Dieter Vohs

As the East German water polo national team won the inter-national qualifying match in 1964 against the West German national team, with a 3-1 win in Magdeburg and a 1-1 tie in Wuppertal, the German Olympic team at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics was an East German one that finished sixth. The team was coached by Rolf Bastel.

Dieter Vohs from SG Dynamo Magdeburg was among the world’s best water polo players in the 1960s. In 1966 Vohs lost the European Cup final with Magdeburg against Partizan Belgrad.

In 1968 the DTSB (East German Gymnastics and Sports Association) ended national support for water polo, field hockey, basketball, and some other sports. Participation in international competitions in the capitalist world was forbidden, training sessions me forbidden. Indoor times and training sessions were cancelled. From then on no more water polo activities were allowed in Magdeburg.