Sport in Hamburg

This article covers sport in Hamburg, Germany — its history and role as part of the city's culture, both on a recreational and professional level.

The Vierländer Schützengesellschaft (approximate translation: Vierlande Shooting Club) is one of the oldest still existing organisation in Hamburg.

The Germania Ruder Club's coxed fours won rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.

[5] 12 players from the Hamburg Chess Club won the German Team Championship in 1956 and 1958.

[8] In July 2008 the Fourth World University Championship for beach volleyball was held in Hamburg.

HSV is a six time German champion, a three time German cup winner and triumphed in the European cup in 1977 and 1983 and has played in the group stages of the Champions League twice; in 2000–01 and in 2006–07.

[16] The HSV Stealers play first division Baseball as well as the Hamburg Knights do so in Softball.

[22] There is also the lacrosse team Hamburg Warriors at the Harvestehuder Tennis- und Hockey-Club (HTHC).

[23] Hamburg is the nation's hockey capital and dominates the men's as well as the women's Bundesliga with teams like Der Club an der Alster, Großflottbeker THGC, Klipper THC, Hamburger Polo Club Harvestehuder THC or Uhlenhorster HC.

[24] In 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 the men's team won the high goal class of the German Polo Championship.

The Volksparkstadion,[notes 2] (seats 50,000 [27]) home to the Hamburger SV, was a venue for Bruce Springsteen's Magic Tour.

Hamburg Freezers and HSV Handball play at O2 World, formerly known as Color Line Arena.

The Alsterschwimmhalle is Hamburg's largest aquatic center, completed in 1973[28] and used for swimming events.

Since 1979 the derby is held almost annually at the Hamburger Polo Club in Klein Flottbek.

In 2008 the German Tennis Federation (DTB) and the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) were divided about the status of the Hamburg Masters tournament as part of the ATP Masters Series.