Germany competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, cycling, equestrian, paracanoeing, paratriathlon, rowing and wheelchair basketball.
Funding One source of funding and support for Germany's Paralympic efforts through to the Rio Games is a local partnership with Allianz.
Disability classifications
Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Men's relay T43-47 Athletics Men's long jump F42 Athletics Men's long jump F44 Athletics Men's shot put F33 Athletics Men's shot put F36 Athletics Men's shot put F41 Athletics Women's long jump F42 Athletics Women's shot put F36 Athletics Women's shot put F37 Cycling Men's road time trial H4 Cycling Men's road time trial T1-2 Cycling Men's road race H4 Cycling Men's road race C1-3 Cycling Men's road race T1-2 Cycling Women's road time trial H4-5 Cycling Women's road race H1-4 Cycling Women's road race H5 Paratriathlon Men's individual PT4 Athletics Men's 400m T44 Athletics Women's 100m T36 Athletics Women's 100m T42 Athletics Women's 100m T44 Athletics Women's 200m T44 Athletics Women's 400m T44 Athletics Women's long jump F37 Athletics Women's discus throw F55 Athletics Women's javelin throw F56 Cycling Men's road race H3 Cycling Women's road time trial H4-5 Cycling Women's road time trial C1-3 Equestrian Mixed team Judo Women's -48kg Judo Women's -52kg Paracanoeing Men's KL3 Paracanoeing Women's KL1 Shooting Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1 Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S7 Swimming Women's 50m freestyle S12 Table tennis Men's singles class 3 Table tennis Men's singles class 5 Table tennis Men's team class 3 Table tennis Women's singles class 6 Athletics Men's 100m T12 Athletics Men's 100m T44 Athletics Men's 200m T44 Athletics Men's long jump F44 Athletics Women's 100m T12 Athletics Women's 200m T36 Athletics Women's javelin throw F34 Cycling Men's road time trial H4 Cycling Women's road race C1-3 Cycling Women's road race T1-2 Cycling Men's 1km time trial B Equestrian Individual freestyle test grade II Judo Men's -73kg Swimming Men's 100m breaststroke SB6
Archery
Jennifer Hess earned Germany a spot at the Rio Games following her performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. She qualified the country after her performance in the recurve women's open event. Uwe Herter earned Germany a second spot in the W1 men's event.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankUwe HerterMen's individual compound W16098W 130–124W 130–124L 131–135L 125–1334Maik SzarszewskiMen's individual recurve open6293W 7–1W 7–3L 4–6Did not advanceLucia KupczykWomen's individual compound open60715L 129–140Did not advanceJennifer HessWomen's individual recurve open59411L 4–6Did not advanceMaik SzarszewskiJennifer HessTeam recurve open12236L 3–5Did not advance
Athletics
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankAlhassane Balde800 metres T541:37.305colspan=2Did not advance1500 metres T543:07.143 Qcolspan=23:01.6265000 metres T5410:21.676 qcolspan=211:03.008David Behre100 metres T4411.233 Qcolspan=211.267200 metres T4421.631 Qcolspan=221.41400 metres T4447.741 Qcolspan=246.23Johannes Floors100 metres T4411.346colspan=2Did not advance200 metres T4421.863 Qcolspan=221.814400 metres T44DSQcolspan=2Did not advanceHeinrich Popow100 metres T4212.451 Qcolspan=212.464Dennis Rill100 metres T3812.035colspan=2Did not advanceLeon Schäfer100 metres T4213.167colspan=2Did not advanceDenis Schmitz100 metres T33colspan=421.226Marc Schuh100 metres T5415.264colspan=2Did not advance400 metres T5448.894colspan=2Did not advanceFelix Streng100 metres T4411.123 Qcolspan=211.03200 metres T4422.554 qcolspan=2DSQThomas Ulbricht100 metres T1211.401 Qcolspan=211.39200 metres T12DSQDid not advance400 metres T1250.772 q51.403Did not advanceMarkus RehmDavid BehreFelix StrengJohannes Floors4 × 100 metres relay T43-47colspan=440.82 PR
Field events AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionReinhold BötzelHigh jump T471.80 =SB9Sebastian DietzShot put F3614.84Niko KappelShot put F4113.57Mathias MesterJavelin throw F4139.995Heinrich PopowLong jump T426.70 PRMarkus RehmLong jump T448.21 PRDennis RillLong jump T385.037Leon SchäferLong jump T426.06 PB4High jump T421.5512Daniel ScheilShot put F3311.03Mathias SchulzeJavelin throw F4648.8410Felix StrengLong jump T447.13 PBFrank TinnemeierShot put T4213.445Thomas UlbrichtLong jump T126.4010
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankLindy Ave100 metres T3813.282 Qcolspan=213.205Irmgard Bensusan100 metres T4413.081 Qcolspan=213.04200 metres T4426.701 Qcolspan=226.90400 metres T44colspan=459.62Vanessa Braun100 metres T3814.597colspan=2Did not advanceJanne Sophie Engeleiter100 metres T1313.135colspan=2Did not advanceIsabelle Foerder100 metres T3715.045colspan=2Did not advance400 metres T371:16.255colspan=2Did not advanceMaike Hausberger400 metres T371:12.225colspan=2Did not advanceVanessa Low100 metres T4215.761 Qcolspan=215.17Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt100 metres T1212.471 Q12.11 PB2 q11.99 PB200 metres T1224.732 qcolspan=224.714Claudia Nicoleitzik100 metres T3614.712 Qcolspan=214.64200 metres T3631.182 Qcolspan=231.13Nicole Nicoleitzik100 metres T3814.496colspan=2Did not advanceJana Schmidt100 metres T4216.703 Qcolspan=216.846Maria Seifert100 metres T3714.063 Qcolspan=214.136Uta Streckert100 metres T35colspan=417.665200 metres T35colspan=437.517Lindy AveMaria SeifertNicole NicoleitzikClaudia Nicoleitzik4 × 100 metres relay T35-38colspan=456.04 SB4
Field events AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionLindy AveLong jump T384.47 PB6Vanessa BraunLong jump T383.98 =PB13Marianne BuggenhagenDiscus throw F5524.56Maike HausbergerLong jump T374.064Frances HerrmannShot put F346.646Javelin throw F3418.16Birgit KoberShot put F3611.41Frederike KoleiskiDiscus throw F4430.344Franziska LiebhardtLong jump T374.42Shot put F3713.96Vanessa LowLong jump T424.93 WRJuliane MoggeShot put F369.124Katrin Mueller-RottgardtLong jump T125.166Nicole NicoleitzikLong jump T384.0510Jana SchmidtLong jump T423.537Martina WillingShot put F577.799Discus throw F5721.059Javelin throw F5722.22
Paracanoe
Men
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTom KiereyKL342.3451 Fcolspan=239.909Ivo KilianKL250.2224 SF49.737448.6228
Women
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAnke MolkenthinKL21:05.7215 SF1:05.3826Did not advanceEdina MüllerKL158.6621 Fcolspan=258.874
Cycling
With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Germany qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.
Road
Men AthleteEventTimeRankHans-Peter DurstRoad race T1–250:07Road time trial T1–222:57.34Kai KruseRoad time trial B42:48.4220Vico MerkleinRoad race H41:28:48Road time trial H428:42.34Thomas SchäferRoad race C4–52:19:2612Road time trial C440:05.057Michael TeuberRoad race C1–31:52:0914Road time trial C127:53.98Steffen WariasRoad race C1–31:49:11Road time trial C340:38.455Maximilian WeberRoad race H31:33:17Road time trial H331:20.949Erich WinklerRoad race C1–31:55:0418Road time trial C129:37.374
Women AthleteEventTimeRankKerstin BrachtendorfRoad race C4–52:21:585Road time trial C530:31.467Andrea EskauRoad race H51:37:07Road time trial H4–532:15.42Jana MajunkeRoad race T1–21:08:19Road time trial T1–227:43.464Christiane ReppeRoad race H1–41:15:56Road time trial H4–533:54.536Denise SchindlerRoad race C1–31:30:14Road time trial C1–330:18.99Dorothee ViethRoad race H51:37:155Road time trial H4–531:35.46
Track
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationFinalTimeRankOpponentResultsRankKai KruseMen's individual pursuit B4:45.60313Did not advanceMichael TeuberMen's individual pursuit C14:04.1055Did not advanceErich WinklerMen's individual pursuit C14:02.6583L OVL4Kerstin BrachtendorfWomen's individual pursuit C54:01.2338Did not advanceDenise SchindlerWomen's individual pursuit C1–3DisqualifiedDid not advance
Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankKai KruseMen's 1 km time trial B1:01.787Erich WinklerMen's 1 km time trial C1–31:17.77421
Equestrian
Germany were one of three nations to qualify a team for dressage via their results at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, where they won the bronze medal in the team event. The country earned an additional individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method following the suspension of Russia, and France Finland not using one of their allocated spots.
Team Dressage – 4 quota places
AthleteHorseEventScoreRankElke PhilippRegalizIndividual championship test grade Ia73.6964Individual freestyle test grade Ia73.7004Alina RosenbergNea's DabounIndividual championship test grade Ib70.9665Individual freestyle test grade Ib72.5504Carolin SchnarreDel RuschIndividual championship test grade IV69.9055Individual freestyle test grade IV69.6005Claudia SchmidtRomeo RoyalIndividual championship test grade II67.31411Steffen ZeibigFeel Good 4Individual championship test grade II70.0574Individual freestyle test grade II74.350Elke PhilippAlina RosenbergCarolin SchnarreSteffen ZeibigSee aboveTeam433.321
Goalball Germany's men enter the tournament ranked 15th in the world.
Quarterfinal
Judo
Men AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankNikolai Kornhass−73 kgW 000–0001L 000–100colspan=2W 110–000Sebastian Junk−81 kgL 000–111Did notadvanceOliver Upmann−100 kgL 000–100Did not advanceL 000–100Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCarmen Brussig−48 kgW 100–000W 001–000L 000–100Ramona Brussig−52 kgW 100–000W 001–000L 000–012
Paratriathlon
AthleteEventSwim (0.75 km)Trans 1Bike (22.28 km)Trans 2Run (5 km)Total TimeRankStefan LöslerMen's PT212:072:2440:161:2221:151:17:247Martin SchulzMen's PT410:331:0932:230:3917:531:02:37
Rowing
One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. Germany qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the LTA Mixed Coxed Four event with a seventh-place finish in a time of 03:30.920.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMen's single sculls5:27.776 R5:22.974 FBcolspan=2 5:12.1411Anke MolkenthinTino KolitscherValentin LuzSusanne LacknerInga ThöneMixed coxed four3:31.593 R3:35.681 FAcolspan=2 3:27.344
Sailing