Germany competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Medalists Germany finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and nine medals overall. Medal Name Sport Event Ernst Hoppenberg Swimming Men's 200 m backstroke Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg Rowing Coxed four Deutscher Schwimm Verband Berlin Swimming men's 200 m team swimming Georg Naue Heinrich Peters Ottokar Weise Paul Wiesner Sailing 1-2 ton race 2 Karl Duill Cycling points race Georg Naue Heinrich Peters Ottokar Weise Paul Wiesner Sailing open class SC 1880 Frankfurt Rugby men's competition Favorite Hammonia Rowing Coxed four Ludwigshafener Ruderverein Rowing Coxed four
Results by event
Aquatics
Swimming
Germany's first appearance in swimming came in 1900. The German team took gold in the team event. Hoppenberg also earned a gold medal in the backstroke.
Swimmer Event Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Julius Frey Men's 200 metre freestyle 2:50.4 3 q 2:58.2 8 Max Hainle Men's 1000 metre freestyle 15:54.0 1 Q 15:22.6 4 Ernst Hoppenberg Men's 200 metre backstroke 2:54.4 1 Q 2:47.0 Hans Aniol Men's underwater swimming colspan=2 103.9 6 German Swimming Federation Men's 200 metre team swimming colspan=2 33
Water polo
Germany competed in the inaugural men's water polo tournament. The German team was defeated in its first game, splitting 5th place with the other 2 quarterfinal losers. Team Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result Opposition Result Berliner Swimming Club Otter Men's water polo L 3-2 did not advance 5
Athletics
Six German athletes had 10 entries in nine athletics events, not winning any medals.
Track events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankKurt Doerry100 m11.52 Q Did not advanceJulius Keyl Unknown4Did not advanceAlbert Werkmüller200 m Unknown4align="center" colspan=2 Did not advanceGustav Rau200 m hurdles Unknown5align="center" colspan=2 Did not advanceFranz Duhne2500 m steeplechasealign="center" colspan=4 Unknown64000 m steeplechasealign="center" colspan=4 Unknown6
Field events
AthleteEventQualifyingFinalResultRankResultRankWaldemar SteffenHigh jumpn/a1.704Long jump6.308Did not advanceTriple jumpn/a Unknown UnknownStanding triple jumpn/a Unknown 5–10
Cycling
The second Olympic cycling competition saw Germany appear for its second time. Duill won a silver medal in the points race. Cyclist Event Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Georg Drescher Men's sprint Unknown 4–8 did not advance Karl Duill 1:35.4 1 Q Unknown 2 did not advance Paul Gottron 1:32.4 1 Q Unknown 2 did not advance Paul Gottron Men's 25 kilometres colspan=6 —
Cyclist Event Prime 1 Prime 2 Prime 3 Prime 4 Prime 5 Prime 6 Prime 7 Prime 8 Prime 9 Prime 10 Total Rank Karl Duill Men's points race 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 9
Equestrian
Germany had one equestrian at the first Olympic equestrian competition. Equestrian Horse Event Result Rank Max Guilleaume Mail coach Unknown 5–31
Fencing
Germany first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent one fencer and sometimes claims a second—Willy Sulzbacher was a French national living in France, but competed for German fencing club Deutscher und Österreichischer Fechterbund. Fencer Event Round 1 Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Alfons Schöne Men's sabre Unknown 5–6 colspan=4 did not advance
Gymnastics
Germany, which had dominated the first gymnastics competitions four years earlier, failed to win a medal in the second Olympic gymnastics competition. Gymnast Event Score Rank Franz Abbé Men's artistic individual all-around 219 77 Fritz Danner 216 79 Gustav Felix Flatow 204 102 Eugen Fürstenberger 240 53 Richard Genserowski 238 54 Erwin Willi Kurtz 216 79 Fritz Manteuffel 223 72 Oscar Naumann – Julius Nuninger 199 107 Hugo Peitsch 252 29 Emil Rotong 234 59 Fritz Sauer 214 84 Adolf Tannert 180 118 Carl Wiegand 224 71
Rowing
Germany competed in the first Olympic rowing events, represented by 4 boats. In the coxed four, where two separate finals were held, the 3 German boats took one gold and one bronze in the "B" final and another bronze in the "A" final. The eight boat placed 4th. Boat Event Round 1 Semifinals Final Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg Men's coxed four rowspan=3 colspan=2 5:56.2 1 QB 5:59.0 Favorite Hammonia 6:03.0 3 QA 7:18.2 Ludwigshafener Ruderverein 6:14.0 1 QB 6:05.0 Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg Men's eight colspan=2 5:04.8 3 Q 6:33.0 4
Rugby
Germany was one of three teams to compete in the first Olympic rugby games. Germany lost its only game, against France. The game against Great Britain was cancelled due to travel plans.
Summary Team Event Match 1 Match 2 Rank Opposition Result Opposition Result SC 1880 Frankfurt Men's rugby L 27-17 —
Match 1
Sailing
Germany's four sailors were fairly successful in the 1900 events, taking 2 medals. They took the silver medal in the open class and the gold in the 1-2 ton, but disqualified from the ½-1 ton class for being overweight. Sailors Event Time Rank ½–1 ton class race 1 – 1–2 ton class race 2 3:09:19 Open class 5:58:17
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