German Olympic Sports Confederation

The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), the non-governmental umbrella organization of German sport, was founded on May 20, 2006 by the merger of the German Sports Federation and the National Olympic Committee for Germany. The DOSB stands for achievement, health, joie de vivre and value mediation. Patron of the DOSB is the German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

The DOSB has more than 27 million memberships in nearly 90,000 sports clubs. He is the largest civic movement in Germany.
The DOSB consists of 101 member organizations, including 16 regional sports federations, 65 top associations and 20 associations with special tasks.
Since December 2013 Alfons Hörmann heads the DOSB. The founding president was Thomas Bach, the fencing Olympic champion of 1976, who led the DOSB from May 20, 2006 to September 16, 2013. He resigned from office after being elected IOC President. Hans-Peter Krämer, Vice President for Economics and Finance, then led the DOSB until the new election of the President on December 7, 2013.
The DOSB is the advisory and service station of its organizational, financial and professional independent affiliates. He represents their interests vis-à-vis the institutions of the European Union, federal, state and local governments, the churches and in all socio-political and cultural areas.
According to the statutes, the DOSB is committed to the preservation, promotion and further development