Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany at the; 1900 Summer Olympics
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IOC code	GER
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation
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in Paris
Competitors	76 in 10 sports
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 4 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 8
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920–1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games; Saar (1952); United Team of Germany (1956–1964); East Germany (1968–1988); West Germany (1968–1988)

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 eight medals overall.

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

Athletics

Germany athletics team

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

Athlete	Events	Heat		Semi-final		Final
Athlete	Events	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kurt Doerry	100 m	11.5	2 Q	DNF		Did not advance
Julius Keyl	100 m	Unknown	4	Did not advance
Albert Werkmüller	200 m	Unknown	4	n/a		Did not advance
Gustav Rau	200 m hurdles	Unknown	5	n/a		Did not advance
Franz Duhne	2500 m steeplechase	n/a				Unknown	6
Franz Duhne	4000 m steeplechase	n/a				Unknown	6

Athlete	Events	Qualifier		Final
Athlete	Events	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	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

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
		Georg Drescher	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

Épée	35-104	Willy Sulzbacher	3rd place pool D	Did not advance	None held	Did not advance

Sabre	19-23	Alfons Schöne	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	223
	77	Franz Abbé	219
	79	Fritz Danner	216
	79	Erwin Willi Kurtz	216
	84	Fritz Sauer	214
	102	Gustav Felix Flatow	204
	107	Nuninger	199
	118	Adolf Tannert	180
	—	Oscar Naumann	Did not finish

Rowing

Event	Place	Boat	Round 1	Semifinals	Final

Coxed four	1st	Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg Gustav Goßler, Oskar Goßler, Walter Katzenstein, Waldemar Tietgens, Carl Heinrich Goßler (cox)	None held	5:56.2 1st, semifinal 3	5:59.0 1st, final B
	3rd	Ludwigshafener Ruderverein Ernst Felle, Otto Fickeisen, Carl Lehle, Hermann Wilker, Franz Kröwerath (cox)		6:14.0 1st, semifinal 1	6:05.0 3rd, final B
	3rd	Favorite Hammonia Wilhelm Carstens, Julius Körner, Adolf Möller, Hugo Rüster, Max Ammermann (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,^[1] 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, Hugo Betting, Jacob Herrmann, Willy Hofmeister, Hermann Kreuzer, Arnold Landvoigt, Hans Latscha, Erich Ludwig, Richard Ludwig, Fritz Müller, Eduard Poppe, Heinrich Reitz, August Schmierer, Adolf Stockhausen, Georg Wenderoth	Lost 27-17 vs. France	—	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

Swimming

Event	Place	Swimmer	Semifinals	Final

Men's 200 metre freestyle	8th	Julius Frey	2:50.4 3rd, semifinal 1	2:58.2

Men's 1000 metre freestyle	4th	Max Hainle	15:54.0 1st, semifinal 4	15:22.6

Men's 200 metre backstroke	1st	Ernst Hoppenberg	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^[2]	Julius Frey Max Hainle Ernst Hoppenberg Herbert von Petersdorff Max Schöne	33 points

Water polo

Event	Place	Team	Quarterfinals	Semifinals

Men's water polo	5th	Berliner Swimming Club Otter Hans Aniol, Paul Gebauer, Max Hainle, Georg Hax, Gustav Lexau, Herbert von Petersdorff, Fritz Schneider	Lost 3-2	Did not advance

Notes

↑ Gleichmann was the coxswain for the semifinal, but not for the final. The name of the coxswain Hamburg used for the final is unknown.
↑ This is the roster according to the IOC database. Petersdorff did not actually swim, but was on the team. Mallon and de Wael both replace Frey and Schöne with Gustav Lexau and Ernest Luhrsen.

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[cox-1] Gleichmann was the coxswain for the semifinal, but not for the final. The name of the coxswain Hamburg used for the final is unknown.

[Schwimm_Verband-2] This is the roster according to the IOC database. Petersdorff did not actually swim, but was on the team. Mallon and de Wael both replace Frey and Schöne with Gustav Lexau and Ernest Luhrsen.