Germany competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games after its reunification in 1990.
Germany competed in all sports except artistic swimming, baseball, rugby sevens, softball and water polo.
Germany's medal total of 37 medals is the second lowest number won by Germany at a Summer Olympics post-reunification, only better than the performance in Paris 2024, where the country ended with 33 medal in total.
Medalists
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Medal Name Sport Event Date Ricarda Funk Canoeing Women's slalom K-1 Dorothee SchneiderIsabell WerthJessica von Bredow-Werndl Equestrian Team dressage Jessica von Bredow-Werndl Equestrian Individual dressage Alexander Zverev Tennis Men's singles Aline Rotter-Focken Wrestling Women's freestyle 76 kg Julia Krajewski Equestrian Individual eventing Malaika Mihambo Athletics Women's long jump Franziska BraußeLisa BrennauerLisa KleinMieke Kröger Cycling Women's team pursuit Florian Wellbrock Swimming Men's 10 kilometre open water Max LemkeTom LiebscherRonald RauheMax Rendschmidt Canoeing Men's K-4 500 metres Eduard Trippel Judo Men's 90 kg Isabell Werth Equestrian Individual dressage Jason OsborneJonathan Rommelmann Rowing Men's lightweight double sculls Laurits FollertMalte JakschikTorben JohannesenHannes OcikOlaf RoggensackMartin SauerRichard SchmidtJakob SchneiderJohannes Weißenfeld Rowing Men's eight Lea Sophie FriedrichEmma Hinze Cycling Women's team sprint Kristin Pudenz Athletics Women's discus throw Susann BeuckeTina Lutz Sailing Women's 49er FX Lukas Dauser Gymnastics Men's parallel bars Max HoffJacob Schopf Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 metres Jonathan Hilbert Athletics Men's 50 kilometres walk Timo BollPatrick FranziskaDimitrij Ovtcharov Table tennis Men's team Lena HentschelTina Punzel Diving Women's synchronized 3 metre springboard Michelle KroppenCharline SchwarzLisa Unruh Archery Women's team Sideris Tasiadis Canoeing Men's slalom C-1 Sarah Köhler Swimming Women's 1500 metre freestyle Patrick HausdingLars Rüdiger Diving Men's synchronized 3 metre springboard Andrea Herzog Canoeing Women's slalom C-1 Anna-Maria Wagner Judo Women's 78 kg Hannes Aigner Canoeing Men's slalom K-1 Dimitrij Ovtcharov Table tennis Men's singles Germany judo team Judo Mixed team Florian Wellbrock Swimming Men's 1500 metre freestyle Sebastian BrendelTim Hecker Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres Erik HeilThomas Plößel Sailing Men's 49er Paul KohlhoffAlica Stuhlemmer Sailing Mixed nacra 17 Frank Stäbler Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg Denis Kudla Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg
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Medals by sportSport TotalEquestrian3104Canoeing2147Athletics1203Cycling1102Swimming1023Wrestling1023Tennis1001Rowing0202Judo0123Sailing0123Table tennis0112Gymnastics0101Diving0022Archery0011Total10111637
Medals by genderGenderTotalFemale74516Male37919Mixed0022Total10111637
Multiple medalistsNameSport Total Jessica von Bredow-Werndl Equestrian 2 0 0 2 Isabell Werth 1 1 0 2 Florian Wellbrock Swimming 1 0 1 2 Eduard Trippel Judo 0 1 1 2 Dimitrij Ovtcharov Table tennis 0 1 1 2 Anna-Maria Wagner Judo 0 0 2 2
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in field hockey, football, and handball are not counted: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 3 4Athletics 43 47 90Badminton 3 2 5Basketball 12 0 12Boxing 2 1 3Canoeing 11 10 21Cycling 14 14 28Diving 5 4 9Equestrian 6 6 12Fencing 8 1 9Field hockey 19 19 38Football 19 0 19Golf 2 2 4Gymnastics 4 4 8Handball 15 0 15Judo 7 6 13Karate 3 1 4Modern pentathlon 2 2 4Rowing 20 7 27Sailing 4 6 10Shooting 3 5 8Skateboarding 1 1 2Sport climbing 2 0 2Surfing 1 0 1Swimming 18 13 31Table tennis 4 4 8Taekwondo 1 0 1Tennis 6 3 9Triathlon 2 2 4Volleyball 2 4 6Weightlifting 2 2 4Wrestling 5 2 7 Total 254 171 425
Archery
Three German archers qualified for the women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of the women's team recurve at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands. Another German archer finished among the top four vying for qualification of the men's individual recurve to book an outright Olympic berth available at the 2021 European Championships in Antalya, Turkey.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFlorian UnruhMen's individual65433W 6–2W 7–3W 6–2L 4–6Did not advanceMichelle KroppenWomen's individual65511W 6–0L 4–6Did not advanceCharline Schwarz60760L 2–6Did not advanceLisa Unruh64726L 4–6Did not advanceMichelle KroppenCharline SchwarzLisa UnruhWomen's team190910colspan=2 W 6–2W 6–2L 1–5W 5–1Florian UnruhMichelle KroppenMixed team 130913 Qcolspan=2 L 2–6Did not advance
Athletics
German athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):
Track & road events Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSteven Müller200 m21.086Did not advanceMarvin Schlegel400 m46.396Did not advanceAmos Bartelsmeyer1500 m3:38.3611Did not advanceRobert Farken3:36.615 Q3:35.218Did not advanceMohamed Mohumed5000 m13:50.4616colspan=2 Did not advanceGregor Traber110 m hurdles13.655Did not advanceJoshua Abuaku400 m hurdles49.50 5 q49.938Did not advanceLuke Campbell49.19 4 Q48.62 5Did not advanceConstantin Preis49.734 Q49.104Did not advanceKarl Bebendorf3000 m steeplechase8:33.2711colspan=2 Did not advanceDeniz AlmasLucas Ansah-PeprahJoshua HartmannJulian Reus4 × 100 m relay38.06 4 qcolspan=2 38.126Jean Paul BredauLuke CampbellManuel SandersMarvin Schlegel4 × 400 m relay3:03.628colspan=2 Did not advanceAmanal PetrosMarathoncolspan=4 rowspan=3 2:16:33 30Hendrik Pfeiffer2:20:43 50Richard Ringer2:16:0826Nils Brembach20 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 1:26:4528Leo Köpp1:24:4622Christopher Linke1:21:505Carl Dohmann50 km walkcolspan=4 rowspan=3 4:07:1833Jonathan Hilbert3:50:44Nathaniel Seiler4:15:3742
Women AthleteEventHeat QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankAlexandra Burghardt100 mcolspan=2 11.081 Q11.074Did not advanceLisa Mayercolspan=2 Did not advance Tatjana Pintocolspan=2 11.163 Q11.357Did not advanceLisa-Marie Kwayie200 m23.144 qcolspan=2 rowspan=2 23.428Did not advanceJessica-Bianca Wessolly23.415Did not advanceCorinna Schwab400 m52.294colspan=2 Did not advanceChristina Hering800 m2:02.235colspan=2 rowspan=2 Did not advanceKatharina Trost2:00.995 q2:02.148Did not advanceCaterina Granz1500 m4:06.22 9 qcolspan=2 rowspan=2 4:10.9312Did not advanceHanna Klein4:14.8315Did not advanceKonstanze Klosterhalfen10000 mcolspan=6 31:01.978Ricarda Lobe100 m hurdles13.438colspan=2 Did not advanceCarolina Krafzik400 m hurdles54.72 2 Qcolspan=2 54.964Did not advanceElena Burkard3000 m steeplechase9:30.646colspan=4 rowspan=3 Did not advanceGesa Felicitas Krause9:19.622 Q9:14.005Lea Meyer9:33.007Did not advanceAlexandra BurghardtRebekka HaaseGina LückenkemperTatjana Pinto4 × 100 m relay42.001 Qcolspan=4 42.125Carolina KrafzikLaura MüllerCorinna SchwabRuth Sophia Spelmeyer-Preuß4 × 400 m relay3:24.774colspan=4 Did not advanceMelat Yisak KejetaMarathoncolspan=6 rowspan=3 2:29:16 6Deborah Schöneborn2:33:08 18Katharina Steinruck2:35:0031Saskia Feige20 km walkcolspan=6
Mixed AthleteEventHeat FinalTimeRankTimeRankMarvin SchlegelCorinna SchwabNadine GonskaManuel SandersRuth Sophia Spelmeyer-Preuß*4 × 400 m relay3:12.94 5 q
Field events Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionFabian HeinleLong jump7.96 10 q7.6212Max HeßTriple jump16.6917Did not advanceMateusz PrzybylkoHigh jump2.2123Did not advanceBo Kanda Lita BaehrePole vault5.751 q5.7011Torben Blech5.3025Did not advanceOleg Zernikel5.6512 q5.709Daniel JasinskiDiscus throw63.299 q62.4410Clemens Prüfer63.1811 q61.7511David Wrobel60.3822Did not advanceBernhard SeifertJavelin throw68.3031Did not advanceJohannes Vetter85.642 Q82.529Julian Weber84.416 Q85.30 4Tristan SchwandkeHammer throw73.7721Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionMaryse LuzoloLong jump6.5415Did not advanceMalaika Mihambo6.98 2 Q7.00 Neele EckhardtTriple jump14.2014Did not advanceKristin Gierisch13.0230Did not advanceMarie-Laurence JungfleischHigh jump1.95 4 Q1.9310Imke Onnen1.8625Did not advanceSara GambettaShot put18.5712 q18.88 8Katharina Maisch17.8915Did not advanceChristina Schwanitz18.0814Did not advanceKristin PudenzDiscus throw63.734 q66.86 Marike Steinacker63.226 q62.028Claudine Vita62.4610 q61.809Christin HussongJavelin throw61.6811 q59.949Samantha BoruttaHammer throw67.3824Did not advance
Combined events – Men's decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankNiklas KaulResult11.22 7.36 14.55 2.11 ————Points81290076290600————Kai KazmirekResult11.097.48 14.46 2.0248.17 14.7342.704.8063.76 4:48.30812614Points841930757822901882720849795629
Combined event – Women's heptathlon AthleteEvent200 m800 mTotalRankVanessa GrimmResult13.881.77 =14.5225.035.9444.752:16.27611419Points995941829884831759875Carolin SchäferResult13.29 1.80 13.99 24.33 5.78 54.10 2:14.92 6419 7Points1081978793949783940895
Badminton
Germany entered five badminton players (three men and two women) into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings; one entry each in the men's and women's singles and a pair in the men's and mixed doubles.
AthleteEventGroup stageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankKai SchäferMen's singlesL (13–21, 15–21)L (18–21, 11–21)3Did not advanceYvonne LiWomen's singlesL (17–21, 4–21)L (20–22, 15–21)3Did not advanceMark LamsfußMarvin SeidelMen's doublesL (13–21, 8–21)L (14–21, 13–21)W (21–10, 21–16)3Did not advanceMark LamsfußIsabel HerttrichMixed doublesL (22–24, 17–21)W (21–12, 21–15)L (20–22, 22–20, 16–21)3Did not advance
Basketball
Summary
TeamEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemi-finalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankGermany men'sMen's tournamentL 82–92W 99–92L 76–893 QL 70–94Did not advance
Men's tournament
The German men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Split, Croatia.
Team roster
Group play
Quarterfinal
Boxing
Germany entered three boxers (two men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament. Chechnya-born Hamsat Shadalov (men's featherweight), Ammar Abduljabbar (men's heavyweight), and Nadine Apetz (women's welterweight) secured the spots on the German squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London and Paris.
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankHamsat ShadalovMen's featherweightL 2–3Did not advanceAmmar AbduljabbarMen's heavyweightW 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceNadine ApetzWomen's welterweightL 2–3Did not advance
Canoeing
Slalom German canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain and the 2021 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Ivrea, Italy. The slalom canoeists, highlighted by London 2012 medalists and two-time Olympians Hannes Aigner (men's K-1) and Sideris Tasiadis (men's C-1), were named as part of the nations' second batch of nominated athletes on 1 June 2021.