German Sports Association
The German Sport Federation ( DSB ) was the umbrella organization of the state sport federations and sports associations in Germany in the legal form of a registered association (e.V.). On May 20, 2006, the German Sports Association merged with the National Olympic Committee for Germany to form the German Olympic Sports Association (DOSB).
history
The DSB was founded on December 10, 1950 in Hanover as the first democratic association covering the whole of sport in the Federal Republic of Germany, including West Berlin . The establishment was preceded by almost five years of discussion in which the interests of top-class and popular sports, civil and workers' sports as well as gymnastics and sports had to be brought to a common denominator. The first president of the DSB was Willi Daume (civil sport), his deputies were Heinrich Hünecke (workers ' sports ) and Oscar Drees (workers' sports ). Other members of the first presidium were Max Danz , Bernhard Baier , Gerhard Schlegel , Walter Wülfing , Paul Reinberg , Johannes Stoll , August Zeuner , Ottoheinz Ertl , Ludwig Wolker , Herbert Kunze , Heinz Lindner and Grete Nordhoff (1899–1976). General Manager, then renamed General Secretary of the DSB from 1954 to December 31, 1963 Guido von Mengden , from 1964 to 1989 Karlheinz Gieseler and from 1990 to 1994 Norbert Wolf .
In 1990 most of the sports associations represented in the German Gymnastics and Sports Federation of the GDR joined the DSB. With 27 million members, the DSB was the largest personal organization in Germany.
Member organizations of the DSB were the 16 state sports federations, 55 central associations and eleven sports associations with special tasks, six associations for science and education and two funding associations. The head office was in Frankfurt am Main .
President
- Willi Daume (1950–1970)
- Wilhelm Kregel (1970–1974)
- Willi Weyer (1974–1986)
- Hans Hansen (1986-1994)
- Manfred von Richthofen (1994-2006)
State sports federations
The following 16 state sports federations were members of the DSB:
- State Sports Association of Baden-Württemberg
- Bavarian State Sports Association
- State Sports Federation Berlin
- State Sports Association of Brandenburg
- State Sports Association of Bremen
- Hamburger Sportbund
- State Sports Association of Hesse
- State Sports Association of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- State Sports Association of Lower Saxony
- State Sports Association of North Rhine-Westphalia
- State Sports Association of Rhineland-Palatinate
- State sports association for the Saarland
- State Sports Association of Saxony
- State Sports Association of Saxony-Anhalt
- State Sports Association Schleswig-Holstein
- State Sports Association of Thuringia
Leading associations
The following professional associations were members of the German Sports Confederation:
- American Football Association Germany
- Bobsleigh and sledge association for Germany
- Association of German Cyclists
- Federal Association of German Weightlifters
- Federal Association of German Powerlifters
- German Billiard Union
- German Ice Skating Union
- German speed skating community
- German Life Saving Society
- German Equestrian Federation
- German Taekwondo Union
- German Triathlon Union
- German Aero Club
- German Alpine Club
- German Athletes Association
- German Badminton Association
- German baseball and softball association
- German Basketball Association
- German Disabled Sports Association
- German Boccia, Boules and Pétanque Association
- German Boxing Association
- German Curling Association
- German ice hockey association
- German Ice Sports Association
- German Ice Stock Association
- German Fencing Association
- German Football Association
- German Deaf Sports Association
- German Golf Association
- German Handball Federation
- German Hockey Association
- German Ju-Jutsu Association
- German Judo Association
- German Canoe Association
- German Karate Association
- German skittles and bowling association
- German Athletics Association
- German Mini Golf Association
- German Motor Sport Association
- German Motorsport Association
- German Motor Yacht Association
- German Lawn Power Sports and Tug of War Association
- German Wrestling Association
- German roller sport and inline association
- German Rowing Association
- German Rugby Association
- German Chess Federation
- German Swimming Association
- German shooting association
- German Sailing Association
- German Skibob Association
- German Ski Association
- German Sports Acrobatics Association
- German Squash and Rackets Association
- German Dance Sports Association
- German Tennis Association
- German Table Tennis Association
- German Gymnastics Federation
- German Association for Modern Pentathlon
- German volleyball association
- German Water Ski Association
- German fishing association
- Association of German Scuba Divers
Members with special tasks
- General German University Sports Association
- German Aikido Association
- German company sports association
- German Association for Naturism
- DJK sports association
- German Police Sports Board
- Oak cross sport in YMCA Germany
- Kneipp association
- Makkabi Germany
- Bicycle and motorists' association "Solidarity" Germany 1896
- Association of German Railway Sports Clubs
- German Olympic Society
Trivia
The last founding member was Fredy Stober , who died on December 18, 2010 at the age of 100.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolfgang Buss : The Development of Sports in Northwest Germany. 1945-1949. Hoya: NISH 1985. ISBN 978-3-932423-93-2 ; Lorenz Peiffer (Ed.): The contested unit. From ADS to DSB 1948–1950. Hoya: NISH 1988; ISBN 978-3-232-59324-3
- ^ Arnd Krüger : Sport and Politics. From gymnastics father Jahn to state amateur . Torch bearer, Hanover 1975 ISBN 3-7716-2087-2 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated February 22, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archive link ( memento of the original from October 26, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ badische-zeitung.de: Ski Alpin: A Patriarch of Sports - badische-zeitung.de , accessed on December 28, 2010