Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics
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German Empire
The German Empire refers to Germany during the "Second Reich" period from the unification of Germany and proclamation of Wilhelm I as German Emperor on 18 January 1871, to 1918, when it became a federal republic after defeat in World War I and the abdication of the Emperor, Wilhelm II.The German...

competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics
1900 Summer Olympics
The 1900 Summer Olympics, today officially known as the Games of the II Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1900 in Paris, France. No opening or closing ceremonies were held; competitions began on May 14 and ended on October 28. The Games were held as part of...

in Paris
Paris
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, France
France
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.

Medalists

Germany finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and eight medals overall.
Medal Name Sport Event
Ernst Hoppenberg
Ernst Hoppenberg
Ernst Hoppenberg was a German swimmer and water polo player who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the 200 metre events...

 
Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 
Men's 200m backstroke
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, seven swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition. There was a total of 76 participants from 12 countries competing.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg
Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club
Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club is a rowing club in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1836 as Der Hamburger Ruder Club, the club is the fourth oldest rowing club in the world after Brasenose College Boat Club, Jesus College Boat Club and Leander Club...

 
Rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 
coxed fours
Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, four events in rowing were contested, marking the introduction of the sport to the Olympic program. At the inaugural 1896 Games, the rowing competition was cancelled due to strong winds.-Medal summary:...

Deutscher Schwimm Verband Berlin  Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...

 
men's 200m team swimming
Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, seven swimming events were contested. Only men competed in the swimming competition. There was a total of 76 participants from 12 countries competing.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-Participating nations:...

Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise
Paul Wiesner 
Sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...

 
1-2 ton race 2
Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916, sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise
Paul Wiesner 
Sailing
Sailing
Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...

 
open class
Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916, sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....

SC 1880 Frankfurt
SC 1880 Frankfurt
The SC 1880 Frankfurt is a German rugby union club from Frankfurt am Main, currently playing in the Rugby-Bundesliga. Apart from rugby, the club also offers other sports like lacrosse, tennis and field hockey....

 
Rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...

 
men's competition
Favorite Hammonia  Rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 
coxed fours
Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, four events in rowing were contested, marking the introduction of the sport to the Olympic program. At the inaugural 1896 Games, the rowing competition was cancelled due to strong winds.-Medal summary:...

Ludwigshafener Ruder Verein  Rowing
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 
coxed fours
Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, four events in rowing were contested, marking the introduction of the sport to the Olympic program. At the inaugural 1896 Games, the rowing competition was cancelled due to strong winds.-Medal summary:...


Athletics

Six German athletes had 10 entries in nine athletics events, not winning any medals.
Event Place Athlete Heat Semifinal Repechage Final
100 metres Kurt Dörry
Kurt Dörry
Kurt Doerry was a German track and field athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Doerry placed fifth in his preliminary heat of the 100 metres and did not advance to the final....

 
Unknown
2nd, heat 4
Did not finish
4th, semifinal 2
Did not advance
Julius Keyl
Julius Keyl
Julius Keyl was a German track and field athlete and gymnast who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1906 Summer Olympics.At the Summer Olympics 1900 in Paris he participated in one events...

 
Unknown
4th, heat 3
Did not advance
200 metres Albert Werkmüller
Albert Werkmüller
Albert Werkmüller was a German track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France....

 
Unknown
4th, heat 2
None held Did not advance
200 metre hurdles Gustav Rau
Gustav Rau
Gustav Adolf Rau was a German track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France....

 
Unknown
5th, heat 1
None held Did not advance
2500 metre steeplechase 6th Franz Dühne
Franz Duhne
Franz Duhne was a German track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.Duhne competed in the 2500 metre steeplechase. He placed last in the six-man field. In the 4000 metre steeplechase, he placed sixth of eight.-References:* De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full...

 
None held Unknown
4000 metre steeplechase 6th Franz Dühne None held Unknown

Event Place Athlete Qualifier Final
Long jump 8th Waldemar Steffen
Waldemar Steffen
Waldemar Steffen was a German track and field athlete who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.He tied for fourth in the high jump, clearing 1.70 metres....

 
6.300 metres
8th
Did not advance
Triple jump 7th-13th Waldemar Steffen None held Unknown
High jump 4th Waldemar Steffen None held 1.70 metres
Standing triple jump 5th-10th Waldemar Steffen None held Unknown

Cycling

The second Olympic cycling competition saw Germany appear for its second time. This time, the German cyclists won no medals.
Event Place Cyclist Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2000 metre sprint Karl Duill  1st place
heat 8
2nd place
quarterfinal 3
Did not advance
Paul Gottron  1st place
heat 3
2nd place
quarterfinal 9
Did not advance
Drescher
Drescher
Drescher is a surname which may refer to:* Bill Drescher , American baseball player* Chester Drescher , performing dog born in 1982 in Queens* Dick Drescher , American discus thrower...

 
4th-8th place
heat 5
Did not advance

Fencing

Germany first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent two fencers.
Event Place Fencer Round 1 Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final
Épée 35-104 Willy Sulzbacher  3rd place
pool D
Did not advance None held Did not advance
Sabre 19-23 Alfons Schöne
Alfons Schöne
Alfons Schöne was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1900 Summer Olympics.-References:...

 
5th-6th
in pool
None held 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.
Event Place Gymnast Score
Combined 29 Hugo Peitsch  252
53 Eugen Fürstenberger  240
54 Richard Genserowski  238
59 Röthong  234
71 Carl Wiegand  224
72 Fritz Manteuffel
Fritz Manteuffel
Fritz Manteuffel was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens.Manteuffel was a member of the German team that won two gold medals by placing first in both of the team events, the parallel bars and the horizontal bar...

 
223
77 Franz Abbé  219
79 Fritz Danner  216
Erwin Willi Kurtz  216
84 Fritz Sauer  214
102 Gustav Felix Flatow
Gustav Flatow
Gustav Felix Flatow was a German gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris....

 
204
107 Nuninger  199
118 Adolf Tannert  180
Oscar Naumann  Did not finish

Rowing

Event Place Boat Round 1 Semifinals Final
Coxed fours 1st Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg
Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club
Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club is a rowing club in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded in 1836 as Der Hamburger Ruder Club, the club is the fourth oldest rowing club in the world after Brasenose College Boat Club, Jesus College Boat Club and Leander Club...

 
Gustav Goßler
Gustav Goßler
Gustav Ludvig Goßler was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German boat Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours final B.-External links:*...

, Oskar Goßler
Oskar Goßler
Oskar Goßler was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German boat Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours final B.-External links:*...

, Walter Katzenstein
Walter Katzenstein
Walter Katzenstein was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics....

, Waldemar Tietgens
Waldemar Tietgens
Waldemar Tietgens was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German boat Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg, which won the gold medal in the coxed fours final B.-External links:*...

, Carl Heinrich Goßler (cox)
None held 5:56.2
1st, semifinal 3
5:59.0
1st, final B
3rd Ludwigshafener Ruder Verein 
Ernst Felle
Ernst Felle
Ernst Felle was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German boat Ludwigshafener Ruderverein, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final B.-External links:*...

, Otto Fickeisen
Otto Fickeisen
Otto Fickeisen was a Germany rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1900 he was a crew member of the German boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours....

, Carl Lehle
Carl Lehle
Carl Lehle was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German boat Ludwigshafener Ruderverein, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final B.-External links:*...

, Hermann Wilker
Hermann Wilker
Hermann Wilker was a Germany rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics and in the 1912 Summer Olympics.In 1900 he was a crew member of the German boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours....

, Franz Kröwerath
Franz Kröwerath
Franz Kröwerath was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was the coxswain of the German boat Ludwigshafener Ruder Verein, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final B....

 (cox)
6:14.0
1st, semifinal 1
6:05.0
3rd, final B
3rd Favorite Hammonia 
Wilhelm Carstens
Wilhelm Carstens
Wilhelm Carstens was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German boat Favorite Hammonia, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A.-External links:*...

, Julius Körner
Julius Körner
Julius Körner was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German boat Favorite Hammonia, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A.-External links:*...

, Adolf Möller
Adolf Möller
Adolf Möller was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German boat Favorite Hammonia, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A.-External links:* *...

, Hugo Rüster
Hugo Rüster
Hugo Rüster was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was part of the German boat Favorite Hammonia, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A.-External links:*...

, Max Ammermann
Max Ammermann
Max Ammermann was a German rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was the coxswain the German boat Favorite Hammonia, which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours final A. However the IOC medal database credits the bronze medal only to Gustav Moths, who participated only in the...

 (cox)
6:03.0
3rd, semifinal 3
7:18.2
3rd, final A
Coxed eights 4th Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg
Gustav Goßler, Oskar Goßler, Ernst Jencquel, Edgar Katzenstein, Walter Katzenstein, Theodor Laurezzari, Waldemar Tietgens, Arthur Warncke, Alexander Gleichmann, unknown cox
None held 5:04.8
3rd, semifinal 1
6:33.0

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.
Event Place Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
Men's rugby 2nd Frankfurt Club 
Albert Amrhein
Albert Amrhein
Albert Amrhein was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team...

, Hugo Betting
Hugo Betting
Hugo Betting was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.-External links:* *...

, Jacob Hermann, Willy Hofmeister
Willy Hofmeister
Willy Hofmeister was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.-External links:* *...

, Hermann Kreuzer
Hermann Kreuzer
Hermann Kreuzer was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.-External links:* *...

, Arnold Landvoigt
Arnold Landvoigt
Arnold Landvoigt was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.-External links:* *...

, Hans Latsche, Erich Ludwig
Erich Ludwig
Erich Ludwig was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.He is the brother of Richard...

, Richard Ludwig
Richard Ludwig
Richard Ludwig was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.He is the brother of Erich...

, Fritz Müller
Fritz Müller (rugby player)
Fritz Müller was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.-External links:* *...

, Eduard Poppe
Eduard Poppe
Eduard Poppe was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.-External links:* *...

, Heinrich Reitz
Heinrich Reitz
Heinrich Reitz was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.-External links:* *...

, August Schmierer
August Schmierer
August Schmierer was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal.Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.-External links:* *...

, Adolf Stockhausen
Adolf Stockhausen
Adolf Stockhausen was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.-External links:* *...

, Georg Wenderoth
Georg Wenderoth
Georg Wenderoth was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.-External links:* *...

 
Lost 27-17
vs. France
France at the 1900 Summer Olympics
France was the host of the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. France was one of many nations that had competed in the 1896 Summer Olympics in Greece and had returned to compete at the 1900 Games....

 
Cancelled
vs. Great Britain

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.
Event Place Sailors Time (total)
½-1 ton class Georg Naue 
Heinrich Peters 
Ottokar Weise 
Paul Wiesner 
Disqualified
1-2 ton class 1st Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise
Paul Wiesner
3:09:19
Open class 2nd Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise
Paul Wiesner
3:09:19

Shooting

Germany first competed in shooting at the 1900 Games. One German shooter competed in the trap shooting event, tying for 7th place.
Event Place Shooter Score
Trap shooting 7th André de Schonen
André de Schonen
André de Schonen was an Olympic fencer and a pistol and Trapshooter at the 1900 summer games He also competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics in the rapid-fire pistol event....

 
12

Swimming

Event Place Swimmer Semifinals Final
Men's 200 metre
freestyle
8th Julius Frey
Julius Frey
Julius Frey was a German swimmer who competed in the Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the German swimming team, which won the gold medal at the Paris Games....

 
2:50.4
3rd, semifinal 1
2:58.2
Men's 1000 metre
freestyle
4th Max Hainle
Max Hainle
Max Hainle was a German swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.As a member of the German swimming team he won the gold medal at the Paris Games....

 
15:54.0
1st, semifinal 4
15:22.6
Men's 200 metre
backstroke
1st Ernst Hoppenberg
Ernst Hoppenberg
Ernst Hoppenberg was a German swimmer and water polo player who competed in the late 19th century and early 20th century in the 200 metre events...

 
2:54.4
1st, semifinal 1
2:47.0

Event Place Swimmer Seconds Metres Score
Men's underwater swimming 6th Hans Aniol  30.0 36.95 103.9

Event Place Team Swimmers Score
Men's 200 metre
team swimming
1st Deutscher Schwimm Verband Berlin  Julius Frey
Max Hainle
Ernst Hoppenberg
Herbert von Petersdorff
Herbert von Petersdorff
Herbert von Petersdorff was a German swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German swimming team, which won the gold medal at the Paris Games.-External links:*...

 
Max Schöne
Max Schöne
Max Schöne was a German swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.As a member of the German swimming team he won the gold medal at the Paris Games.-External links:*...

 
33 points

Water polo

Event Place Team Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Men's water polo 5th Berliner Swimming Club Otter 
Hans Aniol, Paul Gebauer, Max Hainle
Max Hainle
Max Hainle was a German swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.As a member of the German swimming team he won the gold medal at the Paris Games....

, Georg Hax, Gustav Lexau, Herbert von Petersdorff
Herbert von Petersdorff
Herbert von Petersdorff was a German swimmer who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the German swimming team, which won the gold medal at the Paris Games.-External links:*...

, Fritz Schneider
Lost
3-2
Did not advance
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