Olympic gold at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville . At that time, curling was still a demonstration sport , in the same year the World Curling Federation was recognized by the IOC as a winter sports federation. Curling was finally officially included in the Olympic program in 1998.

Web links

• Official website of the German Curling Association

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Inventory survey 2019. (PDF) German Olympic Sports Confederation, accessed on July 26, 2020 .