Germany competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Germans were the third most successful nation in terms of both gold medals (6 plus 1 as part of a mixed team) and total medals (13). Gymnastics was the sport in which Germany excelled. The German team had 19 athletes. The Germans had 75 entries in 26 events (of which 48 entries were in the 8 gymnastics events), taking 13 medals.
Medalists
The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally. MedalNameSportEventDate Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar Gymnastics Men's parallel bars , Alfred Flatow, Gustav Flatow,Georg Hilmar, Fritz Hofmann, Fritz Manteuffel,Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft,Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner Gymnastics Men's team parallel bars , Alfred Flatow, Gustav Flatow,Georg Hilmar, Fritz Hofmann, Fritz Manteuffel,Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft,Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner Gymnastics Men's team horizontal bar Gymnastics Men's vault TennisMen's doubles Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman Athletics Men's 100 m Cycling Men's road race Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar Gymnastics Men's pommel horse Gymnastics Men's rings Gymnastics Men's rope climbing Gymnastics Men's vault
Medals by sportSportTotalGymnastics53210Wrestling1001Athletics0101Cycling0101Total65213
Multiple medalists The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1896 Olympic Games. Name Medal Sport Event GymnasticsWrestling Men's team parallel barsMen's team horizontal barMen's vaultMen's Greco-Roman Gymnastics Men's team parallel barsMen's team horizontal barMen's horizontal barMen's pommel horseMen's ringsMen's vault Gymnastics Men's team parallel barsMen's team horizontal barMen's parallel barsMen's horizontal bar GymnasticsAthletics Men's team parallel barsMen's team horizontal bar100 mMen's rope climbing Gymnastics Men's team parallel barsMen's team horizontal bar Gymnastics Men's team parallel barsMen's team horizontal bar Gymnastics Men's team parallel barsMen's team horizontal bar Gymnastics Men's team parallel barsMen's team horizontal bar Gymnastics Men's team parallel barsMen's team horizontal bar Gymnastics Men's team parallel barsMen's team horizontal bar Gymnastics Men's team parallel barsMen's team horizontal bar
Competitors
| width=78% align=left valign=top | The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 5 0 5Cycling 3 0 3Gymnastics 11 0 11Tennis 1 0 1Weightlifting 1 0 1Wrestling 1 0 1 Total 19Fritz Hofmann competed in athletics and gymnastics while Carl Schuhmann competed in athletics, gymnastics, weightlifting and wrestling, and Friedrich Traun competed in athletics and tennis 0 19
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Medals by dayDayDate Total16 April000027 April000038 April000049 April4318510 April1113611 April100 1712 April0101813 April0000Total65213
Athletics
Hofmann's silver medal in the 100 metres was the only medal earned by the German athletes, though they finished 4th or 5th an additional 4 times. Alfred Flatow was entered in the 100 metres but did not start.Butler, Maynard. The Olympic Games. In Mallon & Widlund, pp. 37–41.Ekkehard zur Megede : The history of Olympic athletics. Volume 1: 1896-1936. Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970.
Track & road events AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankKurt Doerry100 mUnknown4Did not advanceAlfred FlatowDid not advanceFritz Hofmann12.62 Q12.2Friedrich Traun13.53Did not advanceKurt Doerry400 mUnknown3−4Did not advanceFritz Hofmann58.62 Q56.74Friedrich TraunDid not advanceKurt Doerry800 mDid not advanceFritz HofmannDid not advanceFriedrich Traun2:13.43Did not advanceCarl Galle1500 mcolspan=2 4:39.04Kurt Doerry110 m hurdlesUnknown3−4Did not advanceFritz HofmannDid not advanceFriedrich TraunDid not advanceCarl GalleMarathoncolspan=2
Field events AthleteEventFinalDistancePositionConrad BöckerHigh jumpKurt DoerryAlfred FlatowGustav FlatowCarl GalleFritz Hofmann1.555Fritz ManteuffelGustav SchuftCarl SchuhmannFriedrich TraunKurt DoerryPole vaultAlfred FlatowGustav FlatowCarl GalleFritz HofmannFritz ManteuffelKarl NeukirchCarl SchuhmannFriedrich TraunHermann WeingärtnerKurt DoerryLong jumpAlfred FlatowCarl GalleFritz HofmannFriedrich TraunCarl Schuhmann5.708Hermann WeingärtnerAlfred FlatowTriple jumpFritz HofmannUnknown6−7Carl SchuhmannUnknown5Friedrich TraunConrad BöckerShot putAlfred FlatowFritz Hofmann10.005−7Carl SchuhmannUnknown5−7Hermann WeingärtnerCarl SchuhmannDiscus throw
Cycling
Track AthleteEventTime / DistanceRankTheodor LeupoldMen's time trial27.05Joseph Rosemeyer27.28Joseph RosemeyerMen's sprintJoseph Rosemeyer10 kmUnknown4Bernard Knubel100 kmTheodor LeupoldJoseph RosemeyerJoseph WelzenbacherJoseph WelzenbacherMen's 12 hour race
Road AthleteEventTimeRankAugust von GödrichMen's road race3:42:18Bernard KnubelTheodor LeupoldFritz ManteuffelJoseph RosemeyerJoseph Welzenbacher
Gymnastics
Germany dominated the gymnastics program, taking 5 of the 8 gold medals and medalling in each event.
Team AthleteEventResultRankConrad BöckerAlfred FlatowGustav FlatowGeorg HilmarFritz HofmannFritz ManteuffelKarl NeukirchRichard RöstelGustav SchuftCarl SchuhmannHermann WeingärtnerMen's team parallel bars UnknownConrad BöckerAlfred FlatowGustav FlatowGeorg HilmarFritz HofmannFritz ManteuffelKarl NeukirchRichard RöstelGustav SchuftCarl SchuhmannHermann WeingärtnerMen's team horizontal bar Unknown
Individual AthleteEventResultRankConrad BöckerMen's vault Unknown4−15Alfred Flatow Unknown4−15Gustav Flatow Unknown4−15Georg Hilmar Unknown4−15Fritz Manteuffel Unknown4−15Karl Neukirch Unknown4−15Richard Röstel Unknown4−15Gustav Schuft Unknown4−15Carl Schuhmann UnknownHermann Weingärtner UnknownConrad BöckerMen's pommel horse Unknown3−15Alfred Flatow Unknown3−15Gustav Flatow Unknown3−15Georg Hilmar Unknown3−15Fritz Manteuffel Unknown3−15Karl Neukirch Unknown3−15Richard Röstel Unknown3−15Gustav Schuft Unknown3−15Carl Schuhmann Unknown3−15Hermann Weingärtner UnknownConrad BöckerMen's rings Unknown6−8Alfred Flatow Unknown6−8Gustav Flatow Unknown6−8Carl Schuhmann Unknown5Hermann Weingärtner UnknownConrad BöckerMen's horizontal bar Unknown3−15Alfred Flatow UnknownGustav Flatow Unknown3−15Georg Hilmar Unknown3−15Fritz Manteuffel Unknown3−15Karl Neukirch Unknown3−15Richard Röstel Unknown3−15Gustav Schuft Unknown3−15Carl Schuhmann Unknown3−15Hermann Weingärtner UnknownConrad BöckerMen's parallel bars Unknown3−18Alfred Flatow UnknownGustav Flatow Unknown3−18Georg Hilmar Unknown3−18Fritz Manteuffel Unknown3−18Karl Neukirch Unknown3−18Richard Röstel Unknown3−18Gustav Schuft Unknown3−18Carl Schuhmann Unknown3−18Hermann Weingärtner Unknown3−18Fritz HofmannMen's rope climbing12.5
Tennis
Traun was defeated by Boland in the first round of the singles tournament. The two entered the doubles tournament as a pair, winning the gold medal in that competition as part of a mixed team; that medal is not counted for Germany. AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankFriedrich TraunSinglesL 0–6, 6–2, 2–6Did not advance=8Doubles W W 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
Weightlifting
Schuhmann's lift was equal to that of the bronze medallist, but lifting form was used as a tie-breaker in the event. AthleteEventWeightRankCarl SchuhmannTwo hand lift90.04
Wrestling
Schuhmann first faced Launceston Elliot, the one-handed lift weightlifting champion, defeating him fairly easily. He received a bye in the semifinals, to face Georgios Tsitas in the final match. That contest took two days, after it had been postponed on account of darkness 40 minutes into the first day. Schuhmann quickly won on the second morning. AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankCarl SchuhmannMen's Greco-RomanWW
References
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