Germany at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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Germany
competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
, Switzerland
. Germany had not been invited to the inaugural 1924 Games
.
Men
Men
Women
Pairs
Events:
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event
of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athlethes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal. This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes that could represent a country per event.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
Men
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...
competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. Germany had not been invited to the inaugural 1924 Games
1924 Winter Olympics
The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France...
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Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Hess Hans Hess (bobsledder) Hans Hess was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *... |
Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics At the 1928 Winter Olympics, only one bobsleigh event was contested, the five man event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 18, 1928.-Medalists:-Results:-Participating nations:... |
Five-man |
Bobsleigh
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| GER-1 | Hans-Edgar Endres Paul Martin Karl Reinhardt Paul Volkhardt Rudolf Soenning |
Five-man | 1:48.0 | 22 | 1:43.9 | 9 | 3:31.9 | 18 |
| GER-2 | Hanns Kilian Hanns Kilian Hans Kilian Hans Kilian Hans Kilian (alternate listings: Hanns Kilian, Hans Killian, or Hanns Killian (2 May 1905 – 17 April 1981) was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930s... Hans Heß Sebastian Huber Sebastian Huber Sebastian "Wastl" Huber was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s... Valentin Krempl Valentin Krempl Valentin Krempl was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... Hanns Nägle Hanns Nägle Hanns Nägle was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *... |
Five-man | 1:41.7 | 5 | 1:40.2 | 2 | 3:21.9 | |
Cross-country skiing
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 18 km | Wilhelm Braun | 2'03:52 | 29 |
| Hans Bauer | 1'57:03 | 20 | |
| Otto Wahl | 1'55:00 | 19 | |
| Ludwig Böck | 1'48:56 | 14 | |
| 50 km | Fritz Pellkofer | 5'41:00 | 16 |
| Hans Bauer | 5'36:21 | 12 | |
| Otto Wahl | 5'34:02 | 10 | |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Werner Rittberger Werner Rittberger Werner Rittberger was a German figure skater.Rittberger invented the Loop jump in 1910... |
Men's singles | DNF | 12 | – | – | – |
| Paul Franke Paul Franke Paul Walter Franke was an American operatic tenor who specialized in the comprimario repertoire... |
14 | 10 | 76 | 1326.00 | 12 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | CF | FS | Places | Points | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly Winter Elly Winter Elly Winter was a German communist and notable political activist. The eldest daughter of East German president Wilhelm Pieck, Elly Winter was a longtime activist in the anti-fascist movement and was a well-recognized member of the Socialist Unity Party in East Germany after the Allied triumph... |
Women's singles | 18 | 11 | 110 | 1765.75 | 18 |
| Else Flebbe | 16 | 12 | 103 | 1833.50 | 15 | |
| Margrit Bernhardt | 14 | 14 | 91 | 1890.00 | 12 | |
| Ellen Brockhöft | 8 | 10 | 67 | 2003.00 | 9 |
Pairs
| Athletes | Points | Score | Final rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilse Kishauer Ernst Gaste |
63 | 75.75 | 8 |
Ice hockey
Group C
The top team (highlighted) advanced to the medal round.| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| February 11 | 0:0 - |
||
| February 16 | 1:0 (1:0,0:0,0:0) |
| — | |
| Gustav Jaenecke Gustav Jaenecke Gustav "Justav" Jaenecke was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics, in the 1932 Winter Olympics, and in the 1936 Winter Olympics, and tennis player who played in five International Lawn Tennis Challenge ties for Germany.He was born in Berlin, German Empire and died in... (Berliner SC) Wolfgang Kittel (Berliner SC) Franz Kreisel Franz Kreisel Franz Kreisel was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.In 1928 he participated with the German ice hockey team in the Olympic tournament.-External links:* *... (SC Riessersee SC Riessersee SC Riessersee is an ice hockey team from Germany.They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern. They currently play in the second level of German ice hockey, the 2... ) Matthias Leis (SC Riessersee SC Riessersee SC Riessersee is an ice hockey team from Germany.They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern. They currently play in the second level of German ice hockey, the 2... ) Fritz Rammelmayr (SC Riessersee SC Riessersee SC Riessersee is an ice hockey team from Germany.They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern. They currently play in the second level of German ice hockey, the 2... ) Erich Römer Erich Römer Erich Römer was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and 1932 Winter Olympics.... (Berliner SC) Walter Sachs (Berliner SC) Hans Schmid (SC Riessersee SC Riessersee SC Riessersee is an ice hockey team from Germany.They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern. They currently play in the second level of German ice hockey, the 2... ) Martin Schröttle Martin Schröttle Martin Schröttle was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and 1932 Winter Olympics.... (SC Riessersee SC Riessersee SC Riessersee is an ice hockey team from Germany.They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern. They currently play in the second level of German ice hockey, the 2... ) Marquardt Slevogt Marquardt Slevogt Friedrich Marquardt Slevogt was a German ice hockey player who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics and 1932 Winter Olympics.... (SC Riessersee SC Riessersee SC Riessersee is an ice hockey team from Germany.They play their home games at the Olympia-Eissport-Zentrum, located in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberbayern. They currently play in the second level of German ice hockey, the 2... ) Alfred Steinke (Berliner SC) Rolf Reschke |
Nordic combined
Events:
- 18 km cross-country skiing
- normal hill ski jumping
The cross-country skiing part of this event was combined with the main medal event
Cross-country skiing at the 1928 Winter Olympics
At the 1928 Winter Olympics, two cross country skiing events were contested. The 50 km competition was held on Tuesday, February 14, 1928 while the 18 km event was held on Friday, February 17, 1928.-Medal summary:...
of cross-country skiing. Those results can be found above in this article in the cross-country skiing section. Some athlethes (but not all) entered in both the cross-country skiing and Nordic combined event, their time on the 18 km was used for both events. One would expect that athletes competing at the Nordic combined event, would participate in the cross-country skiing event as well, as they would have the opportunity to win more than one medal. This was not always the case due to the maximum number of athletes that could represent a country per event.
The ski jumping (normal hill) event was held separate from the main medal event of ski jumping, results can be found in the table below.
| Athlete | Event | Cross-country | Ski Jumping | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Points | Rank | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Total points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Karl Neuner | Individual | DNF | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Max Kröckel | 2'00:59 | 8.125 | 17 | 53.5 | 51.5 | 15.812 | 6 | 11.968 | 14 | |
| Walter Glaß | 2'00:57 | 8.750 | 15 | 45.0 | 55.0 | 15.104 | 11 | 11.927 | 15 | |
| Gustl Müller | 1'52:43 | 12.250 | 12 | 41.5 | 60.5 (fall) | 7.978 | 28 | 10.114 | 21 | |
| Ludwig Böck | 1'48:56 | 14.125 | 5 | 36.0 | 48.0 | 12.395 | 21 | 13.260 | 7 | |
Ski jumping
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 (Dist.) | Jump 2 (Dist.) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | ||||
| Franz Thannheimer | Normal hill | 46.5 | 55.5 | 15.333 | 17 |
| Erich Recknagel | 48.5 | 62.0 | 16.020 | 11 | |
| Alois Kratzer Alois Kratzer Alois Kratzer was a German ski jumper who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics at St. Moritz. -Titles:*FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1929 – 4th place on normal hill*1928 Winter Olympics – 19th place... |
49.5 | 54.0 | 14.853 | 19 | |
| Martin Neuner | 50.0 | 57.0 | 16.291 | 9 | |
Speed skating
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Erhard Mayke Erhard Mayke Erhard Mayke Was a German speed skater and competed at the 1928 Winter Olympicshosted in St moritz Switzerland, he also competed in the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men in the... |
49.1 | 24 |
| Fritz Jungblut | 47.2 | 20 | |
| 1500 m | Arthur Vollstedt | 2:39.9 | 23 |
| Fritz Jungblut | 2:28.2 | 11 | |
| 5000 m | Erhard Mayke Erhard Mayke Erhard Mayke Was a German speed skater and competed at the 1928 Winter Olympicshosted in St moritz Switzerland, he also competed in the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men in the... |
DNF | – |
| Arthur Vollstedt | 9:58.5 | 28 | |
| Fritz Jungblut | 9:26.7 | 16 | |