PROBST Anton GER (PVE)

Anton started with WOVD at the World Championships (Standing) in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1986. It was his first international match as a player for Germany – Bronze Medal.

Fritz Klein (NL) had the greatest influence on his development as a referee. He was his tutor at his first Hamburg tournament in 1987.

Event involvement as referee:

1986 Tel Aviv, Israel – World Championships – National Player for Germany – Bronze Medal
1988 Seoul, Korea -Paralympics Games – National Player for Germany – Gold Medal
1990 Nyreghaza, Hungary – Candidate on International Referee Course – Qualified
1990 Nyiregyhaza, Hungary – EuroCup
1991 Nottingham, England – European Championships
1992 Barcelona, Spain – Paralympic Games
1993 Amelie, France – European Championships – National Player for Germany – Gold Medal
1993 Roosendaal, The Netherlands, EuroCup
1993 Bratislava, Slovakia – EuroCup
1994 Lappenranta, Finland – EuroCup
1995 Lubijana, Slovenia – European Championships
1995 Bottrop, Germany – World Championships
1995 Roermond, The Netherlands – EuroCup
1996 Kristiansand, Norway – Euro Cup
1996 Atlanta, USA – Paralympic Games
1998 Olsztyn , Poland – World Championships
1999 Mar del Plata, Argentina – Parapan American Games
1999 Enschede, The Netherlands – EuroCup
1999 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzogovina – European Championships
1999 Laval, Canada – Para PanAmerican Open
2000 Sydney, Australia Paralympic Games
2000 Leverkusen, Germany – EuroCup
2001 De Lutte, The Netherlands – EuroCup
2001 Sarospatak, Hungary – European Championships
2002 Cairo, Egypt – World Championships
2002 Wisla, Poland – World Championships
2002 Riga, Estonia – EuroCup
2003 Leverkusen, Germany – World Cup
2003 LappenRanta, Finland – European Championships
2004 Athens, Greece – Paralympic Games – Gold Medal match referee
2005 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzogovina – World Cup
2005 Leverkusen, Germany – European Championships
2005 Elblag, Poland – Euro Cup
2006 Roermond, The Netherlands – World Championships
2006 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Junior World Championships
2006 Nyiregyhaza, Hungary – EuroCup
2007 Sheffield, England – International Referee Course – Joint Tutor
2007 Nyiregyhaza, Hungary – European Championships
2007 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzogovina – EuroCup
2008 Beijing, China – Paralympic Games
2008 Leverkusen, Germany – Junior European Championships
2008 Nyiregyhaza, Hungary – EuroCup
2010 Oklahoma, USA – World Championships
2010 Nyiregyhaza, Hungary – EuroCup
2011 Guadalajara, Mexico – Parapan American Games
2011 Rotterdam, The Netherlands – European Championships
2011 Elblag, Poland – EuroCup
2012 London, Great Britain – Paralympic Games – Gold Medal match referee
2013 Elblag, Poland – European Championships
2014 Elblag, Poland – World Championships
2015 Warendorf, Germany – European Championships
2015 Toronto, Canada – Parapan American Games
2016 Anji, China – World ParaVolley Intercontinental
2016- Rio de Janeiro , Brazil – Paralympic Games – Referee Observer
2017 Kigali, Rwanda – African Zonal Championships
2017 Hangzhou, China – Asia Oceania Zonal Championships
2017 Porec, Croatia – European Championships
2017 Rotterdam, The Netherlands – World Championships – Referee Observer
2019 Budapest , Hungary – European Championships
2021 Duisburg, Germany-Paralympic Qualification Tournament- Referee Observer

Player from 1986-1993 and an International Referee 1990-2015. Refereed at six Paralympic Games, final one being London 2012.

Awards received:

2021 World ParaVolley Recognition Award
Award for special merits in volleyball by the Bavarian Volleyball Association 2021

Official posts held:

WOVD/WPV Referee Commissioner 2004-2010 and 2016-2019
Referee Commissioner Europe (as above)
Head of the referees in Germany since 1992