Deutscher Schlitten- und Bobsportverband

The Deutscher Schlitten- und Bobsportverband (DSBV) was the governing body for the sports of luge and bobsleigh in the German Democratic Republic.

German Sled and Bobsleigh Association
Deutscher Schlitten- und Bobsportverband
Membership4,206 (1988)
AbbreviationDSBV
Founded1957 (1957)
HeadquartersEast Berlin, German Democratic Republic
Closure date1990
East Germany

The DSBV was founded in 1957 under the umbrella of the larger Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund. It succeeded an earlier organization, founded in Oberhof in 1953. One of the smallest sports governing bodies in the GDR, the Deutscher Schlitten- und Bobsportverband had 3,759 athletes and 447 trainers in 1988.

Upon German reunification in 1990, the DSBV was absorbed into the German Bobsleigh and Sled Sport Association.

Presidents of the DSBV
Heinz Rustemeier1957–1962
Erhard Feuereiss1962–1976
Hans Friedrich1976–1982
Martin Kilian1982–1990
Karl-Heinz Anschütz1990

References
  • "BSD Historie" [History of the BSD] (in German). 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.


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