Germany at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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Germany at the
1896 Summer Olympics
Flag of the German Empire.svg
Flag of the German Empire
IOC code GER
NOC German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website www.dosb.de  (in German, English, and French)
in Athens, Greece
April 6–15, 1896
Competitors19 in 6 sports and 24 events
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
6
Silver
5
Bronze
2
Total
13
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

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Flag of Saar (1947-1956).svg  Saar (1952)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany (1956–1964)
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany (1968–1988)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany (1968–1988)

Germany competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. The Germans were the third most successful nation in terms of both gold medals (6 plus 1 as part of a mixed team) and total medals (13). Gymnastics was the sport in which Germany excelled. The German team had 19 athletes. The Germans had 75 entries in 26 events (of which 48 entries were in the 8 gymnastics events), taking 13 medals.

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Medalists

The following competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded. Medals awarded to participants of mixed-NOC teams are represented in italics. These medals are not counted towards the individual NOC medal tally.

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Hermann Weingärtner Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar April 9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Alfred Flatow Gymnastics Men's parallel bars April 10
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Conrad Böcker , Alfred Flatow, Gustav Flatow,
Georg Hilmar, Fritz Hofmann, Fritz Manteuffel,
Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft,
Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner
Gymnastics Men's team parallel bars April 9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Conrad Böcker , Alfred Flatow, Gustav Flatow,
Georg Hilmar, Fritz Hofmann, Fritz Manteuffel,
Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft,
Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner
Gymnastics Men's team horizontal bar April 9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Carl Schuhmann Gymnastics Men's vault April 9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Friedrich Traun Tennis Men's doubles April 9
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Carl Schuhmann Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman April 11
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Fritz Hofmann Athletics Men's 100 m April 10
Silver medal icon.svg Silver August von Gödrich Cycling Men's road race April 12
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Alfred Flatow Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar April 9
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hermann Weingärtner Gymnastics Men's pommel horse April 9
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Hermann Weingärtner Gymnastics Men's rings April 9
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Fritz Hofmann Gymnastics Men's rope climbing April 10
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Hermann Weingärtner Gymnastics Men's vault April 9
Medals by sport
SportGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgTotal
Gymnastics 53210
Wrestling 1001
Athletics 0101
Cycling 0101
Total65213

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1896 Olympic Games.

NameMedalSportEvent
Carl Schuhmann Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gymnastics
Wrestling
Men's team parallel bars
Men's team horizontal bar
Men's vault
Men's Greco-Roman
Hermann Weingärtner Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Gymnastics Men's team parallel bars
Men's team horizontal bar
Men's horizontal bar
Men's pommel horse
Men's rings
Men's vault
Alfred Flatow Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Gymnastics Men's team parallel bars
Men's team horizontal bar
Men's parallel bars
Men's horizontal bar
Fritz Hofmann Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Silver medal icon.svg Silver
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze
Gymnastics
Athletics
Men's team parallel bars
Men's team horizontal bar
100 m
Men's rope climbing
Conrad Böcker Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gymnastics Men's team parallel bars
Men's team horizontal bar
Gustav Flatow Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gymnastics Men's team parallel bars
Men's team horizontal bar
Georg Hillmar Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gymnastics Men's team parallel bars
Men's team horizontal bar
Fritz Manteuffel Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gymnastics Men's team parallel bars
Men's team horizontal bar
Karl Neukirch Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gymnastics Men's team parallel bars
Men's team horizontal bar
Richard Röstel Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gymnastics Men's team parallel bars
Men's team horizontal bar
Gustav Schuft Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gold medal icon.svg Gold
Gymnastics Men's team parallel bars
Men's team horizontal bar

Competitors

Athletics

Hofmann's silver medal in the 100 metres was the only medal earned by the German athletes, though they finished 4th or 5th an additional 4 times. Alfred Flatow was entered in the 100 metres but did not start. [2] [3] [4]

Track & road events

AthleteEventHeatFinal
TimeRankTimeRank
Kurt Doerry 100 m Unknown4Did not advance
Alfred Flatow DNSDid not advance
Fritz Hofmann 12.62 Q12.2Silver medal icon.svg
Friedrich Traun 13.53Did not advance
Kurt Doerry 400 m Unknown3−4Did not advance
Fritz Hofmann 58.62 Q56.74
Friedrich Traun DNSDid not advance
Kurt Doerry 800 m DNSDid not advance
Fritz Hofmann DNSDid not advance
Friedrich Traun 2:13.43Did not advance
Carl Galle 1500 m 4:39.04
Kurt Doerry 110 m hurdles Unknown3−4Did not advance
Fritz Hofmann DNSDid not advance
Friedrich Traun DNSDid not advance
Carl Galle Marathon DNS

Field events

AthleteEventFinal
DistancePosition
Conrad Böcker High jump DNS
Kurt Doerry DNS
Alfred Flatow DNS
Gustav Flatow DNS
Carl Galle DNS
Fritz Hofmann 1.555
Fritz Manteuffel DNS
Gustav Schuft DNS
Carl Schuhmann DNS
Friedrich Traun DNS
Kurt Doerry Pole vault DNS
Alfred Flatow DNS
Gustav Flatow DNS
Carl Galle DNS
Fritz Hofmann DNS
Fritz Manteuffel DNS
Karl Neukirch DNS
Carl Schuhmann DNS
Friedrich Traun DNS
Hermann Weingärtner DNS
Kurt Doerry Long jump DNS
Alfred Flatow DNS
Carl Galle DNS
Fritz Hofmann DNS
Friedrich Traun DNS
Carl Schuhmann 5.708
Hermann Weingärtner DNS
Alfred Flatow Triple jump DNS
Fritz Hofmann Unknown6−7
Carl Schuhmann Unknown5
Friedrich Traun DNS
Conrad Böcker Shot put DNS
Alfred Flatow DNS
Fritz Hofmann 10.005−7
Carl Schuhmann Unknown5−7
Hermann Weingärtner DNS
Carl Schuhmann Discus throw DNS


Cycling

Track

AthleteEventTime / DistanceRank
Theodor Leupold Men's time trial 27.05
Joseph Rosemeyer 27.28
Joseph Rosemeyer Men's sprint DNF
Joseph Rosemeyer 10 km Unknown4
Bernard Knubel 100 km DNF
Theodor Leupold DNF
Joseph Rosemeyer DNF
Joseph Welzenbacher DNF
Joseph Welzenbacher Men's 12 hour race DNF

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
August von Gödrich Men's road race 3:42:18Silver medal icon.svg
Bernard Knubel DNS
Theodor Leupold DNS
Fritz Manteuffel DNS
Joseph Rosemeyer DNS
Joseph Welzenbacher DNS

Gymnastics

Germany dominated the gymnastics program, taking 5 of the 8 gold medals and medalling in each event.

German team at parallel bars BASA-3K-7-422-8-1896 Summer Olympics.jpg
German team at parallel bars
German team on horizontal bars BASA-3K-7-422-6-1896 Summer Olympics.jpg
German team on horizontal bars
Team
AthleteEventResultRank
Conrad Böcker
Alfred Flatow
Gustav Flatow
Georg Hilmar
Fritz Hofmann
Fritz Manteuffel
Karl Neukirch
Richard Röstel
Gustav Schuft
Carl Schuhmann
Hermann Weingärtner
Men's team parallel bars UnknownGold medal icon.svg
Conrad Böcker
Alfred Flatow
Gustav Flatow
Georg Hilmar
Fritz Hofmann
Fritz Manteuffel
Karl Neukirch
Richard Röstel
Gustav Schuft
Carl Schuhmann
Hermann Weingärtner
Men's team horizontal bar UnknownGold medal icon.svg
Individual
AthleteEventResultRank
Conrad Böcker Men's vault Unknown4−15
Alfred Flatow Unknown4−15
Gustav Flatow Unknown4−15
Georg Hilmar Unknown4−15
Fritz Manteuffel Unknown4−15
Karl Neukirch Unknown4−15
Richard Röstel Unknown4−15
Gustav Schuft Unknown4−15
Carl Schuhmann UnknownGold medal icon.svg
Hermann Weingärtner UnknownBronze medal icon.svg
Conrad Böcker Men's pommel horse Unknown3−15
Alfred Flatow Unknown3−15
Gustav Flatow Unknown3−15
Georg Hilmar Unknown3−15
Fritz Manteuffel Unknown3−15
Karl Neukirch Unknown3−15
Richard Röstel Unknown3−15
Gustav Schuft Unknown3−15
Carl Schuhmann Unknown3−15
Hermann Weingärtner UnknownSilver medal icon.svg
Conrad Böcker Men's rings Unknown6−8
Alfred Flatow Unknown6−8
Gustav Flatow Unknown6−8
Carl Schuhmann Unknown5
Hermann Weingärtner UnknownSilver medal icon.svg
Conrad Böcker Men's horizontal bar Unknown3−15
Alfred Flatow UnknownSilver medal icon.svg
Gustav Flatow Unknown3−15
Georg Hilmar Unknown3−15
Fritz Manteuffel Unknown3−15
Karl Neukirch Unknown3−15
Richard Röstel Unknown3−15
Gustav Schuft Unknown3−15
Carl Schuhmann Unknown3−15
Hermann Weingärtner UnknownGold medal icon.svg
Conrad Böcker Men's parallel bars Unknown3−18
Alfred Flatow UnknownGold medal icon.svg
Gustav Flatow Unknown3−18
Georg Hilmar Unknown3−18
Fritz Manteuffel Unknown3−18
Karl Neukirch Unknown3−18
Richard Röstel Unknown3−18
Gustav Schuft Unknown3−18
Carl Schuhmann Unknown3−18
Hermann Weingärtner Unknown3−18
Fritz Hofmann Men's rope climbing 12.5Bronze medal icon.svg

Tennis

Traun was defeated by Boland in the first round of the singles tournament. The two entered the doubles tournament as a pair, winning the gold medal in that competition as part of a mixed team; that medal is not counted for Germany.

AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Friedrich Traun Singles Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Boland  (GBR)
L 0–6, 6–2, 2–6
Did not advance=8
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Friedrich Traun  (GER)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  John Boland  (GBR)
Doubles Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Akratopoulos /
Akratopoulos  (GRE)W
ByeFlag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Kasdaglis /
Petrokokkinos  (GRE)
W 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
Gold medal icon.svg


Weightlifting

Schuhmann's lift was equal to that of the bronze medallist, but lifting form was used as a tie-breaker in the event.

AthleteEventWeightRank
Carl Schuhmann Two hand lift 90.04

Wrestling

Schuhmann first faced Launceston Elliot, the one-handed lift weightlifting champion, defeating him fairly easily. He received a bye in the semifinals, to face Georgios Tsitas in the final match. That contest took two days, after it had been postponed on account of darkness 40 minutes into the first day. Schuhmann quickly won on the second morning.

AthleteEventQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Carl Schuhmann Men's Greco-Roman Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Elliot  (GBR)
W
ByeFlag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Tsitas  (GRE)
W
Gold medal icon.svg

References

  1. Fritz Hofmann competed in athletics and gymnastics while Carl Schuhmann competed in athletics, gymnastics, weightlifting and wrestling, and Friedrich Traun competed in athletics and tennis
  2. Butler, Maynard. The Olympic Games. In Mallon & Widlund, pp. 37–41.
  3. Ekkehard zur Megede : The history of Olympic athletics. Volume 1: 1896-1936. Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970.
  4. "100 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 July 2020.