German Association for Modern Pentathlon

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German Association for Modern Pentathlon
Founded May 27, 1961
Place of foundation Warendorf
president Michael Scharf
societies 176
Members 128,979
Association headquarters Darmstadt
Homepage www.pentathlondeutschland.de

The German Association for Modern Pentathlon e. V. (DVMF) is the responsible association in the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) for the modern pentathlon .

The association was founded on May 27, 1961 in Warendorf and functions as the umbrella organization of twelve regional associations. The office is based in Darmstadt , the current president is Michael Scharf. The national team is currently being looked after by five coaches. The only two German Olympic champions in the sport are Gotthard Handrick ( 1936 ) and Lena Schöneborn ( 2008 ). Schöneborn is also the most successful athlete in the history of modern pentathlon. A total of around 128,000 members are organized in the DVMF. He is a member of the world association UIPM .

German postage stamp from 1983 for the world championship in modern pentathlon

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  1. ↑ a b Inventory survey 2019 (PDF) German Olympic Sports Confederation, accessed on August 5, 2020 .