Sports in Germany

Germany sports have gained worldwide popularity. It is indeed the national pride of Germans. Germans are also quite sport loving people.
Anyone in Germany can keep himself physically active by taking part in Germany sports. In Germany group activities, team sports and competition take place very frequently. Playing with neighbors and friends is one of the leisure activities of Germans. Germans are culturally rich people and they follow their conventional tradition strictly. Sports in Germany also falls under the domain of cultural activities and therefore plays a major role in Germany. The German sports activities include:

• Volleyball
• Basketball
• Field hockey
• Track and field events
• Skiing
• Ice

Soccer had been the most popular game in West Germany until 1980. In 1954, 1974, 1990 West Germany won the world cup.


Apart from this tennis is also one among the other favorite German sports. In international competition some of the outstanding German tennis players participated and with their skill and efficiency brought cup for the country. Boris Becker was the youngest German tennis player who won Wimbledon at a very young age. In 1998 and 1989 West Germany also won Davis cup. During that time Boris Becker had been the team lead . Steffi Graf is the other legendary figure in the history of German as well as world tennis. She started her career as a tennis player at a very young age. When she was only 18 years old she became the world number 1 woman tennis player. Steffi is also the winner of Grand Slam. This unquestionable contribution of Steffi and Becker inspired the Germany sports and number of tennis clubs started increasing.

East Germany also gives excessive support to the sports activities. The residents of East Germany use sports for acquisition of worldwide recognition. During the period of 1960s the communist athletes started winning medals for various sports activities. Those Germany sports include track , winter games, field, swimming etc. The secret of the popularity of Germany sports is probably their disciplined life, well organized training procedure and efficient trainers. There is an allegation regarding the German sportsman that they take anabolic steroids (drugs) for increasing their energy level. In 1972 East Germany participated at the Olympics (Munich) as a national team. In 1980 also Germany became the topper in the winter games.

S.No.	Sports Club Name	Address
1	HSV - Hamburger Sport-Verein e.V. - Lurup	Sylvesterallee 7 22525 Hamburg, Germany
2	FC Union Berlin e.V. - Köpenick	An der Wuhlheide 263 12555 Berlin, Germany
3	Hannoverscher Sportverein von 1896 e.V. - Calenberger Neustadt	Robert-Enke-Straße 1 30169 Hanover, Germany
4	Hertha BSC e.V. - Westend	Hanns-Braun-Straße, Friesenhaus 2 14053 Berlin, Germany
5	Turngemeinde Bornheim 1860 eV - Bornheim	Berger Straße 294Frankfurt
6	Turn-Klubb zu Hannover - Sudstadt	Maschstr. 16 30169 Hanover, Germany
7	Velo Sport Werner Otto GmbH - Niederschönhausen	Pastor-Niemöller-Platz 8 13156 Berlin, Germany
8	Trendsportfeld Ostfildern	Bonhoefferstraße 20 73760 Ostfildern, Germany
9	Budo Zentrum Rottweil e.V. - Rottweil	Neckartal 58 Rottweil
10	Budo Zentrum Rottweil e.V. - Rottweil	Stadionstr. 52 Rottweil
11	Aero Club Bayer Uerdingen e.V. - Krefeld	Lilienthalweg 10 47802 Krefeld, Germany
12	Billard Cafe Skyline - Osnabruck	Eversburger Strasse 38, 49090 Osnabruck, Germany
13	Ruder-Verein Preussen e.V. - Heiligensee	Alt-Heiligensee 12 13503 Berlin, Germany
14	Hula Verein "no ka hoomanao ana ia Berlin" e. V. - Tempelhof	Columbiadamm 8 - 10, Flughafen Tempelhof c/o Tanzschule Traumtänzer, 12101 Berlin, Germany
15	VfL Pinneberg e.V. - Pinneberg	Fahltskamp 53 25421 Pinneberg, Germany
16	Wasserfreunde Wuppertal 1883 e.V. Alfred Panke Bad - Wuppertal	Bendahler Straße 136 42285 Wuppertal, Germany
17	SV Energie Berlin e.V. Ruderabteilung - Köpenick	Gutenbergstr. 4 12557 Berlin, Germany
18	Moorburger Turn- und Sportverein von 1897 e.V. - Moorburg	Moorburger Schanze 257 21079 Hamburg, Germany
19	Marinekameradschaft - Flensburg	Fahrensodde 22 24944 Flensburg, Germany
20	Beachvolleyball - Hamm	Zum Lonnenhohl 7 Dortmund
21	Westdeutscher Volleyball-Verband e.V.	Bovermannstr. 2a Dortmund
22	sc 1880 lacrosse - Dornbusch	Feldgerichtstraße 29 60320 Frankfurt am Main, Germany
23	Kegelbahn Merkers - Merkers	Salzunger Str. 59, 36460 Merkers
24	Queens-Club - Anderten	Lohweg 2 30519 Hannover
25	MTV Stuttgart 1843 e.V. - West	Am Kräherwald 190a 70193 Stuttgart, Germany
26	VFL Gummersbach GmbH - Gummersbach	Am Kerberg 7 51643 Gummersbach, Germany
27	Schießsportgemeinschaft Bayer Leverkusen e.V. - Manfort	Fritz-Henseler-Str. 4 51379 Leverkusen, Germany
28	MTV Urberach - Rödermark	Schömbsstr. 32 63322 Rödermark, Germany
29	Reitverein Siegen e.V. - Siegen	Leimbachstr. 260 57074 Siegen, Germany
30	Billardverein VdP Paderborn 1989 e.V. - Paderborn	Detmolder Straße 74 33100 Paderborn, Germany