Germany at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Germany at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Germany at the; 1904 Summer Olympics
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IOC code	GER
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website	www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in St. Louis
Competitors	18 in 6 sports
Medals ; Ranked 2nd	Gold4Silver5Bronze6Total15
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 ; 2024 ;
Other related appearances
	1906 Intercalated Games; –––– Saar (1952); United Team of Germany (1956–1964); East Germany (1968–1988); West Germany (1968–1988)

Last updated April 27, 2025

Germany competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, United States.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Emil Rausch	Swimming	Men's 880 yd freestyle	September 7
Gold	Emil Rausch	Swimming	Men's 1 mile freestyle	September 6
Gold	Walter Brack	Swimming	Men's 100 yd backstroke	September 6
Gold	Georg Zacharias	Swimming	Men's 440 yd breaststroke	September 7
Silver	Georg Hoffmann	Diving	Platform	September 7
Silver	Wilhelm Weber	Gymnastics	Men's all-around	July 2
Silver	Georg Hoffmann	Swimming	Men's 100 yd backstroke	September 6
Silver	Walter Brack	Swimming	Men's 440 yd breaststroke	September 7
Silver	Frank Kungler	Wrestling	Men's freestyle heavyweight	October 15
Bronze	Frank Kungler	Weightlifting	Men's two hand lift	September 3
Bronze	Frank Kungler	Weightlifting	Men's all-around dumbbell	September 3
Bronze	Paul Weinstein	Athletics	Men's high jump	August 29
Bronze	Wilhelm Weber	Gymnastics	Men's triathlon	July 2
Bronze	Emil Rausch	Swimming	Men's 220 yd freestyle	September 6
Bronze	Georg Zacharias	Swimming	Men's 100 yd backstroke	September 6

Results by event

Athletics

Event	Place	Athlete	Final

Men's 400 metres	7-12	Johannes Runge	Unknown

Men's 800 metres	5th	Johannes Runge	Unknown

Men's 1500 metres	5th	Johannes Runge	Unknown

Men's high jump	3rd	Paul Weinstein	1.77 metres

Men's pole vault	7th	Paul Weinstein	1.77 metres

Event	Place	Athlete	Total score

Men's triathlon	7th	Christian Busch	30.0
	9th	Ernst Mohr	29.7
	21st	Wilhelm Weber	27.6
	28th	Otto Weigand	27.2
	34th	Wilhelm Lemke	26.6
	44th	Adolph Weber	25.9
	55th	Hugo Peitsch	25.1

Diving

The United States and Germany were the two nations that competed in diving. The three German divers took silver, (tied) bronze, and 5th place in the platform event.

Event	Place	Diver	Final

Platform	2nd	Georg Hoffmann	11.66 points
	4th	Alfred Braunschweiger	11.33 points
	5th	Otto Hooff	Unknown

Fencing

Event	Place	Fencer	Semifinal	Final

Men's foil	4th	Gustav Casmir	3-0 1st, semifinal B	0-3

Event	Place	Fencer	Final

Men's épée	4th	Gustav Casmir	Unknown

Gymnastics

Event	Place	Gymnast	Score

Men's all-around	2nd	Wilhelm Weber	69.10
	4th	Ernst Mohr	67.90
	5th	Otto Wiegand	67.82
	7th	Hugo Peitsch	66.66
	9th	Christian Busch	66.12
	13th	Wilhelm Lemke	64.15
	19th	Adolph Weber	62.62

Men's triathlon	3rd	Wilhelm Weber	41.60
	4th	Hugo Peitsch	41.56
	5th	Otto Wiegand	40.82
	9th	Ernst Mohr	38.92
	11th	Wilhelm Lemke	37.75
	13th	Christian Busch	37.62
	17th	Adolph Weber	36.72

Swimming

Event	Place	Swimmer	Final

220 yd free	3rd	Emil Rausch	2:56.0

880 yd free	1st	Emil Rausch	13:11.4

1 mile free	1st	Emil Rausch	27:18.2

100 yd back	1st	Walter Brack	1:16.8
	2nd	Georg Hoffmann	Unknown
	3rd	Georg Zacharias	Unknown

440 yd breast	1st	Georg Zacharias	7:23.6
	2nd	Walter Brack	Unknown
	4th	Georg Hoffmann	Unknown

Tennis

Germany was the only nation other than the host to have a tennis player compete. Hugo Hardy had byes in the first two rounds of the singles tournament before meeting, and losing to, the eventual champion Beals Wright in the round of 16 (Hardy's first actual match). Hardy had little better luck in the draw of the doubles competition, facing in the first round a pair which had combined for the silver and a bronze medal in the singles and which would go on to win the silver in the doubles.

Event	Place	Player	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals

Men's singles	9th	Hugo Hardy	Bye	Bye	Lost to Wright (USA)	Did not advance

Event	Place	Pair	Round of 16	Quarterfinals

Men's doubles	9th	Hugo Hardy Paul Gleeson (USA)	Lost to LeRoy & Bell (USA)	Did not advance

References

↑ Prager, Joshua (Summer 2024). "A Forgotten Turner Classic: Who was George Eyser, the one-legged German-American gymnast who astounded at the Olympic Games?". American Scholar. 93 (3): 16–26 – via EBSCOhost.

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[1] Prager, Joshua (Summer 2024). "A Forgotten Turner Classic: Who was George Eyser, the one-legged German-American gymnast who astounded at the Olympic Games?". American Scholar. 93 (3): 16–26 – via EBSCOhost.

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