Germany competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Germany returned to the Olympic Games after not being invited to both the 1920 and 1924 Games due to its role in World War I. Despite a total absence of 16 years since 1912, German athletes were ranked 2nd. 295 competitors, 260 men and 35 women, took part in 95 events in 16 sports.
Medalists
MedalNameSportEventDate Athletics Women's 800 m Equestrian Individual dressage , Carl Freiherr von Langen,Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck Equestrian Team dressage Fencing Women's foil , Bruno Müller Rowing Men's coxless pair Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke Water polo Weightlifting Men's 67.5 kg Weightlifting Men's +82.5 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight , Hubert Houben,Helmut Körnig, Georg Lammers Athletics Men's 4 × 100 m relay , Richard Krebs,Otto Neumann, Harry Werner Storz Athletics Men's 4 × 400 m relay Boxing Men's light heavyweight Fencing Men's foil Swimming Men's 200 m breaststroke Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman lightweight Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight Athletics Men's 100 m Athletics Men's 200 m Athletics Men's 400 m Athletics Men's 800 m Athletics Men's shot put , Leni Junker,Rosa Kellner, Leni Schmidt Athletics Women's 4 × 100 m relay , Karl Köther Cycling Men's tandem Equestrian Individual eventing Fencing Women's foil Field hockey Modern pentathlon Swimming Women's 200 m breaststroke Weightlifting Men's 60 kg Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
Athletics
Women's 100 metresAthletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 100 metres . Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-01.
Erna Steinberg – 4th Leni Schmidt – DQ (final) Anni Holdmann – Semi-final (4th in heat 1) Leni Junker – Semi-final (5th in heat 2)
Boxing
Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg) Hubert Ausbock First Round — Bye Second Round — Defeated Lennart Bohman (SWE), points Quarterfinals — Lost to Antal Kocsis (HUN), points
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg) Hans Schonrath First Round — Bye Quarterfinals — Lost to Nils Ramm (SWE), points
Cycling
Ten cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1928.
Individual road race Karl Koch Arthur Essing Bernhard Stübecke Otto Kürschner
Sprint Hans Bernhardt
Time trial Kurt Einsiedel
Tandem Karl Köther Hans Bernhardt
Team pursuit Josef Steger Anton Joksch Kurt Einsiedel Hans Dormbach
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
13 fencers, 10 men and 3 women, represented Germany in 1928.
Men's foil Erwin Casmir Fritz Gazzera Julius Thomson
Men's team foil Erwin Casmir, Fritz Gazzera, Julius Thomson, Wilhelm Löffler, August Heim, Heinrich Moos
Men's épée Hans Halberstadt Fritz Jack Theodor Fischer
Men's team épée Theodor Fischer, Fritz Gazzera, Hans Halberstadt, Fritz Jack
Men's sabre Erwin Casmir Hans Thomson Heinrich Moos
Men's team sabre Erwin Casmir, Heinrich Moos, Hans Halberstadt, Hans Thomson
Women's foil Helene Mayer Olga Oelkers Erna Sondheim
Football
Hockey
Roster
Group play
Bronze Medal Match
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1928. Helmuth Kahl won a bronze medal.
Helmuth Kahl Heinz Hax Hermann Hölter
Rowing
Sailing
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHerbert Heinrich100 m freestyle Unknown Did not advanceAugust Heitmann 1:02.2 1:03.6 Did not advanceKarl Schubert 1:03.8 Unknown Did not advanceFriedel Berges400 m freestyle 5:27.8 Did not advanceWalter Handschuhmacher 5:32.0 Did not advanceHerbert Heinrich 5:20.0 Unknown Did not advanceWalter Handschuhmacher1500 m freestyle 22:18.6 Did not advanceErnst Küppers100 m backstroke 1:14.0 1:14.2 1:13.8 5Johann Schulz 1:17.2 Did not advanceAlbert Schumberg 1:16.6 Did not advanceErnst Budig200 m breaststroke 2:58.6 Did not advanceErich Rademacher 2:52.0 OR 2:56.6 2:50.6 Erwin Sietas 2:57.4 2:57.8 2:56.6 4Karl SchubertAugust HeitmannFriedel BergesHerbert Heinrich4 × 200 m freestyle relay colspan=2 Unknown Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankReni Erkens100 m freestyle 1:15.0 Did not advanceCharlotte Lehmann 1:15.6 1:15.8 1:15.2 6Reni Erkens400 m freestyle Unknown Did not advanceCharlotte Lehmann 6:28.0 Did not advanceDora Schönemann 6:37.0 Did not advanceCharlotte Mühe200 m breaststroke 3:14.2 3:16.8 3:17.6 Hilde Schrader 3:11.6 OR 3:11.2 =WR 3:12.6 Elfriede Zimmermann 3:18.6 Unknown Did not advanceCharlotte LehmannReni ErkensHerta WunderIrmintraut Schneider4 × 100 m freestyle relay colspan=2 5:19.0 5:14.4 4
Water Polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Art competitions
References
External links Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database