Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Medalists

Germany finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and nine medals overall.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Ernst Hoppenberg	Swimming	Men's 200m backstroke
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg	Rowing	Coxed four
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Deutscher Schwimm Verband Berlin	Swimming	men's 200m team swimming
File:Gold medal icon.svg Gold	Georg Naue Heinrich Peters Ottokar Weise Paul Wiesner	Sailing	1-2 ton race 2
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Karl Duill	Cycling	points race
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	Georg Naue Heinrich Peters Ottokar Weise Paul Wiesner	Sailing	open class
File:Silver medal icon.svg Silver	SC 1880 Frankfurt	Rugby	men's competition
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Favorite Hammonia	Rowing	Coxed four
File:Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze	Ludwigshafener Ruderverein	Rowing	Coxed four

Results by event

Aquatics

Swimming

Germany's first appearance in swimming came in 1900. The German team took gold in the team event. Hoppenberg also earned a gold medal in the backstroke.

Swimmer	Event	Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Julius Frey	Men's 200 metre freestyle	2:50.4	3 q	2:58.2	8
Max Hainle	Men's 1000 metre freestyle	15:54.0	1 Q	15:22.6	4
Ernst Hoppenberg	Men's 200 metre backstroke	2:54.4	1 Q	2:47.0	Template:Gold01
Hans Aniol	Men's underwater swimming	—		103.9	6
German Swimming FederationTemplate:Efn Template:Unbulleted list	Men's 200 metre team swimming	—		33	Template:Gold01

Water polo

Germany competed in the inaugural men's water polo tournament. The German team was defeated in its first game, splitting 5th place with the other 2 quarterfinal losers.

Team	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Berliner Swimming Club Otter Template:Unbulleted list	Men's water polo	Template:FlagIOCathlete L 3-2	did not advance		5

Athletics

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Germany athletics team

Six German athletes had 10 entries in nine athletics events, not winning any medals.

Track events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kurt Doerry	100 m	11.5	2 Q	DNF		Did not advance
Julius Keyl		Unknown	4	Did not advance
Albert Werkmüller	200 m	Unknown	4	—		Did not advance
Gustav Rau	200 m hurdles	Unknown	5	—		Did not advance
Franz Duhne	2500 m steeplechase	—				Unknown	6
	4000 m steeplechase	—				Unknown	6

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Waldemar Steffen	High jump	n/a		1.70	4
	Long jump	6.30	8	Did not advance
	Triple jump	n/a		Unknown	Unknown
	Standing triple jump	n/a		Unknown	5–10

Cycling

The second Olympic cycling competition saw Germany appear for its second time. Duill won a silver medal in the points race.

Cyclist	Event	Round 1		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Georg Drescher	Men's sprint	Unknown	4–8	did not advance
Karl Duill		1:35.4	1 Q	Unknown	2	did not advance
Paul Gottron		1:32.4	1 Q	Unknown	2	did not advance
Paul Gottron	Men's 25 kilometres	—						DNF	—

Cyclist	Event	Prime 1	Prime 2	Prime 3	Prime 4	Prime 5	Prime 6	Prime 7	Prime 8	Prime 9	Prime 10	Total	Rank
Karl Duill	Men's points race	0	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	2	0	9	Template:Silver02

Equestrian

Germany had one equestrian at the first Olympic equestrian competition.

Equestrian	Horse	Event	Result	Rank
Max Guilleaume	—	Mail coach	Unknown	5–31

Fencing

Germany first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent one fencer and sometimes claims a second—Willy Sulzbacher was a French national living in France, but competed for German fencing club Deutscher und Österreichischer Fechterbund.

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Quarterfinals		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alfons Schöne	Men's sabre	Unknown	5–6	—				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.

Gymnast	Event	Score	Rank
Franz Abbé	Men's artistic individual all-around	219	77
Fritz Danner		216	79
Gustav Felix Flatow		204	102
Eugen Fürstenberger		240	53
Richard Genserowski		238	54
Erwin Willi Kurtz		216	79
Fritz Manteuffel		223	72
Oscar Naumann		DNF	–
Julius Nuninger		199	107
Hugo Peitsch		252	29
Emil Rotong		234	59
Fritz Sauer		214	84
Adolf Tannert		180	118
Carl Wiegand		224	71

Rowing

Germany competed in the first Olympic rowing events, represented by 4 boats. In the coxed four, where two separate finals were held, the 3 German boats took one gold and one bronze in the "B" final and another bronze in the "A" final. The eight boat placed 4th.

Boat	Event	Round 1		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg Template:Unbulleted list	Men's coxed four	—		5:56.2	1 QB	5:59.0	Template:Gold01
Favorite Hammonia Template:Unbulleted list				6:03.0	3 QA	7:18.2	Template:Bronze03
Ludwigshafener Ruderverein Template:Unbulleted list				6:14.0	1 QB	6:05.0	Template:Bronze03
Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg Template:Unbulleted list	Men's eight	—		5:04.8	3 Q	6:33.0	4

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.

Summary

Team	Event	Match 1	Match 2	Rank
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result
SC 1880 Frankfurt	Men's rugby	Template:FlagIOC L 27-17	—	Template:Silver02

Match 1

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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.

Sailors	Event	Time	Rank
Template:Unbulleted list	½–1 ton class race 1	DQ	–
Template:Unbulleted list	1–2 ton class race 2	3:09:19	Template:Gold01
Template:Unbulleted list	Open class	5:58:17	Template:Silver02