Germany competed at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China from 7 to 17 August 2025. Athletes representing Germany won 17 gold medals, 14 silver medals and 14 bronze medals. The country finished in 2nd place in the medal table.
Medalists Medal Name Sport Event Date Nina Holt Lifesaving Women's 100 metres rescue medley Nina HoltJulia HennigLena OppermannUndine Lauerwald Lifesaving Women's 4x50-metres pool life saver relay Khrystyna MoshenskaMarius Balan Dancesport Latin Mia Bitsch Karate Women's kumite 55 kg Nina Holt Lifesaving Women's 50 metres manikin carry Alica GebhardtUndine LauerwaldLena OppermannNina Holt Lifesaving Women's 4x25-metres manikin relay Alica GebhardtUndine LauerwaldLena OppermannNina Holt Lifesaving Women's 4x50-metres medley relay Johanna Kneer Karate Women's kumite +68 kg Julia Rick Wakeboarding Women's Cable Wakeboard Max Poschart Finswimming Men's 100 metre surface Max PoschartNiklas LoßnerJustus MörstedtMarek Leipold Finswimming Men's 4 x 50 metre surface relay Sophie Büscher Ju-jitsu Women's 57 kg fighting Max PoschartNiklas LoßnerJustus MörstedtMarek Leipold Finswimming Men's 4 x 100 metre surface relay Nike HuneckeJulia Paszkiewicz Ju-jitsu Mixed duo para visual Beach handball Men's tournament Canoe polo Women's tournament Canoe polo Men's tournament Lena Oppermann Lifesaving Women's 100 metres rescue medley Sebastien Pierre LouisJan MalkowskiDanny WieckTim Brang Lifesaving Men's 4x50-metres pool life saver relay Lena Oppermann Lifesaving Women's 100 metres manikin carry with fins Alica Gebhardt Lifesaving Women's 200 metres super lifasaver Lena Oppermann Lifesaving Women's 50 metres manikin carry Undine Lauerwald Lifesaving Women's 100 metres tow carry with fins Max Milde Wakeboarding Men's Cable Wakeboard Justus Mörstedt Finswimming Men's 100 metre surface Max Poschart Finswimming Men's 50 m apnoea Justus Mörstedt Finswimming Men's 200 metre surface Alessandro SchoberChristine Jahn Ju-jitsu Mixed duo para physical Beach handball Women's tournament Fistball Men's tournament Stefanie Megerle Kickboxing Women's point fighting 70 kg Felix Hofmann Lifesaving Men's 200 metres super lifasaver Caio LauxtermannFabian Vogel Trampoline gymnastics Men's synchronized Tug of war Men's outdoor 640 kg Sebastien PierreJan MalkowskiDanny WieckDavid Laufkotter Lifesaving Men's 4x50-metres medley relay Florian Weiherer Wakeboarding Men's Cable Wakeboard Tug of war Mixed outdoor 580 kg Franziska Freudenberger Ju-jitsu Women's 63 kg fighting Anna-Laethisia Schimek Road speed skating Women's 1 lap Ron Pucklitzsch Road speed skating Men's 100 metre sprint Fistball Women's tournament Martin Horn Carom Men's carom three cushion Joshua Filler Pool Men's pool Alexander Widau Snooker Men's 15-reds snooker Larissa Gaiser Track speed skating Women's 5000 metres point race
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
SportMenWomenTotalAir sports 2 0 2Archery 2 2 4Beach handball 10 10 20Billards 3 2 5Canoe marathon 2 2 4Canoe polo 8 8 16Dancesport 4 4 8Fistball 10 10 20Flying disc 14 14 28Gymnastics - Acrobatic 4 3 7Gymnastics - Trampoline 2 1 3Ju-jitsu 4 4 8Karate 0 3 3Kickboxing 1 1 2Korfball 7 7 14Lifesaving 4 4 8Orienteering 4 4 8Powerboating 1 1 2Powerlifting 0 2 2Racquetball 1 1 2Roller sports 2 2 4Sport climbing 2 2 4Squash 2 2 4Triathlon 1 3 4Tug of war 11 11 22Underwater sports 4 4 8Wakeboarding 4 3 7 Total 109 111 220
Archery
AthleteEventRanking roundElimination roundSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMichael MeyerMen's individual barebow3404colspan=3L 82–78Did not advanceFlorian UnruhMen's individual recurve3802colspan=4L 61–64L 59–604Christine SchäferWomen's individual barebow27611W 56–61W 61–63L 60–57Did not advanceElisa TartlerWomen's individual recurve3701colspan=4L 53–53L 56–614
Beach handball
Germany qualified at the 2024 Men's Beach Handball World Championships and 2024 Women's Beach Handball World Championships from China. TeamEventPreliminary roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGermany men'sMen's tournamentW 2–1L 1–2L 1–23W 2–1W 2–1W 2–1Germany women'sWomen's tournamentW 2–0W 2–0W 2–01W 2–0W 2–0L 1–2
Billiards
AthleteEventGroup stage Quarter-final Semi-finalFinal / OppositionScore OppositionScore Rank OppositionScore OppositionScore OppositionScore RankMartin HornMen's carom 3-cushionW 40–19W 40–381 QW 40–31L 32–40Joshua FillerMen's pool 10-ballW 9–5W 9–51 QW 9–8L 7–9Pia FillerWomen's 10-ballW 7–4L 5–72 QL 5–7Did not advanceIna KaplanW 7–5L 4–72 QW 7–3L 3–7Alexander WidauMen's snooker 15-redsW 2–0L 1–22 QW 2–0L 1–2
Canoe marathon
AthleteEventHeatsFinalTimeRankTimeRankNico PauflerMen's K-1 short distance14:47.942 F14:16.265Men's K-1 long distancecolspan=21:38:38.797Caroline HeuserWomen's K-1 short distance16:28.493 F16:24.3411Women's K-1 long distancecolspan=21:57:02.3412
Canoe polo
TeamEventPreliminary roundQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankGermany men'sMen's tournamentW 7–5Germany women'sWoen's tournamentW 4–1
Fistball
Germany qualified in the men's fistball tournament by finishing at 2023 World Championships and women's fistball tournament by finishing at 2023 European Championship. TeamEventGroup StageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankGermany men'sMen's tournamentL 1–3W 3–0W 3–12W 3–1L 3–0Germany women'sWomen's tournamentW 3–0L 2–3L 3–13W 3–0L 3–2W 0–3
Gymnastics Acrobatic
AthleteEventQualificationFinal Balance ExerciseDynamic ExerciseTotalScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankAndreas BenkeAaron BorckPascale DresslerCarl FrankensteinMen's group28.050526.490554.5406Did not advanceTara EnglerTia GazsiAnna JesseWomen's group27.910427.520555.4304 Q28.0304
Trampoline Germany qualified two athletes at the 2023 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships.
AthleteEventQualificationFinal ScoreRankScoreRankMen's synchronized trampolineWomen's double mini-trampoline
Korfball
Germany qualified in korfball at the 2023 IKF World Korfball Championship.
Indoor AthleteEventGroup stageSemi-finalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTeam GermanyKorfballL 14–15L 27–14L 20–194W 20–23L 14–156
Powerlifting
Equipped AthleteEventExercisesTotal weightTotal pointsRankSquatBenchpressDeadliftCathrin SilberzahnWomen's HeavyweightDSQValerie Von GleichenWomen's Super Heavyweight270.075.0125.0470.073.138
Racquetball
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarcel LunsmannMen's singlesAngela GrisarWomen's singlesMarcel LunsmannAngela GrisarDouble
Squash
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16 / Quarterfinals / Semi-finals / Final / / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRaphael KandraMen's singlesL 0–3Classification roundW 3–0Classification roundL 1–3colspan=2=21Katerina TycovaWomen's singlesW 0–3L 3–0Classification roundW 3–1Classification roundL 3–211Saskia BeinhardWomen's singlesW 3–0W 3–2L 3–0colspan=2=5
Tug of war
AthleteEventGroup stageSemi-finalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankTeam GermanyWomen's outdoor 500 kgTeam GermanyMen's outdoor 640 kgTeam GermanyMixed outdoor 580 kg
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