The Most Famous
VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS from Germany
This page contains a list of the greatest German Volleyball Players. The pantheon dataset contains 199 Volleyball Players, 4 of which were born in Germany. This makes Germany the birth place of the 18th most number of Volleyball Players behind Kenya, and Bulgaria.
Top 6
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary German Volleyball Players of all time. This list of famous German Volleyball Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Margareta Kozuch (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 43.32, Margareta Kozuch is the most famous German Volleyball Player. Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Margareta Anna "Maggie" Kozuch (Polish: Małgorzata Kożuch; born 30 October 1986) is a German volleyball player who played for Atom Trefl Sopot, and previously played as a wing-spiker for TuS Berne Hamburg, CVMJ Hamburg, TV Fischbek (who changed their name to NA Hamburg), and Unicom Starker Kerakoll Sassuolo. She was Hamburg's sportswoman of the year in 2005. She represented the German women's national volleyball team in the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009. She was German sportswoman of the year in 2010. She is of Polish origin.
2. Christiane Fürst (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 40.54, Christiane Fürst is the 2nd most famous German Volleyball Player. Her biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Christiane Fürst (born 29 March 1985) is a German retired volleyball player.
3. Laura Ludwig (b. 1986)
With an HPI of 40.31, Laura Ludwig is the 3rd most famous German Volleyball Player. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Laura Ludwig-Bowes (born 13 January 1986) is a German professional beach volleyball player, playing as a defender. Previously forming a pair with compatriot Kira Walkenhorst, she represents Hamburger SV and has won four European championships. She won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She added another medal, Gold, at the 2016 World Tour Finals in Toronto. In 2017, she and Walkenhorst won the World Championship in Vienna.
4. Marcus Böhme (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 39.69, Marcus Böhme is the 4th most famous German Volleyball Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Marcus Böhme (born 25 August 1985) is a German professional volleyball player, a member of the Germany national team. The bronze medallist at the 2014 World Championship, and the 2009 European League winner. At the professional club level, he plays for VfB Friedrichshafen.
5. Axel Hager (b. 1969)
With an HPI of 39.69, Axel Hager is the 5th most famous German Volleyball Player. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Axel Hager (born 14 March 1969) is a beach volleyball player from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, partnering Jörg Ahmann. He also represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
6. Julius Brink (b. 1982)
With an HPI of 37.64, Julius Brink is the 6th most famous German Volleyball Player. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Julius Brink (born 6 July 1982) is a German beach volleyball player who won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2006 European Beach Volleyball Championships in The Hague, Netherlands, partnering with Christoph Dieckmann. He took part at the Olympic Games in 2008. In 2009, Brink and his current partner, Jonas Reckermann, won four FIVB competitions (three consecutive Grand Slams) and the German Masters of the CEV European Championship Tour. This includes the 2009 FIVB World Championship, held from 26 June to 5 July in Stavanger, Norway, beating top seeded Harley/Alison in the final and former FIVB world champions and gold medalist of the 2008 Summer Olympics Rogers/Dalhausser in the semi-final. They are the first German and European team ever to win a world championship title and are currently ranked 22nd on the FIVB World Tour (as of 23 July 2012). On 9 August 2012, Brink and his teammate, Jonas Reckermann, won the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. With this victory Germany become the first European country to win the Beach Volleyball in Olympics.
People
Pantheon has 6 people classified as German volleyball players born between 1969 and 1986. Of these 6, 6 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living German volleyball players include Margareta Kozuch, Christiane Fürst, and Laura Ludwig. As of April 2024, 2 new German volleyball players have been added to Pantheon including Christiane Fürst, and Axel Hager.
Living German Volleyball Players
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Margareta Kozuch
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Christiane Fürst
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.54
Laura Ludwig
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Marcus Böhme
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Axel Hager
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.69
Julius Brink
1982 - Present
HPI: 37.64
