Germany competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A total of 439 athletes were nominated to participate in the Games."Mit Nowitzki und Ciolek - DOSB-Team umfasst 437 Athleten", DOSB, 21 July 2008. , DOSB, 23 July 2008. The German Olympic Sports Confederation (, DOSB) nominated athletes on 29 May, 23 June and 15 July 2008. Reaching the qualification standard set by the relevant sport's international governing body did not automatically mean that the athlete was nominated for Beijing, as the DOSB had stricter qualification standards. An athlete needed to have a somewhat realistic chance for a top 12 position. An exception to this are the team events, as the number of competing teams is already very limited through the IOC standards, and a chance for a respective place is already given by the qualification.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Alexander Grimm Canoeing Men's slalom K-1 Ole Bischof Judo Men's 81 kg Peter ThomsenFrank OstholtHinrich RomeikeIngrid KlimkeAndreas Dibowski Equestrian Team eventing Hinrich Romeike Equestrian Individual eventing Benjamin Kleibrink Fencing Men's foil Britta Heidemann Fencing Women's épée Heike Kemmer Nadine CapellmannIsabell Werth Equestrian Team dressage Britta Steffen Swimming Women's 100 m freestyle Britta Steffen Swimming Women's 50 m freestyle Jan Frodeno Triathlon Men's triathlon Matthias Steiner Weightlifting Men's +105 kg Martin HollsteinAndreas Ihle Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 m Fanny FischerNicole ReinhardtKatrin Wagner-AugustinConny Waßmuth Canoeing Women's K-4 500 m Lena Schöneborn Modern pentathlon Women's event Sabine Spitz Cycling Women's cross-country Germany national field hockey team Field hockey Men's tournament Patrick HausdingSascha Klein Diving Men's 10 m synchronized platform Mirko Englich Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg Ralf Schumann Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol Annekatrin ThieleChristiane Huth Rowing Women's double sculls Roger Kluge Cycling Men's points race Oksana Chusovitina Gymnastics Women's vault Timo BollDimitrij OvtcharovChristian Süß Table tennis Men's team Isabell Werth Equestrian Individual dressage Christian GilleTomasz Wylenzek Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres Ronald Rauhe Tim Wieskötter Canoeing Men's K-2 500 metres Christina Obergföll Athletics Women's javelin throw Munkhbayar Dorjsuren Shooting Women's 25m pistol Christine Brinker Shooting Women's skeet René EndersMaximilian LevyStefan Nimke Cycling Men's team sprint Christian Reitz Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol Britta OppeltManuela LutzeKathrin BoronStephanie Schiller Rowing Women's quadruple sculls Jan Peter PeckoltHannes Peckolt Sailing 49er class Ditte KotzianHeike Fischer Diving Women's 3 m synchronized springboard Fabian Hambüchen Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar Heike Kemmer Equestrian Individual dressage Thomas Lurz Marathon swimming Men's 10 km open water Germany women's national football teamFootball Women's tournament Lutz AltepostNorman BröcklTorsten EckbrettBjörn Goldschmidt Canoeing Men's K-4 1000 m Christian GilleTomasz Wylenzek Canoeing Men's C-2 500 m Katrin Wagner-Augustin Canoeing Women's K-1 500 m
Archery
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankJens PieperMen's individual64845 (20)L 105–107Did not advanceAnja HitzlerWomen's individual62933 (32)W 107–106 (1)L 107–112Did not advance
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankAndré Höhne20 km walkcolspan=6 1:23:132550 km walkcolspan=6 3:49:5212Carsten Schlangen1500 m3:36.346 qcolspan=2 3:37.948Did not advanceTobias Unger100 m10.464 q10.367Did not advanceMarius BroeningTill HelmkeMartin KellerAlexander KosenkowRonny OstwaldTobias Unger4 × 100 m relay38.933 Qcolspan=4 38.584Ruwen FallerKamghe GabaSimon KirchFlorian SeitzBastian Swillims4 × 400 m relay3:03.494colspan=4 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionSebastian BayerLong jump7.7723Did not advanceDanny EckerPole vault5.65=9 q5.706Markus EsserHammer throw77.606 q77.109Robert HartingDiscus throw64.198 q67.094Raphael HolzdeppePole vault5.65=3 q5.608Tim Lobinger5.55=16Did not advancePeter SackShot put20.0113Did not advanceRaúl SpankHigh jump2.295 Q2.325Stephan StedingJavelin throw70.0532Did not advanceAlexander Vieweg67.4935Did not advance
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankArthur AbeleResult10.906.4713.551.90—————Points8836917017140—————André NiklausResult11.127.2913.232.0549.6514.3745.395.2060.214:32.9082207Points834883681850831927775972741726Michael SchraderResult10.807.7013.671.9948.4714.7140.414.8060.274:26.7781949Points906985708794886885673849742766
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankSusanne HahnMarathoncolspan=4 2:38:3152Melanie Krauscolspan=4 2:35:1730Sabrina Mockenhaupt10000 mcolspan=4 31:14.2113Antje Möldner3000 m steeplechase9:29.86 NR7colspan=2 Did not advanceCarolin Nytra100 m hurdles12.954 q12.997Did not advanceMelanie Seeger20 km walkcolspan=4 1:31:5623Sabine Zimmercolspan=4 1:30:1915Anne MöllingerVerena SailerCathleen TschirchMarion WagnerKatja Wakan4 × 100 m relay43.593 Qcolspan=2 43.284Esther CremerFlorence Ekpo-UmohClaudia HoffmannSorina NwachukwuJonna Tilgner4 × 400 m relay3:25.554 qcolspan=2 3:28.456
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAriane FriedrichHigh jump1.93=5 q1.96=7Betty HeidlerHammer throw71.517 Q70.069Carolin HingstPole vault4.50=10 q4.656Denise HinrichsShot put18.3616Did not advanceKathrin KlaasHammer throw67.5422Did not advanceNadine KleinertShot put18.5211 Q19.017Katharina MolitorJavelin throw60.929 q59.648Steffi Nerius63.943 Q65.295Christina Obergföll67.522 Q66.13Anastasija ReibergerPole vault4.4014Did not advanceChristina SchwanitzShot put19.095 Q18.2711Silke SpiegelburgPole vault4.5012 q4.657
Combined events – Heptathlon AthleteEvent 200 m 800 mFinalRankSonja KesselschlägerResult13.501.7714.3325.506.0444.282:15.94614016*Points1050941816841862750880Jennifer OeserResult13.571.8013.6224.676.1647.532:11.33636011*Points1040978769917899812945Lilli SchwarzkopfResult13.731.8014.6125.255.9651.882:10.9163798*Points1017978835864837897951 * The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and all German heptathletes moved up a position.
Badminton
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMarc ZwieblerMen's singlesW 21–18, 18–21, 21–19W 16–21, 21–13, 21–17L 13–21, 11–21Did not advanceJuliane SchenkWomen's singlesL 21–18, 13–21, 20–22Did not advanceXu HuaiwenW 21–17, 21–8W 21–20, 21–7L 19–21, 20–22Did not advanceKristof HoppBirgit OverzierMixed doublescolspan=2 L 12–21, 12–21Did not advance
Basketball
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Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankRustamhodza RahimovBantamweightL 2–11Did not advanceWilhelm GratschowFeatherweightL 5–14Did not advanceJack Culcay-KethWelterweightL 11–11+Did not advanceKonstantin BugaMiddleweightL 7–14Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom AthleteEventPreliminarySemifinalFinalRun 1RankRun 2RankTotalRankTimeRankTimeRankTotalRankJan BenzienMen's C-185.92384.582170.502 Q95.1512Did not advanceAlexander GrimmMen's K-184.90284.364169.264 Q87.314 Q84.391171.70Felix MichelSebastian PiersigMen's C-296.04396.334192.375 Q94.381 Q110.056204.436Jennifer BongardtWomen's K-192.79194.585189.374 Q203.2915Did not advance
Sprint Men AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAndreas DittmerC-1 500 m1:49.5274 QS1:53.1824Did not advanceC-1 1000 m4:00.5052 QS3:58.5952 Q3:57.8948Jonas EmsK-1 500 m1:38.8192 QS1:44.7176Did not advanceMax HoffK-1 1000 m3:30.3163 QS3:32.8471 Q3:29.3915Christian GilleThomasz WylenzekC-2 500 m1:41.5131 QFcolspan=2 1:41.964C-2 1000 m3:40.9391 QFcolspan=2 3:36.588Martin HollsteinAndreas IhleK-2 1000 m3:15.9871 QFcolspan=2 3:11.809Ronald RauheTim WieskötterK-2 500 m1:28.7361 QFcolspan=2 1:28.827Lutz AltepostNorman BröcklTorsten EckbrettBjorn Hogel GoldschmidtK-4 1000 m2:57.1481 QFcolspan=2 2:56.676
Women AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKatrin Wagner-AugustinK-1 500 m1:48.8751 QFcolspan=2 1:51.022Fanny FischerNicole ReinhardtK-2 500 m1:43.4121 QFcolspan=2 1:42.8994Fanny FischerNicole ReinhardtKatrin Wagner-AugustinConny WaßmuthK-4 500 m1:33.9121 QFcolspan=2 1:32.231 Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road Men AthleteEventTimeRankGerald CiolekRoad raceDid not finishBert GrabschRoad raceDid not finishTime trial1:05:2614Stefan SchumacherRoad raceDid not finishTime trial1:05:2513Jens VoigtRoad raceDid not finishFabian Wegmann6:26:1721
Women AthleteEventTimeRankJudith ArndtRoad race3:33:5141Time trial35:59.776Hanka KupfernagelRoad race3:33:2539Time trial36:35.0511Trixi WorrackRoad race3:32:5220
Track Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankMaximilian LevyMen's sprint10.19970.5956 QW 10.84066.420W 10.76366.895W 10.689, W 10.660W 10.594, W 10.335L, W 10.666, L4Stefan Nimke10.06471.5423 QW 10.82866.494L 10.88866.127LDid not advance9th place finalW 11.0519René EndersMaximilian LevyStefan NimkeMen's team sprint44.19761.0903 QW 43.69962.741colspan=4 W 44.01461.344
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOpponentResultsRankOpponentResultsRankVerena JooßWomen's individual pursuit3:34.48011Did not advance
Keirin AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinalsRankRankRankRankCarsten BergemannMen's keirin5 Q3 Q5Maximilian Levy7 R2Did not advance
Omnium AthleteEventPointsLapsRankRoger KlugeMen's points race582Verena JooßWomen's points raceDid not finishRoger KlugeOlaf PollackMen's madison15–15
Mountain biking Men AthleteEventTimeRankManuel FumicMen's cross-country2:01:1611Wolfram Kurschat (2 laps)33Moritz Milatz2:02:5916Adelheid MorathWomen's cross-country2:02:2518Sabine Spitz1:45:11
Diving
Men AthleteEventsPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankPatrick Hausding3 m springboard451.6511 Q481.505 Q462.058Pavlo Rozenberg431.6516 Q454.4012 Q485.605Patrick Hausding10 m platform423.4017 Q453.3010 Q448.309Sascha Klein453.8010 Q382.8518Did not advanceSascha KleinPavlo Rozenberg3 m synchronized springboardcolspan=4 402.846Patrick HausdingSascha Klein10 m synchronized platformcolspan=4 450.42
Women AthleteEventsPreliminariesSemifinalsFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankKatja Dieckow3 m springboard302.709 Q263.0018Did not advanceDitte Kotzian282.8016 Q292.2515Did not advanceAnnett Gamm10 m platform234.3029Did not advanceChristin Steuer290.8019Did not advanceDitte KotzianHeike Fischer3 m synchronized springboardcolspan=4 318.90Annett GammNora Subschinski10 m synchronized platformcolspan=4 310.294
Equestrian
Dressage AthleteHorseEventGrand PrixGrand Prix SpecialGrand Prix FreestyleOverallScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankNadine CapellmannElvis VAIndividual70.0839 Q67.24017Did not advanceHeike KemmerBonaparte72.2503 Q72.9603 Q75.950474.445Isabell WerthSatchmo76.4171 Q75.2001 Q78.100276.650Nadine CapellmannHeike KemmerIsabell WerthSee aboveTeam72.9171colspan=4 72.917