Germany at the 1932 Summer Olympics

Germany at the
1932 Summer Olympics
Germany at the; 1932 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GER
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website	www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Los Angeles, United States; 29 July–14 August 1932
Competitors	144 (135 men and 9 women) in 15 sports
Flag bearer	Georg Gehring
Medals ; Ranked 9th	Gold3Silver12Bronze5Total20
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 08, 2025

Germany competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. 144 competitors, 135 men and 9 women, took part in 67 events in 15 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Hans Eller , Horst Hoeck, Walter Meyer, Carlheinz Neumann, Joachim Spremberg	Rowing	Men's coxed four	13 August
Gold	Rudolf Ismayr	Weightlifting	Men's 75 kg	31 July
Gold	Jakob Brendel	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight	7 August
Silver	Erich Borchmeyer , Friedrich Hendrix, Arthur Jonath, Helmut Körnig	Athletics	Men's 4 × 100 m relay	7 August
Silver	Ellen Braumüller	Athletics	Women's javelin throw	31 July
Silver	Hans Ziglarski	Boxing	Men's bantamweight	13 August
Silver	Josef Schleinkofer	Boxing	Men's featherweight	13 August
Silver	Erich Campe	Boxing	Men's welterweight	13 August
Silver	Herbert Buhtz , Gerhard Boetzelen	Rowing	Men's double sculls	13 August
Silver	Karl Aletter , Walter Flinsch, Ernst Gaber, Hans Maier	Rowing	Men's coxless four	13 August
Silver	Heinrich Hax	Shooting	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol	12 August
Silver	Germany men's national water polo team Emil Benecke Otto Cordes Hans Eckstein Fritz Gunst Erich Rademacher Joachim Rademacher Hans Schulze Heiko Schwartz	Water polo		August 11
Silver	Hans Wölpert	Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg	31 July
Silver	Wolfgang Ehrl	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman featherweight	7 August
Silver	Jean Földeák	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman middleweight	7 August
Bronze	Arthur Jonath	Athletics	Men's 100 m	1 August
Bronze	Wolrad Eberle	Athletics	Men's decathlon	6 August
Bronze	Tilly Fleischer	Athletics	Women's javelin throw	31 July
Bronze	Josef Straßberger	Weightlifting	Men's +82.5 kg	31 July
Bronze	Eduard Sperling	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman lightweight	7 August

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Four cyclist, all men, represented Germany in 1932.

Individual road race

Team road race

Diving

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Leo Esser	3 m springboard	134.30	5

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank
Olga Jensch-Jordan	3 m springboard	77.60	4

Fencing

Two fencers, one man and one woman, represented Germany in 1932.

Men's foil

Erwin Casmir

Men's sabre

Erwin Casmir

Women's foil

Helene Mayer

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1932.

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

One shooter represented Germany in 1932, winning a silver medal in the 25 m pistol event.

25 m rapid fire pistol

Heinrich Hax

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ernst Küppers	100 m backstroke	1:10.2	3 QQ	1:09.8	2 QQ	1:11.3	5
Erwin Sietas	200 m breaststroke	2:51.0	5 QQ	2:47.6	3 QQ	2:48.0	4

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

Officials

Tom Sullivan, rowing team coach

References

↑ "Germany at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.

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[sports-reference-1] "Germany at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.

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