Germany at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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Germany at the 1896 Summer Olympics

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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Germany at the
1896 Summer Olympics
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Flag of the German Empire
IOC codeGER
NOCGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Athens, Greece
April 6, 1896 – April 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

––––

 Saar (1952)
 United Team of Germany (1956–1964)
 East Germany (1968–1988)
 West Germany (1968–1988)
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Medalists

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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.

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Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Gymnastics 5 3 2 10
Wrestling 1 0 0 1
Athletics 0 1 0 1
Cycling 0 1 0 1
Total 6 5 2 13
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Multiple medalists

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

Competitors

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Athletics

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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

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Athlete Event Heat Final
Time Rank Time Rank
Kurt Doerry 100 m Unknown 4 Did not advance
Alfred Flatow DNS Did not advance
Fritz Hofmann 12.6 2 Q 12.2 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Friedrich Traun 13.5 3 Did not advance
Kurt Doerry 400 m Unknown 3-4 Did not advance
Fritz Hofmann 58.6 2 Q 56.7 4
Friedrich Traun DNS Did not advance
Kurt Doerry 800 m DNS Did not advance
Fritz Hofmann DNS Did not advance
Friedrich Traun 2:13.4 3 Did not advance
Carl Galle 1500 m 4:39.0 4
Kurt Doerry 110 m hurdles Unknown 3-4 Did not advance
Fritz Hofmann DNS Did not advance
Friedrich Traun DNS Did not advance
Carl Galle Marathon DNS
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Field events


Cycling

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Road

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Gymnastics

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

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German team at parallel bars
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German team on horizontal bars
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Athlete Event Result Rank
Conrad Böcker Men's vault Unknown 4-15
Alfred Flatow Unknown 4-15
Gustav Flatow Unknown 4-15
Georg Hilmar Unknown 4-15
Fritz Manteuffel Unknown 4-15
Karl Neukirch Unknown 4-15
Richard Röstel Unknown 4-15
Gustav Schuft Unknown 4-15
Carl Schuhmann Unknown 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hermann Weingärtner Unknown 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Conrad Böcker Men's pommel horse Unknown 3-15
Alfred Flatow Unknown 3-15
Gustav Flatow Unknown 3-15
Georg Hilmar Unknown 3-15
Fritz Manteuffel Unknown 3-15
Karl Neukirch Unknown 3-15
Richard Röstel Unknown 3-15
Gustav Schuft Unknown 3-15
Carl Schuhmann Unknown 3-15
Hermann Weingärtner Unknown 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Conrad Böcker Men's rings Unknown 6-8
Alfred Flatow Unknown 6-8
Gustav Flatow Unknown 6-8
Carl Schuhmann Unknown 5
Hermann Weingärtner Unknown 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Conrad Böcker Men's horizontal bar Unknown 3-15
Alfred Flatow Unknown 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gustav Flatow Unknown 3-15
Georg Hilmar Unknown 3-15
Fritz Manteuffel Unknown 3-15
Karl Neukirch Unknown 3-15
Richard Röstel Unknown 3-15
Gustav Schuft Unknown 3-15
Carl Schuhmann Unknown 3-15
Hermann Weingärtner Unknown 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Conrad Böcker Men's parallel bars Unknown 3-18
Alfred Flatow Unknown 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Gustav Flatow Unknown 3-18
Georg Hilmar Unknown 3-18
Fritz Manteuffel Unknown 3-18
Karl Neukirch Unknown 3-18
Richard Röstel Unknown 3-18
Gustav Schuft Unknown 3-18
Carl Schuhmann Unknown 3-18
Hermann Weingärtner Unknown 3-18
Fritz Hofmann Men's rope climbing 12.5 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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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.

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Athlete Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
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Score
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Score
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Friedrich Traun Singles  Boland (GBR)
L 0–6, 6–2, 2–6
Did not advance =8
 Friedrich Traun (GER)
 John Boland (GBR)
Doubles  Akratopoulos /
Akratopoulos (GRE) W
Bye  Kasdaglis /
Petrokokkinos (GRE)
W 5-7, 6-4, 6-1
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Weightlifting

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

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Carl Schuhmann Two hand lift 90.0 4
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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.

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Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
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Result
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Carl Schuhmann Men's Greco-Roman  Elliot (GBR)
W
Bye  Tsitas (GRE)
W
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