Germany

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 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

London

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, England

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