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{{infobox country at games
| NOC = GER
| NOCname = [[German Olympic Sports Confederation]]
| games = Summer Olympics
| year = 1908
| flagcaption = Flag of the [[German Empire]]
| oldcode = 
| website = {{URL|www.dosb.de }}&nbsp;{{in lang|de|en|fr}}
| location = [[London]]
| competitors = 81 (79 men, 2 women)
| sports = 
| flagbearer = [[Wilhelm Kaufmann (gymnast)|Wilhelm Kaufmann]]
| rank = 5
| gold = 3
| silver = 5
| bronze = 5
| officials = 
| appearances = auto
| app_begin_year = 
| app_end_year = 
| summerappearances = 
| winterappearances = 
| seealso = [[Germany at the 1906 Intercalated Games|1906]] Intercalated Games<br>{{flagIOC|SAA|1952 Summer}} (1952)<br/>{{flagIOC|EUA}} (1956–1964)<br/>{{flagIOC|GDR}} (1968–1988)<br/>{{flagIOC|FRG}} (1968–1988)
}}

[[German Empire|Germany]] competed at the [[1908 Summer Olympics]] in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]].

==Medalists==
{{further information|1908 Summer Olympics medal table|List of 1908 Summer Olympics medal winners}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
!Medal
!Name
!Sport
!Event
!Date
|-
| {{gold medal}}
| {{Sortname|Albert|Zürner}} 
| [[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Diving]]
| [[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard|Men's 3 m springboard]]
| {{dts||7|18}}
|-
| {{gold medal}}
| {{Sortname|Heinrich|Burger}}, [[Anna Hübler]]
| [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Figure skating]]
| [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Pairs|Pairs]]
| {{dts||10|29}}
|-
| {{gold medal}}
| {{Sortname|Arno|Bieberstein}} 
| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Swimming]]
| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|Men's 100 m backstroke]]
| {{dts||7|17}}
|-
| {{silver medal}}
| {{Sortname|Hanns|Braun}}, [[Hans Eicke]],<br />[[Arthur Hoffmann (athlete)|Arthur Hoffmann]], [[Otto Trieloff]]
| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's medley relay|Men's medley relay]]
| {{dts||7|25}}
|-
| {{silver medal}}
| {{Sortname|Max|Götze}}, [[Rudolf Katzer]],<br />[[Hermann Martens]], [[Karl Neumer]]
| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]
| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Men's team pursuit]]
| {{dts||7|17}}
|-
| {{silver medal}}
| {{Sortname|Kurt|Behrens}} 
| [[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Diving]]
| [[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard|Men's 3 m springboard]]
| {{dts||7|18}}
|-
| {{silver medal}}
| {{Sortname|Elsa|Rendschmidt}} 
| [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Figure skating]]
| [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Ladies' singles|Ladies' singles]]
| {{dts||10|29}}
|-
| {{silver medal}}
| {{Sortname|Otto|Froitzheim}} 
| [[Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Tennis]]
| [[Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Men's singles]]
| {{dts||7|11}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}}
| {{Sortname|Hanns|Braun}} 
| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Athletics]]
| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|Men's 800 m]]
| {{dts||7|21}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}}
| {{Sortname|Karl|Neumer}} 
| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Cycling]]
| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 660 yards|Men's 660 yd]]
| {{dts||7|15}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}}
| {{Sortname|Gottlob|Walz}} 
| [[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Diving]]
| [[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard|Men's 3 m springboard]]
| {{dts||7|18}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}}
| {{Sortname|Bernhard|von Gaza}} 
| [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Rowing]]
| [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls|Men's single sculls]]
| {{dts||7|31}}
|-
| {{bronze medal}}
| {{Sortname|Willy|Düskow}}, [[Martin Stahnke]]
| [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Rowing]]
| [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair|Men's coxless pair]]
| {{dts||7|31}}
|}

==Results by event==
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}

===Athletics===
{{main article|Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

Germany's best athletics result was a silver medal in the medley relay.

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Athlete || Heats || Semifinals || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=7 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|Men's 100 metres]] ||rowspan=6| Heats ||align=left| [[Carl Bechler]] || 11.4 seconds <br> 2nd, heat 17 ||rowspan=7 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Arthur Hoffmann (athlete)|Arthur Hoffmann]] || 11.4 seconds <br> 3rd, heat 3
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Hans Eicke]] || 11.6 seconds <br> 3rd, heat 7
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Heinrich Rehder]] || 11.8 seconds <br> 3rd, heat 8
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Willy Kohlmey]] || 12.0 seconds <br> 3rd, heat 15
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Hermann von Bonninghausen]] || 12.0 seconds <br> 5th, heat 14
|- align=center
| — ||align=left| [[Paul Fischer (sportsman)|Paul Fischer]] || Did not finish <br> —, heat 10
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres|Men's 200 metres]] || Heats ||align=left| Arthur Hoffmann || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 13 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres|Men's 400 metres]] || Heats ||align=left| [[Otto Trieloff]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 14 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres|Men's 800 metres]] ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Hanns Braun]] ||rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 1:58.0 <br> 1st, semifinal 7 || 1:55.2
|- align=center
|rowspan=2| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Andreas Breynck]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 6 ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Oskar Quarg]] || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 5
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres|Men's 1500 metres]] ||rowspan=3| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| Andreas Breynck ||rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 6 ||rowspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| Hanns Braun || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 8
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Arno Hesse]] || Unknown <br> 7th, semifinal 2
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's medley relay|Men's medley relay]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| Arthur Hoffmann <br> Hans Eicke <br> Otto Trieloff <br> Hanns Braun ||bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 3:43.2 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || 3:32.4
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 5 miles|Men's 5 miles]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Paul Nettelbeck]] ||bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 5th, semifinal 3 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon|Men's marathon]] ||rowspan=3| — ||align=left| [[Fritz Reiser]] ||rowspan=3 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Did not finish
|- align=center
|align=left| [[H. Muller]] || Did not start
|- align=center
|align=left| Paul Nettelbeck || Did not start
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3500 metre walk|Men's 3500 metre walk]] ||rowspan=2| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Paul Gunia]] ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 16:38.0 <br> 4th, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Richard Wilhelm (athlete)|Richard Wilhelm]] || 17:33.8 <br> 6th, semifinal 3
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 mile walk|Men's 10 mile walk]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| Paul Gunia ||bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 1:26:09.4 <br> 7th, semifinal 1 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Athlete || Height/<br>Distance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=4 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's long jump|Men's long jump]] || 6th ||align=left| [[Albert Weinstein]] || 6.77 metres
|- align=center
| 15th ||align=left| Arthur Hoffmann || 6.50 metres
|- align=center
|rowspan=2| 21-32 ||align=left| Hermann von Bonninghausen || Unknown
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Ludwig Uetwiller]] || 6.05 metres
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's standing high jump|Men's standing high jump]] || 8th ||align=left| [[Arthur Mallwitz]] || 1.42 metres
|- align=center
| 17th ||align=left| Ludwig Uetwiller || 1.32 metres
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's standing long jump|Men's standing long jump]] || 8-25 ||align=left| Arthur Mallwitz || Unknown
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw|Men's discus throw]] || 11th ||align=left| [[Emil Welz]] || 37.02 metres
|- align=center
| 12-42 ||align=left| Ludwig Uetwiller || Unknown
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's hammer throw|Men's hammer throw]] || 10-19 ||align=left| Ludwig Uetwiller || Unknown
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw|Men's javelin throw]] || 8-16 ||align=left| Carl Bechler || Unknown
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle javelin|Men's freestyle javelin]] ||rowspan=2| 10-33 ||align=left| Ludwig Uetwiller || Unknown
|- align=center
|align=left| Emil Welz || Unknown
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|}

===Cycling===
{{main article|Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

Germany's best cycling result was the [[silver medal]] won in the team pursuit event.

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Cyclist || Heats || Semifinals || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=5 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 660 yards|Men's 660 yards]] ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Karl Neumer]] || 54.2 seconds <br> 1st, heat 11 || 1:05.6 <br> 1st, semifinal 4 || Unknown
|- align=center
|rowspan=4| Heats ||align=left| [[Richard Katzer]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 3 ||rowspan=4 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Hermann Martens]] || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 7
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Bruno Götze]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 10
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Paul Schulze (cyclist)|Paul Schulze]] || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 13
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=5 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres|Men's 5000 metres]] ||rowspan=5| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| Hermann Martens ||rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 3 ||rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| Karl Neumer || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 5
|- align=center
|align=left| Bruno Götze || Unknown <br> 4th, semifinal 3
|- align=center
|align=left| Richard Katzer || Unknown <br> 4-7, semifinal 7
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Max Götze]] || Unknown <br> 4-9, semifinal 5
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=5 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 20 kilometres|Men's 20 kilometres]] ||rowspan=5| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| Hermann Martens ||rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || 33:21.2 <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Max Triebsch]] || Unknown <br> 5th, semifinal 3
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Alwin Boldt]] || Unknown <br> 6-7, semifinal 4
|- align=center
|align=left| Richard Katzer || Unknown <br> 7-8, semifinal 1
|- align=center
|align=left| Paul Schulze || Unknown <br> 7-9, semifinal 2
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=6 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 kilometres|Men's 100 kilometres]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| Alwin Boldt ||rowspan=6 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 7-14, semifinal 1 ||rowspan=6 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|rowspan=5| — ||align=left| Richard Katzer || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 1
|- align=center
|align=left| Bruno Götze || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2
|- align=center
|align=left| Hermann Martens || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2
|- align=center
|align=left| Paul Schulze || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2
|- align=center
|align=left| Max Triebsch|| Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=4 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint|Men's sprint]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| Karl Neumer || 1:33.2 <br> 1st, heat 7 || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|rowspan=2| Heats ||align=left| Paul Schulze || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 4 ||rowspan=3 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| Bruno Götze || Unknown <br> 3rd, heat 12
|- align=center
| — ||align=left| Hermann Martens || Time limit exceeded <br> —, heat 6
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's tandem|Men's tandem]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| Max Götze <br> [[Otto Götze]] || 2:05.6 <br> 1st, heat 3 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 1 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
| Heats ||align=left| Alwin Boldt <br> Hermann Martens || Unknown <br> 2nd, heat 1 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Cycling at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit|Men's team pursuit]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| Max Götze <br> Richard Katzer <br> Hermann Martens <br> Karl Neumer || 2:25.4 <br> 1st, heat 4 || 2:31.8 <br> 1st, semifinal 2 || 2:28.6
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|}

===Diving===
{{main article|Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

Germany dominated the springboard diving in 1908, taking all three medals in the event (including a tie for third place with an [[United States at the 1908 Summer Olympics|American]] diver).

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Diver || Preliminary <br> groups || Semi-<br>finals || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 10 metre platform|Men's 10 metre platform]] || 10th ||align=left| [[Heinz Freyschmidt]] || 67.30 points <br> 2nd, group 3 || 48.80 points <br> 5th, semifinal 2 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
| 22nd ||align=left| [[Fritz Nicolai]] || 54.50 points <br> 5th, group 5 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=5 align=left| [[Diving at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 3 metre springboard|Men's 3 metre springboard]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Albert Zürner]] || 83.60 points <br> 1st, group 2 || 82.80 points <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 || 85.50 points
|- align=center
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Kurt Behrens]] || 83.60 points <br> 1st, group 3 || 83.00 points <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 85.30 points
|- align=center
|bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Gottlob Walz]] || 81.30 points <br> 1st, group 5 || 80.30 points <br> 2nd, semifinal 1 || 80.80 points
|- align=center
| 5th ||align=left| Fritz Nicolai || 67.10 points <br> 2nd, group 4 || 81.80 points <br> 3rd, semifinal 2 ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
| 8th ||align=left| Heinz Freyschmidt || 78.10 points <br> 2nd, group 1 || 79.3 points <br> 4th, semifinal 1
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|}

===Fencing===
{{main article|Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Fencer || First <br> round || Second <br> round || Semi-<br>final || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=10 align=left| [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's épée|Men's épée]] ||rowspan=10| First <br> round ||align=left| [[Johannes Adam]] || 1-4 (4th in C) ||rowspan=11 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Emil Schön]] || 4-3 (4th in G)
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Ernst Moldenhauer]] || 1-4 (4th in J)
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Julius Lichtenfels]] || 2-3 (4th in M)
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Albert Naumann]] || 1-4 (5th in F)
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Jakob Erckrath de Bary]] || 4-4 (5th in H)
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Georg Stöhr]] || 2-5 (6th in A)
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Fritz Jack]] || 2-5 (6th in B)
|- align=center
|align=left| [[August Petri]] || 2-6 (6th in I)
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Robert Krünert]] || 2-6 (7th in E)
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=10 align=left| [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre|Men's sabre]] ||rowspan=3| Second <br> round ||align=left| August Petri || 2-2 (3rd in F) || 2-2 (3rd in 7) ||rowspan=3 colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| Emil Schön || 4-2 (2nd in M) || 1-3 (4th in 5)
|- align=center
|align=left| Fritz Jack || 3-2 (2nd in C) || 1-3 (5th in 2)
|- align=center
|rowspan=7| First <br> round ||align=left| Julius Lichtenfels || 2-2 (4th in D) ||rowspan=7 colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| Robert Krünert || 2-3 (4th in H)
|- align=center
|align=left| Johannes Adam || 1-3 (5th in B)
|- align=center
|align=left| Jakob Erkrath de Bary || 1-4 (5th in G)
|- align=center
|align=left| Ernst Moldenhauer || 1-4 (5th in K)
|- align=center
|align=left| Georg Stöhr || 2-4 (6th in J)
|- align=center
|align=left| Albert Naumann || 0-5 (6th in L
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Fencers || Play-in <br> match || First <br> round || Semi-<br>finals || Final || Repechage || Silver <br> medal match
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team épée|Men's team épée]] || 6th ||align=left| Jakob Erckrath de Bary <br> Julius Lichtenfels <br> August Petri <br> Georg Stöhr || Bye || Lost to [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] <br> 13-5 <hr> Out <br> 6th place ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Not relegated
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Fencing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre|Men's team sabre]] || 4th ||align=left| Jakob Erckrath de Bary <br> Fritz Jack <br> Robert Krünert <br> August Petri ||bgcolor=lightgray| Not held || Lost to [[Hungary at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Hungary]] <br> 9-0 <hr> Relegated to <br> repechage ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance || Lost to [[Italy at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Italy]] <br> 10-4 <hr> Out <br> 4th place ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || || 
|}

===Figure skating===
{{main article|Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Skater || Score
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Women's individual|Women's individual]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Elsa Rendschmidt]] || 211.0
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Mixed pairs|Mixed pairs]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Anna Hübler]] <br> [[Heinrich Burger]] || 11.2
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|}

===Gymnastics===
{{main article|Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Gymnast || Event || Score || Rank
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Curt Steuernagel]] ||rowspan=11 align=left| [[Gymnastics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's all-around|Men's all-around]] || 273.5 || 4
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Friedrich Wolf (gymnast)|Friedrich Wolf]] || 267 || 5
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Karl Borchert]] || 246 || 12
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Wilhelm Weber (gymnast)|Wilhelm Weber]] || 220 || 28
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Josef Krämer]] || 212 || 33
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Heinrich Siebenhaar]] || 198.5 || 40
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Paul Fischer (sportsman)|Paul Fischer]] || 198 || 41
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Georg Karth]] || 186.5 || 50
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Carl Körting]] || 181 || 52
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Wilhelm Kaufmann (gymnast)|Wilhelm Kaufmann]] || 180.5 || 53
|- align=center
|align=left| [[August Ehrich]] || 156.75 || 65
|}

===Hockey===
{{main article|Field hockey at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Players || First round || Semifinals || Final || 5th/6th
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| Men's hockey || 5th ||align=left| [[Alfons Brehm]], [[Elard Dauelsberg]], [[Franz Diederichsen]], [[Carl Ebert (field hockey)|Carl Ebert]], <br> [[Jules Fehr]], [[Mauricio Galvao]], [[Raulino Galvao]], [[Fritz Möding]], <br> [[Friedrich Rahe]], [[Albert Studemann]], [[Friedrich Uhl]] || Lost vs. <br> [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|GBR]] Scotland <br> 4-0 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance || Won vs. <br> [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] <br> 1-0
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|}

{| class=wikitable
! Opponent nation || Wins || Losses || Percent
|- align=center
|align=left| [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] || 1 || 0 || 1.000
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] || 0 || 1 || .000
|-
|colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray|
|-
! Total || 1 || 1 || .500
|}

===Rowing===
{{main article|Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Rowers || First <br> round || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls|Men's single sculls]] ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Bernhard von Gaza]] || 9.35 <br> 1st, heat 1 || 9.47 <br> 1st, quarterfinal 1 || Did not finish <br> —, semifinal 2 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair|Men's coxless pair]] ||bgcolor=cc9966| 3rd ||align=left| [[Martin Stahnke]] <br> [[Willy Düskow]] ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Unknown <br> 2nd, semifinal 2 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || 
|}

===Shooting===

Germany had one shooter compete in one event, placing last in the 49-man field.

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Shooter || Score
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|-
| [[Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 1000 yard free rifle|Men's 1000 yard free rifle]] ||align=center| 49th || [[Ernst Wagner-Hohenlobbese]] ||align=center| 12
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || 
|}

===Swimming===
{{main article|Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Swimmer || Heats || Semifinals || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=3 align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke|Men's 100 metre backstroke]] ||bgcolor=gold| 1st ||align=left| [[Arno Bieberstein]] || 1:25.6 <br> 1st, heat 1 || 1:25.6 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || 1:24.6
|- align=center
| 4th ||align=left| [[Gustav Aurisch]] || 1:27.4 <br> 1st, heat 7 || 1:28.2 <br> 1st, semifinal 1 || Unknown
|- align=center
| Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Max Ritter]] || 1:33.4 <br> 1st, heat 2 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 1 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Swimming at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|Men's 200 metre breaststroke]] || Semi-<br>finalist ||align=left| [[Erich Zeidel]] || 3:17.2 <br> 1st, heat 3 || Unknown <br> 3rd, semifinal 1 ||bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
| Heats ||align=left| [[Richard Rösler (swimmer)|Richard Rösler]] || 3:18.0 <br> 2nd, heat 1 ||colspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || 
|}

===Tennis===
{{main article|Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

Germany was the second-most successful nation in tennis in 1908, winning a silver medal in the men's singles to prevent [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] from sweeping the silver medals as well as the 6 gold medals.

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Name || Round <br> of 64 || Round <br> of 32 || Round <br> of 16 || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=5 align=left| [[Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's singles|Men's singles]] ||bgcolor=silver| 2nd ||align=left| [[Otto Froitzheim]] || Defeated [[Kenneth Powell (tennis)|K. Powell]] || Defeated [[Oscar Kreuzer|Kreuzer]] || Defeated [[James Parke (tennis player)|Parke]] || Defeated [[George Caridia|Caridia]] || Defeated [[John Richardson (tennis)|Richardson]] || Lost to [[Josiah Ritchie|Ritchie]]
|- align=center
| 9th ||align=left| [[Moritz von Bissing (tennis)|Moritz von Bissing]] || Bye || Defeated [[Arthur Zborzil|Zborzil]] || Lost to [[Wilberforce Eaves|Eaves]] ||colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|rowspan=2| 16th ||align=left| [[Oscar Kreuzer]] || Defeated [[Fritz Felix Piepes|Piepes]] || Lost to [[Otto Froitzheim|Froitzheim]] ||colspan=4 rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Heinrich Schomburgk]] || Bye || Lost to [[Maurice Germot|Germot]]
|- align=center
| 26th ||align=left| [[Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe]] || Lost to [[Charles Dixon (tennis)|Dixon]] ||colspan=5 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|rowspan=2 align=left| [[Tennis at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's doubles|Men's doubles]] || 7th ||align=left| Otto Froitzheim <br> Heinrich Schomburgk ||rowspan=2 bgcolor=lightgray| None held || Defeated <br> [[Oscar Kreuzer|Kreuzer]]/[[Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe|Rahe]] || Lost to <br> [[Vincent Gauntlett|Gauntlett]]/[[Harold Kitson|Kitson]] ||colspan=3 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- align=center
| 11th ||align=left| Oscar Kreuzer <br> Friedrich Wilhelm Rahe || Lost to <br> [[Otto Froitzheim|Froitzheim]]/[[Heinrich Schomburgk|Schomburgk]] ||colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || || 
|}

{| class=wikitable
! Opponent nation || Wins || Losses || Percent
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Austria at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Austria]] || 2 || 0 || 1.000
|- align=center
|align=left| [[France at the 1908 Summer Olympics|France]] || 0 || 1 || .000
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] || 3 || 3 || .500
|- align=center
|align=left| [[South Africa at the 1908 Summer Olympics|South Africa]] || 1 || 1 || .500
|-
|colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| 
|- align=center
|align=left| ''Total international'' || 6 || 5 || .545
|- align=center
|align=left| Germany || 2 || 2 || .500
|-
|colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray|
|-
! Total || 8 || 7 || .533
|}

===Wrestling===
{{Main article|Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics}}

{| class=wikitable
! Event || Place || Wrestler || Round <br> of 32 || Round <br> of 16 || Quarter-<br>finals || Semi-<br>finals || Final
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || 
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Wrestling at the 1908 Summer Olympics - Greco-Roman middleweight|Greco-Roman middleweight]] || 17th ||align=left| [[Wilhelm Grundmann]] || Lost to <br> [[Jaap Belmer|Belmer]] ||colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray| Did not advance
|- bgcolor=black
| || || || || || || || 
|}

{| class=wikitable
! Opponent nation || Wins || Losses || Percent
|- align=center
|align=left| [[Netherlands at the 1908 Summer Olympics|Netherlands]] || 0 || 1 || .000
|-
|colspan=4 bgcolor=lightgray|
|-
! Total || 0 || 1 || .000
|}

==Sources==
* {{cite book | last = Cook | first = Theodore Andrea | year = 1908 | title = The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report | publisher = British Olympic Association | location = London}}
* {{cite web|last=De Wael |first=Herman |year=2001 |url=http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/toplon08.html |title=Top London 1908 Olympians |work=Herman's Full Olympians |access-date=7 June 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712020925/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/toplon08.html |archive-date=12 July 2006 }}

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