Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics
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competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics
1908 Summer Olympics
The 1908 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the IV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in 1908 in London, England, United Kingdom. These games were originally scheduled to be held in Rome. At the time they were the fifth modern Olympic games...

in London
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, England
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.

Athletics

Germany's best athletics result was a silver medal in the medley relay.
Event Place Athlete Heats Semifinals Final
Men's 100 metres
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres was the shortest of the sprint races at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held over the course of three days...

 
Heats Carl Bechler
Carl Bechler
Carl Bechler was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Bechler finished second in his first round heat with a time of 11.4 seconds, just behind winner Patrick Roche...

 
11.4 seconds
2nd, heat 17
Did not advance
Arthur Hoffmann
Arthur Hoffmann (athlete)
Arthur Hoffmann was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Danzig and died in Hamburg....

 
11.4 seconds
3rd, heat 3
Hans Eicke
Hans Eicke
Hans Eicke was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.-Career:Eicke was born and died in Berlin. Eicke was a member of the silver medal German medley relay team. He was the second runner on the squad, running the second 200 metres...

 
11.6 seconds
3rd, heat 7
Heinrich Rehder
Heinrich Rehder
Heinrich Rehder was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Rehder took third place in his first round heat with a time of 11.8 seconds to be eliminated without advancing to the semifinals.-References:...

 
11.8 seconds
3rd, heat 8
Willy Kohlmey
Willy Kohlmey
Wilhelm Kohlmey was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 100 metres, Kohlmey took third place in his first round heat with a time of 12.0 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.-References:...

 
12.0 seconds
3rd, heat 15
Hermann von Bonninghausen
Hermann von Bonninghausen
Hermann von Bönninghausen was a German athlete who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics. He died after World War I due to injury by being shot in the face....

 
12.0 seconds
5th, heat 14
Paul Fischer  Did not finish
—, heat 10
Men's 200 metres
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metre race was held for the third time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908.43 sprinters from 15 nations competed.-Records:...

 
Heats Arthur Hoffmann Unknown
2nd, heat 13
Did not advance
Men's 400 metres
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held originally scheduled from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908. The rerun of the final was held on July 25, 1908...

 
Heats Otto Trieloff
Otto Trieloff
Otto Paul Trieloff was a German athlete. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.He was born in Duisburg and died in Essen-Rüttenscheid....

 
Unknown
2nd, heat 14
Did not advance
Men's 800 metres
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres made its fourth Olympic appearance at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 20, 1908 and on July 21, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference...

 
3rd Hanns Braun
Hanns Braun
Hanns Braun was a German athlete.-Biography:He was born in Wernfels and died near Saint-Quentin, Aisne, France as fighter-pilot in an airplane-crash in World War I....

 
None held 1:58.0
1st, semifinal 7
1:55.2
Semi-
finalist
Andreas Breynck
Andreas Breynck
Andreas Breynck was a German athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.Breynck placed second in his initial semifinal heat of the 1500 metres with a time of 4:30.0, not advancing to the final....

 
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 6
Did not advance
Oscar Quarg
Oscar Quarg
M. Oscar Quarg was a German athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. In the 800 metres, Quarg placed fourth in his semifinal heat and did not advance to the final. His time was 2:10.0.-References: *...

 
Unknown
4th, semifinal 5
Men's 1500 metres
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth times at the 1908 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on July 13, 1908 and on July 14, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference...

 
Semi-
finalist
Andreas Breynck None held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 6
Did not advance
Hanns Braun Unknown
3rd, semifinal 8
Arno Hesse
Arno Hesse
Arno Hesse was a German athlete. He competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.In the 1500 metres, Hesse placed seventh and last in his initial semifinal heat and did not advance to the final.-References:...

 
Unknown
7th, semifinal 2
Men's medley relay
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's medley relay
The men's medley relay was run for the first time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The event consisted of 1600 metres being run by four athletes per team. Unlike the later 4 x 400 metres relay, however, the athletes had different distances to run. In the medley, the first two runners each ran...

 
2nd Arthur Hoffmann
Hans Eicke
Otto Trieloff
Hanns Braun
None held 3:43.2
1st, semifinal 2
3:32.4
Men's 5 miles
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5 miles
The men's 5 miles race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. It was discontinued after that in favour of the metric races of 5,000 and 10,000 metres. The competition was held on July 15, 1908 and July 18, 1908...

 
Semi-
finalist
Paul Nettelbeck  None held Unknown
5th, semifinal 3
Did not advance
Men's marathon
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon
The men's marathon race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The race was held on July 24, 1908.The distance was the now-standard length of 26 miles, 385 yards . 75 competitors entered. 55 runners from 16 nations began the race, with 27 athletes finishing.The most famous incident of...

 
Fritz Reiser  None held Did not finish
H. Muller  Did not start
Paul Nettelbeck Did not start
Men's 3500 metre walk
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3500 metre walk
The men's 3500 metre walk race was held for the only time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held on Tuesday, July 14, 1908.It was held in two rounds...

 
Semi-
finalist
Paul Gunia
Paul Gunia
Paul Gunia was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3500 metre walk competition as well as of the 10 mile walk event....

 
None held 16:38.0
4th, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Richard Wilhelm
Richard Wilhelm (athlete)
Richard Wilhelm was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the first round of the 3500 metre walk competition.-External links:*...

 
17:33.8
6th, semifinal 3
Men's 10 mile walk
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 mile walk
The men's 10 miles walk race was held at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. This event was held for the only time. The competition was held on Thursday, July 16, 1908 and on Friday, July 17, 1908.The competition was held in two rounds...

 
Semi-
finalist
Paul Gunia None held 1:26:09.4
7th, semifinal 1
Did not advance

Event Place Athlete Height/
Distance
Men's long jump
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's long jump
The men's long jump was one of six jumping events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 22, 1908.-Records:...

 
6th Albert Weinstein
Albert Weinstein
Albert Weinstein was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished sixth or seventh in the long jump competition.-External links:*...

 
6.77 metres
15th Arthur Hoffmann 6.50 metres
21-32 Hermann von Bonninghausen Unknown
Ludwig Uetwiller  6.05 metres
Men's standing high jump
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing high jump
The men's standing high jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 23, 1908.23 high jumpers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...

 
8th Arthur Mallwitz  1.42 metres
17th Ludwig Uetwiller 1.32 metres
Men's standing long jump
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's standing long jump
The men's standing long jump was one of six jumping events on the athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on Monday, July 20, 1908.Twenty-five long jumpers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...

 
8-25 Arthur Mallwitz Unknown
Men's discus throw
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 16, 1908.42 throwers from eleven nations competed.-Records:...

 
11th Emil Welz
Emil Welz
Emil Welz was a German track and field athlete who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished eleventh in the discus throw competition...

 
37.02 metres
12-42 Ludwig Uetwiller Unknown
Men's hammer throw
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's hammer throw
The men's hammer throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The competition was held on July 14, 1908.19 throwers from eight nations competed.-Records:...

 
10-19 Ludwig Uetwiller Unknown
Men's javelin throw
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw
The men's javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin was required to be held in the middle. The competition was held on July 17, 1908.42 throwers from eleven nations competed....

 
8-16 Carl Bechler Unknown
Men's freestyle javelin
Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's freestyle javelin
The men's freestyle javelin throw was one of six throwing events on the Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme in London. The javelin could be held anywhere. The competition was held on July 15, 1908.33 throwers from nine nations competed....

 
10-33 Ludwig Uetwiller Unknown
Emil Welz Unknown

Cycling

Germany's best cycling result was the silver medal
Silver medal
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, and contests with similar formats....

 won in the team pursuit event.
Event Place Cyclist Heats Semifinals Final
Men's 660 yards
Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 660 yards
The men's 660 yards was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the shortest of the events, comprising a single lap of the track...

 
3rd Karl Neumer
Karl Neumer
Karl Neumer was a German track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics....

 
54.2 seconds
1st, heat 11
1:05.6
1st, semifinal 4
Unknown
Heats Richard Katzer  Unknown
2nd, heat 3
Did not advance
Hermann Martens
Hermann Martens
Hermann Martens was a German track cyclist who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal together with his teammates Karl Neumer, Max Götze, and Rudolf Katzer in the team pursuit...

 
Unknown
2nd, heat 7
Bruno Götze  Unknown
3rd, heat 10
Paul Schulze  Unknown
3rd, heat 13
Men's 5000 metres
Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the median of the individual event distances...

 
Semi-
finalist
Hermann Martens None held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 3
Did not advance
Karl Neumer Unknown
2nd, semifinal 5
Bruno Götze Unknown
4th, semifinal 3
Richard Katzer Unknown
4-7, semifinal 7
Max Götze
Max Götze
Max Götze was a German track cycling racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won the silver medal together with his teammates Karl Neumer, Rudolf Katzer, and Hermann Martens in the team pursuit. He also competed in the 5000 metres race, but was eliminated in the first round...

 
Unknown
4-9, semifinal 5
Men's 20 kilometres
Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 20 kilometres
The men's 20 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 40 minutes.-Semifinals:...

 
Semi-
finalist
Hermann Martens None held 33:21.2
2nd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Max Triebsch  Unknown
5th, semifinal 3
Alwin Boldt  Unknown
6-7, semifinal 4
Richard Katzer Unknown
7-8, semifinal 1
Paul Schulze Unknown
7-9, semifinal 2
Men's 100 kilometres
Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 kilometres
The men's 100 kilometres was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the longest of the individual event distances. The time limit for the race was 3 hours and 15 minutes. A challenge cup was presented by the Prince of Wales to the...

 
Semi-
finalist
Alwin Boldt None held Unknown
7-14, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Richard Katzer Did not finish
—, semifinal 1
Bruno Götze Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Hermann Martens Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Paul Schulze Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Max Triebsch Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Men's sprint
Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sprint
The men's 1000 metre sprint was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Its distance was the second shortest of the individual event distances...

 
Semi-
finalist
Karl Neumer 1:33.2
1st, heat 7
Unknown
2nd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Heats Paul Schulze Unknown
3rd, heat 4
Did not advance
Bruno Götze Unknown
3rd, heat 12
Hermann Martens Time limit exceeded
—, heat 6
Men's tandem
Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's tandem
The men's 2000 metre tandem was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The time limit for the race was 4 minutes.-First round:...

 
Semi-
finalist
Max Götze
Karl Neumer
2:05.6
1st, heat 3
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Heats Alwin Boldt
Hermann Martens
Unknown
2nd, heat 1
Did not advance
Men's team pursuit
Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team pursuit
The men's team pursuit was one of seven track cycling events on the Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Teams started at opposite sides of the track. Each team raced three laps of the track, comprising 1980 yards...

 
2nd Max Götze
Richard Katzer
Hermann Martens
Karl Neumer
2:25.4
1st, heat 4
2:31.8
1st, semifinal 2
2:28.6

Diving

Germany dominated the springboard diving in 1908, taking all three medals in the event (including a tie for third place with an American diver).
Event Place Diver Prelimary
groups
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's 10 metre platform
Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform
The men's 10 metre platform, also known as the high diving competition, was one of two diving events on the diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme, along with the men's 3 metre springboard....

 
10th Heinz Freyschmidt
Heinz Freyschmidt
Heinrich "Heinz" Freyschmidt was a German diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the 3 metre springboard event after finishing fourth in his heat. In the 10 metre platform competition he was eliminated in the semi-finals after finishing fifth...

 
67.30 points
2nd, group 3
48.80 points
5th, semifinal 2
Did not advance
22nd Fritz Nicolai
Fritz Nicolai
Friedrich "Fritz" Nicolai was a German diver who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1906 he finished eighth in the 10 metre platform competition....

 
54.50 points
5th, group 5
Did not advance
Men's 3 metre springboard
Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 3 metre springboard
The men's 3 metre springboard, also known as the fancy diving competition, was one of two diving events on the Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme, along with the men's 10 metre platform....

 
1st Albert Zürner
Albert Zürner
Albert Zürner was a German diver who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics, in the 1908 Summer Olympics, and in the 1912 Summer Olympics....

 
83.60 points
1st, group 2
82.80 points
2nd, semifinal 2
85.50 points
2nd Kurt Behrens
Kurt Behrens
Kurt Behrens was a German diver who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he won the silver medal in the 3 metre springboard event....

 
83.60 points
1st, group 3
83.00 points
1st, semifinal 1
85.30 points
3rd Gottlob Walz
Gottlob Walz
Gottlob Walz was a German diver who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and 1908 Summer Olympics.In the 1906 Olympics he won a gold medal in combined platform event....

 
81.30 points
1st, group 5
80.30 points
2nd, semifinal 1
80.80 points
5th Fritz Nicolai 67.10 points
2nd, group 4
81.80 points
3rd, semifinal 2
Did not advance
8th Heinz Freyschmidt 78.10 points
2nd, group 1
79.3 points
4th, semifinal 1

Fencing

Event Place Fencer First
round
Second
round
Semi-
final
Final
Men's épée
Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's épée
The men's épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The medals were swept by the French fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team épée event.-First round:...

 
First
round
Johannes Adam
Johannes Adam
Johannes Adam was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
1-4 (4th in C) Did not advance
Emil Schön
Emil Schön
Emil Schön was a German Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1906 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
4-3 (4th in G)
Ernst Moldenhauer
Ernst Moldenhauer
Ernst Moldenhauer was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée and sabre events at the 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
1-4 (4th in J)
Julius Lichtenfels
Julius Lichtenfels
Julius Lichtenfels was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
2-3 (4th in M)
Albert Naumann
Albert Naumann
Albert Naumann was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
1-4 (5th in F)
Jakob Erckrath de Bary
Jakob Erckrath de Bary
Jakob Erckrath de Bary was a German Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1906 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
4-4 (5th in H)
Georg Stöhr
Georg Stöhr
Georg Stöhr was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
2-5 (6th in A)
Fritz Jack
Fritz Jack
Fritz Jack was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1908, 1912 and 1928 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
2-5 (6th in B)
August Petri
August Petri
August Petri was a German Olympic fencer. He won a gold medal in the team sabre event at the 1906 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
2-6 (6th in I)
Robert Krünert
Robert Krünert
Robert Krünert was a German Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1906 and 1908 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
2-6 (7th in E)
Men's sabre
Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's sabre
The men's sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The top two places were won by Hungarian fencers, who also took the gold medal in the team sabre event.-First round:...

 
Second
round
August Petri 2-2 (3rd in F) 2-2 (3rd in 7) Did not advance
Emil Schön 4-2 (2nd in M) 1-3 (4th in 5)
Fritz Jack 3-2 (2nd in C) 1-3 (5th in 2)
First
round
Julius Lichtenfels 2-2 (4th in D) Did not advance
Robert Krünert 2-3 (4th in H)
Johannes Adam 1-3 (5th in B)
Jakob Erkrath de Bary 1-4 (5th in G)
Ernst Moldenhauer 1-4 (5th in K)
Georg Stöhr 2-4 (6th in J)
Albert Naumann 0-5 (6th in L

Event Place Fencers Play-in
match
First
round
Semi-
finals
Final Repechage Silver
medal match
Men's team épée
Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team épée
The men's team épée was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the French team, who also swept the medals in the individual épée event.-Play-in match:...

 
6th Jakob Erckrath de Bary
Julius Lichtenfels
August Petri
Georg Stöhr
Bye Lost to Great Britain 
13-5
Out
6th place
Did not advance Not relegated
Men's team sabre
Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's team sabre
The men's team sabre was one of four fencing events on the Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. The event was won by the Hungarian team, who also took the top two medals in the individual sabre event.-First round:Winners advanced, losers out...

 
4th Jakob Erckrath de Bary
Fritz Jack
Robert Krünert
August Petri
Not held Lost to Hungary
Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Hungary competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austria and Hungary had separate NOCs, therefore results at Olympic Games are kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.- Gold:...

 
9-0
Relegated to
repechage
Did not advance Lost to Italy
Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Italy competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the third appearance of the European nation, which had not competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics.-Athletics:...

 
10-4
Out
4th place
Did not advance

Figure skating

Event Place Skater Score
Women's individual
Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Women's individual
Without rivals Jenny Herz and Lily Kronberger present at the Olympics, Great Britain's Madge Syers easily won the gold medal.Referee: Herbert G. FowlerJudges: Harry D. Faith Edvard Hörle Gustav Hügel Georg Sanders Hermann Wendt-Sources:...

 
2nd Elsa Rendschmidt
Elsa Rendschmidt
Elsa Rendschmidt was a German figure skater and the first German woman to win a medal at the Olympic Games....

 
211.0
Mixed pairs  1st Anna Hübler
Anna Hübler
Anna Hübler was a German pair skater. She was an Olympic champion and two-time World champion with skating partner Heinrich Burger....

 
Heinrich Burger
Heinrich Burger
Heinrich Burger was a German figure skater. He competed in both singles and pairs events. He was Olympic champion and two-time World champion together with Anna Hübler....

 
11.2

Gymnastics

Event Place Gymnast Score
Men's all-around
Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's all-around
The men's individual all-around, also known as the heptathlon, was one of two gymnastics events on the Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme...

 
4th Curt Steuernagel  273.5
5th Friedrich Wolf
Friedrich Wolf (gymnast)
Friedrich Wolf was a German gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.In 1908 he finished fifth in the all-around competition.-External links:*...

 
267
12th Karl Borchert  246
Unknown August Ehrlich  Unknown
Paul Fischer  Unknown
Georg Karth  Unknown
Wilhelm Kaufmann  Unknown
Carl Körting  Unknown
Josef Krämer
Josef Krämer
Josef Krämer was a German gymnast, track and field athlete, and tug of war competitor who competed in the 1906 Summer Olympics and in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He was born in Gelsenkirchen....

 
Unknown
Heinrich Siebenhaar  Unknown
Wilhelm Weber
Wilhelm Weber (gymnast)
Wilhelm Weber was an German gymnast who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.-External links:*...

 
Unknown

Hockey

Event Place Players First round Semifinals Final 5th/6th
Men's hockey 5th Alfons Brehm, Elard Dauelsberg, Franz Diederichsen, Carl Ebert,
Jules Fehr, Mauricio Galvao, Raulino Galvao, Fritz Möding,
Friedrich Rahe, Albert Studemann, Friedrich Uhl 
Lost vs.
GBR Scotland
4-0
Did not advance Won vs.
France
France at the 1908 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.-Archery:The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the...

 
1-0

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
France
France at the 1908 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.-Archery:The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the...

 
1 0 1.000
Great Britain  0 1 .000
Total 1 1 .500

Rowing

Event Place Rowers First
round
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's single sculls
Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's single sculls
The men's single sculls was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Heat 1:Von Gaza won easily, and Killer abandoned the race after the German crossed the finish line.-Quarterfinal 1:...

 
3rd Bernhard von Gaza
Bernhard von Gaza
Bernhard von Gaza was a German rower who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won a bronze medal in single sculls.-External links:*...

 
9.35
1st, heat 1
9.47
1st, quarterfinal 1
Did not finish
—, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Men's coxless pairs
Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's coxless pairs
The men's coxless pairs was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. 4 pairs from 3 nations competed.-Standings:-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Final:...

 
3rd Martin Stahnke 
Willy Düskow 
None held Unknown
2nd, semifinal 2
Did not advance

Shooting

Germany had one shooter compete in one event, placing last in the 49-man field.
Event Place Shooter Score
Men's 1000 yard free rifle
Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 1000 yard free rifle
The men's free rifle at 1000 yards was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Each shooter fired 20 shots at the target 1000 yards . A bulls-eye was worth 5 points, so the maximum possible score was 100.-Results:...

 
49th Erich Wagner-Hohenlobbese  12

Swimming

Event Place Swimmer Heats Semifinals Final
Men's 100 metre backstroke
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metre backstroke
The men's 100 metre backstroke was one of six swimming events on the swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only backstroke event on the schedule. It was the first appearance of the event, after a 100 yard event was held in 1904...

 
1st Arno Bieberstein
Arno Bieberstein
Arno Bieberstein was a German backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.He won a gold medal in the 100 metre backstroke event and did not compete in any other competition....

 
1:25.6
1st, heat 1
1:25.6
1st, semifinal 1
1:24.6
4th Gustav Aurisch  1:27.4
1st, heat 7
1:28.2
1st, semifinal 1
Unknown
Semi-
finalist
Max Ritter
Max Ritter
Richard Max Ritter was a German freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.He was born in Magdeburg and died in Montgomery, Pennsylvania....

 
1:33.4
1st, heat 2
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Men's 200 metre breaststroke
Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metre breaststroke
The men's 200 metre breaststroke was one of 6 swimming events on the Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. It was the only breaststroke event on the schedule...

 
Semi-
finalist
Erich Zeidel  3:17.2
1st, heat 3
Unknown
3rd, semifinal 1
Did not advance
Heats Richard Rösler  3:18.0
2nd, heat 1
Did not advance

Tennis

Germany was the second-most successful nation in tennis in 1908, winning a silver medal in the men's singles to prevent Great Britain from sweeping the silver medals as well as the 6 gold medals.
Event Place Name Round
of 64
Round
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Men's singles
Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's singles
The men's singles was one of six lawn tennis events on the Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.-Standings:-Finals:There was no match for third place. A bronze medal was awarded to Wilberforce Eaves, who had lost to Ritchie in the semifinals.-Section 1:-Section 2:-Section 3:-Section 4:...

 
2nd Otto Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim was a German tennis player. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's singles tournament....

 
Defeated K. Powell  Defeated Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer was a male tennis player from Germany.He played at the 1908 Summer Olympics and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden where he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. In 1914, he and Otto Froitzheim were member of the German Davis Cup team, playing a Davis Cup...

 
Defeated Parke  Defeated Caridia
George Caridia
George Aristedes Caridia was a male tennis player from Great Britain and a two-time Olympic silver medalist. At the 1908 London Olympics he won those medals in the men's singles and doubles event...

 
Defeated Richardson  Lost to Ritchie
Josiah Ritchie
Major Josiah George Ritchie was a male tennis player from Great Britain.He was born in Westminster and died in Ashford, Middlesex....

9th Moritz von Bissing  Bye Defeated Zborzil
Arthur Zborzil
Arthur Zborzil was a male tennis player from Austria. At the 1912 Stockholm Olympics he teamed up with Felix Pipes to win a silver medal in the men's doubles event....

 
Lost to Eaves
Wilberforce Eaves
Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. He was also the first non-American to reach the final in the US National Singles Championships in 1897.-Runner-ups :...

 
Did not advance
16th Oscar Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer was a male tennis player from Germany.He played at the 1908 Summer Olympics and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden where he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. In 1914, he and Otto Froitzheim were member of the German Davis Cup team, playing a Davis Cup...

 
Defeated Piepes  Lost to Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim was a German tennis player. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's singles tournament....

 
Did not advance
Heinrich Schomburgk
Heinrich Schomburgk
Heinrich Georg Schomburgk was a male tennis player and footballer from Germany.At the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 he won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Dorothea Köring....

 
Bye Lost to Germot
Maurice Germot
Maurice Germot was a French tennis player and Olympic champion. He received a gold medal in double at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm....

26th Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Friedrich Wilhelm "Fieten" Rahe was a German tennis and field hockey player.He was born and died in Rostock....

 
Lost to Dixon
Charles Dixon (tennis)
Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He was a four-time Olympic medallist and led a successful British team to victory in the Davis Cup.-Biography:...

 
Did not advance
Men's doubles
Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Men's doubles
-Top half:-Bottom half:...

 
7th Otto Froitzheim
Heinrich Schomburgk
None held Defeated
Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer
Oscar Kreuzer was a male tennis player from Germany.He played at the 1908 Summer Olympics and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden where he won a bronze medal in the men's singles tournament. In 1914, he and Otto Froitzheim were member of the German Davis Cup team, playing a Davis Cup...

/Rahe
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Friedrich Wilhelm "Fieten" Rahe was a German tennis and field hockey player.He was born and died in Rostock....

 
Lost to
Gauntlett/Kitson
Harold Kitson
Harry Austin Kitson Harry Austin Kitson Harry Austin Kitson (Born 17 June 1874 Berkshire, England; Died 30 November 1951 (Umkomaas, South Africa); was a male tennis player from South Africa...

 
Did not advance
11th Oscar Kreuzer
Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe
Lost to
Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim
Otto Froitzheim was a German tennis player. At the 1908 Summer Olympics he won a silver medal in the men's singles tournament....

/Schomburgk
Heinrich Schomburgk
Heinrich Georg Schomburgk was a male tennis player and footballer from Germany.At the Stockholm Olympics in 1912 he won a gold medal in the mixed doubles event with Dorothea Köring....

 
Did not advance

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Austria
Austria at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Austria competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Austrian and Hungarian results at early Olympic Games are generally kept separate despite the union of the two nations as Austria-Hungary at the time.-Medalists:-Athletics:...

 
2 0 1.000
France
France at the 1908 Summer Olympics
-Medalists:France finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with five gold medals and 19 medals overall.-Archery:The French team was one of three to take part in the archery competitions in 1908. They dominated the Continental style of archery, with the 15 French archers taking the...

 
0 1 .000
Great Britain  3 3 .500
South Africa
South Africa at the 1908 Summer Olympics
-Athletics:South Africa was one of 5 nations to win at least one gold medal in athletics, taking the gold medal in the short sprint. Reggie Walker was the 100 metres champion, setting a new Olympic record in the semifinals and matching it in the final. Charles Hefferon added a silver medal in the...

 
1 1 .500
Total international 6 5 .545
Germany 2 2 .500
Total 8 7 .533

Wrestling

Event Place Wrestler Round
of 32
Round
of 16
Quarter-
finals
Semi-
finals
Final
Greco-Roman middleweight
Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman middleweight
Jósepsson broke his arm in his semifinal and was forced to withdraw from the bronze medal match; Andersen received third place....

 
17th Wilhelm Grundmann  Lost to
Belmer 
Did not advance

Opponent nation Wins Losses Percent
Netherlands
Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Athletes from the Netherlands competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England.-Athletics:-Cycling:-Fencing:-Football:The Netherlands was represented by the Netherlands national football team.-Gymnastics:-Rowing:...

0 1 .000
Total 0 1 .000
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