# Germany at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Germany competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 185 competitors, 180 men and 5 women, took part in 69 events in 14 sports. Due to the political fallout from World War I, this was the country's last appearance until 1928.

## Medalists
### Gold

* Paul Günther — Diving, Men's 3m Springboard
* Albert Arnheiter, Hermann Wilker, Otto Fickeisen, Rudolf Fickeisen and Karl Leister — Rowing, Men's coxed fours
* Walter Bathe — Swimming, Men's 200m breaststroke
* Walter Bathe — Swimming, Men's 400m breaststroke
* Dorothea Köring and Heinrich Schomburgk — Tennis, Mixed doubles outdoor

### Silver

* Hanns Braun — Athletics, Men's 400m
* Hans Liesche — Athletics, Men's high jump
* Albert Zürner — Diving, Men's 10m Platform
* Hans Luber — Diving, Men's 3m Springboard
* Friedrich von Rochow — Equestrian, Individual eventing
* Friedrich von Rochow, Richard Graf von Schaesberg-Tannheim, Eduard von Lütcken and Carl von Moers — Equestrian, Team eventing
* Rabod von Kröcher — Equestrian, Individual jumping
* Alfred Goeldel — Shooting, Men's Trap
* Otto Fahr — Swimming, Men's 100m backstroke
* Wilhelm Lützow — Swimming, Men's 200m breaststroke
* Wally Dressel, Louise Otto, Hermine Stindt and Grete Rosenberg — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
* Dorothea Köring — Tennis, Women's singles outdoor
* Georg Gerstäcker — Wrestling, Greco-Roman featherweight

### Bronze

* Kurt Behrens — Diving, Men's 3m Springboard
* Sigismund Freyer, Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau, Ernst Deloch and Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia — Equestrian, Team jumping
* Otto Liebing, Max Bröske, Fritz Bartholomae, Willi Bartholomae, Werner Dehn, Rudolf Reichelt, Hans Matthiae, Kurt Runge and Max Vetter — Rowing, Men's eights
* Erich Graf von Bernstorff, Franz von Zedlitz und Leipe, Horst Goeldel, Albert Preuß, Erland Koch and Alfred Goeldel — Shooting, Men's Team clay pigeons
* Paul Kellner — Swimming, Men's 100m backstroke
* Paul Malisch — Swimming, Men's 200m breaststroke
* Oscar Kreuzer — Tennis, Men's singles outdoor

## Aquatics
### Swimming

17 swimmers, including four women, competed for Germany at the 1912 Games. It was the fourth time the nation had competed in swimming, having missed only the 1896 swimming events.
The German men took six medals, four in breaststroke events and two in backstroke. The breaststroke trio swept the 200 meter breaststroke medals, and Bathe added a second gold medal in the 400 meter event. The four women took silver in the inaugural women's relay event. None of the women won an individual medal, with Rosenberg finishing 0.2 seconds behind the bronze medalist in the final to take fourth place.
Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.

#### Men

| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Walter Bathe | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | N/A | 3:03.4 OR | 1 Q | 3:02.2 OR | 1 Q | 3:01.8 OR | |
| Walter Bathe | 400 m breaststroke | N/A | N/A | 6:34.6 OR | 1 Q | 6:32.0 OR | 1 Q | 6:29.6 OR | |
| Walther Binner | 100 m freestyle | Unknown | 4–6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kurt Bretting | 100 m freestyle | 1:07.0 | 2 Q | 1:04.2 | 1 Q | 1:04.6 | 1 Q | 1:05.8 | 4 |
| Otto Fahr | 100 m backstroke | N/A | N/A | 1:22.0 | 1 Q | 1:21.8 | 2 Q | 1:22.4 | |
| Otto Groß | 100 m backstroke | N/A | N/A | 1:24.0 | 2 Q | 1:26.0 | 1 Q | 1:25.8 | 5 |
| Paul Kellner | 100 m backstroke | N/A | N/A | 1:26.0 | 2 Q | 1:26.2 | 2 Q | 1:24.0 | |
| Georg Kunisch | 100 m freestyle | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wilhelm Lützow | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | N/A | 3:07.4 OR | 1 Q | 3:04.4 | 2 Q | 3:05.0 | |
| Wilhelm Lützow | 400 m breaststroke | N/A | N/A | 6:49.8 | 1 Q | 6:44.6 | 1 Q | did not finish | did not finish |
| Paul Malisch | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | N/A | 3:08.8 | 1 Q | 3:09.6 | 1 Q | 3:08.0 | |
| Paul Malisch | 400 m breaststroke | N/A | N/A | 6:47.0 OR | 1 Q | 6:47.6 | 2 Q | 6:37.0 | 4 |
| Walter Ramme | 100 m freestyle | 1:10.2 | 1 Q | 1:07.8 | 2 Q | 1:05.8 | 2 Q | 1:06.4 | 5 |
| Max Ritter | 100 m freestyle | 1:08.0 | 2 Q | 1:08.8 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Max Ritter | 400 m freestyle | N/A | N/A | 5:44.6 | 1 Q | did not start | did not start | did not advance | did not advance |
| Oscar Schiele | 100 m freestyle | N/A | N/A | 5:57.0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Oscar Schiele | 100 m backstroke | N/A | N/A | Disqualified | Disqualified | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erich Schultze | 100 m backstroke | N/A | N/A | 1:27.2 | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kurt Bretting Georg Kunisch Max Ritter Oscar Schiele | 4 × 200 m free relay | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 10:42.2 | 2 Q | 10:37.0 | 4 |

#### Women

| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Swimmer | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Wally Dressel | 100 m freestyle | N/A | N/A | 1:28.6 | 3 q | 1:33.4 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Louise Otto | 100 m freestyle | N/A | N/A | 1:34.4 | 2 Q | 1:32.0 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Grete Rosenberg | 100 m freestyle | N/A | N/A | 1:25.0 | 1 Q | 1:29.2 | 3 q | 1:27.2 | 4 |
| Hermine Stindt | 100 m freestyle | N/A | N/A | 1:29.2 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wally Dressel Louise Otto Grete Rosenberg Hermine Stindt | 4 × 100 m free relay | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6:04.6 | |

## Athletics

24 athletes represented Germany. It was the fifth appearance of the nation in athletics, which Germany had appeared each time the Olympics had been held. The nation finished with two medals, both silver. Hanns Braun finished with the silver in the 400 metres and Hans Liesche won the silver medal in the high jump; these silvers were Germany's best results in the 1912 athletics competition and tied Germany's best results in athletics in Olympic history to that point.
The 4x100 metre relay team tied for the best time in the preliminary heats, matching the Olympic record set earlier in that round by the Swedish team. It then had the fastest time in the semifinals, taking sole possession of the Olympic record. This new record stood even after the finals as none of the finalist teams ran a better time; Germany committed a fault passing the baton and was disqualified in the final.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Alexander Abraham | Decathlon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2323.200 | 23 |
| Georg Amberger | 1500 m | N/A | N/A | 4:27.0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Otto Bäurle | Triple jump | N/A | N/A | 13.52 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Otto Bäurle | Pentathlon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Elim-3 38 | 13 |
| Hermann von Bönninghausen | 110 m hurdles | 17.0 | 2 | 16.0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hanns Braun | 400 m | 50.6 | 1 | 49.2 | 1 | 48.3 | |
| Hanns Braun | 800 m | ? | 2 | 1:54.6 | 2 | 1:53.0 | 6 |
| Heinrich Burkowitz | 400 m | 51.7 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karl Halt | Shot put | N/A | N/A | 41.99 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karl Halt | Javelin throw | N/A | N/A | 43.71 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karl Halt | Pentathlon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Karl Halt | Decathlon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6682.445 | 9 |
| Max Herrmann | 100 m | ? | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Max Herrmann | 200 m | 22.9 | 1 | ? | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Max Herrmann | 400 m | ? | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Willie Jahn | 800 m | 2:02.4 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erwin Kern | 100 m | ? | 2 | ? | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emil Ketterer | 100 m | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erich Lehmann | 400 m | ? | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Erich Lehmann | 800 m | ? | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hans Liesche | High jump | N/A | N/A | 1.83 | 1 | 1.91 | |
| Georg Mickler | 1500 m | N/A | N/A | ? | 5 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robert Pasemann | Long jump | N/A | N/A | 6.82 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robert Pasemann | Pole vault | N/A | N/A | 3.40 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jacques Person | 400 m | 55.4 | 1 | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance |
| Jacques Person | 800 m | ? | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richard Rau | 100 m | 11.5 | 1 | 10.9 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Richard Rau | 200 m | 22.5 | 1 | 22.1 | 1 | 22.2 | 4 |
| Otto Röhr | High jump | N/A | N/A | 1.75 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Otto Röhr | Decathlon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2844.750 | 20 |
| Erwin von Sigel | 1500 m | N/A | N/A | 4:09.3 | 1 | ? | 9-14 |
| Gregor Vietz | 5000 m | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gregor Vietz | 10000 m | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gregor Vietz | Ind. cross country | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 54:40.6 | 27 |
| Josef Waitzer | Discus throw | N/A | N/A | 38.44 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josef Waitzer | Javelin throw | N/A | N/A | 43.71 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Josef Waitzer | Pentathlon | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | did not finish | did not finish |
| Emil Welz | Discus throw | N/A | N/A | 37.24 | 24 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Heinrich Wenseler | 200 m | ? | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Heinrich Wenseler | 400 m | ? | 3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paul Willführ | Shot put | N/A | N/A | 10.90 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paul Willführ | Discus throw | N/A | N/A | No mark | 41 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paul Willführ | Javelin throw | N/A | N/A | 41.05 | 23 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Georg Amberger Alfred Mickler Erwin von Sigel Gregor Vietz | 3000 m team | N/A | N/A | 12 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hanns Braun Heinrich Burkowitz Max Herrmann Erich Lehmann | 4 × 400 m | N/A | N/A | 3:28.5 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Karl Halt Max Herrmann Erwin Kern Richard Rau | 4 × 100 m | 43.6 =OR | 1 | 42.3 OR | 1 | Disqualified | Disqualified |

## Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented Germany. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in cycling, which had only not competed in cycling in 1904. Franz Lemnitz had the best time in the time trial, the only race held, placing 26th. The top four German cyclists had a combined time that placed them 6th of the 15 teams.

### Road cycling

| Cyclist | Events | Final | Final |
| Cyclist | Events | Result | Rank |
| Rudolf Baier | Ind. time trial | 11:35:01.5 | 27 |
| Robert Birker | Ind. time trial | 12:19:27.6 | 62 |
| Martin Koch | Ind. time trial | 12:18:22.5 | 61 |
| Franz Lemnitz | Ind. time trial | 11:34:32.2 | 26 |
| Carl Lüthje | Ind. time trial | 13:00:31.8 | 79 |
| Otto Männel | Ind. time trial | 11:53:27.4 | 44 |
| Wilhelm Rabe | Ind. time trial | 12:06:55.8 | 55 |
| Oswald Rathmann | Ind. time trial | 11:40:18.4 | 33 |
| Joseph Rieder | Ind. time trial | 12:12:32.4 | 57 |
| Hermann Smiel | Ind. time trial | 12:49:01.6 | 76 |
| Georg Warsow | Ind. time trial | 11:45:24.0 | 36 |
| Rudolf Baier Franz Lemnitz Oswald Rathmann Georg Warsow | Team time trial | 46:35:16.1 | 6 |

## Diving

Four divers, all men, represented Germany. It was Germany's third appearance in diving, with two of the top divers who had represented the nation in 1908 returning. The German men dominated the 3 metre springboard event with its second straight medal sweep in the event, taking the top four places in 1912. The team was less successful in the other two events, with only one of the four men advancing to the final in each. Zürner, the defending champion who finished fourth in the springboard, got a silver medal in the 10 metre platform event; this gave each of the four Germans a medal.
Rankings given are within the diver's heat.

### Men

| Diver | Events | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
| Diver | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kurt Behrens | 3 m board | 80.14 | 1 Q | 73.73 | |
| Kurt Behrens | 10 m platform | 58.35 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Kurt Behrens | Plain high dive | 35.1 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Paul Günther | 3 m board | 78.14 | 2 Q | 79.23 | |
| Paul Günther | Plain high dive | 36.1 | 1 Q | did not finish | did not finish |
| Hans Luber | 3 m board | 77.5 | 1 Q | 76.78 | |
| Hans Luber | 10 m platform | 61.66 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hans Luber | Plain high dive | 36.2 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Albert Zürner | 3 m board | 74.64 | 2 Q | 73.33 | 4 |
| Albert Zürner | 10 m platform | 65.04 | 2 Q | 72.6 | |
| Albert Zürner | Plain high dive | 31.7 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Equestrian
### Dressage

| Rider | Horse | Event | Final | Final |
| Rider | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank |
| Felix Bürkner | King | Individual | 51 | 7 |
| Andreas von Flotow | Senta | Individual | 77 | 11 |
| Carl von Moers | New Bank | Individual | 83 | 12 |
| Friedrich von Oesterley | Condor | Individual | 36 | 4 |

### Eventing

(The maximum score in each of the five events was 10.00 points. Ranks given are for the cumulative score after each event. Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)
| Rider | Horse | Event | Long distance | Long distance | Cross country | Cross country | Steeplechase | Steeplechase | Show jumping | Show jumping | Dressage | Dressage | Total | Total |
| Rider | Horse | Event | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank | Score | Rank |
| Eduard von Lütcken | Blue Boy | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 9.27 | 6 | 6.63 | 8 | 45.90 | 8 |
| Carl von Moers | May-Queen | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 8.20 | 18 | 8.67 | 16 | 7.56 | 15 | 44.43 | 15 |
| Friedrich von Rochow | Idealist | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 9.53 | 1 | 6.89 | 2 | 46.42 | |
| Richard Graf von Schaesberg-Tannheim | Grundsee | Individual | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 10.00 | 1 | 9.40 | 3 | 6.76 | 5 | 46.16 | 5 |
| Eduard von Lütcken Friedrich von Rochow Richard von Schaesberg Carl von Moers | Blue Boy Idealist Grundsee May-Queen | Team | 30.00 | | 30.00 | | 30.00 | | 28.20 | | 20.28 | | 138.48 | |

### Jumping

(Team score is the sum of the top three individual scores.)
| Rider | Horse | Event | Final | Final |
| Rider | Horse | Event | Penalties | Rank |
| Ernst Deloch | Hubertus | Individual | 10 | 9 |
| Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia | Gibson Boy | Individual | 16 | 18 |
| Sigismund Freyer | Ultimus | Individual | 7 | 5 |
| Friedrich von Grote | Polyphem | Individual | 16 | 18 |
| Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau | Pretty Girl | Individual | 9 | 6 |
| Rabod von Kröcher | Dohna | Individual | 4 | |
| Ernst Deloch Sigismund Freyer Wilhelm von Hohenau Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia | Hubertus Ultimus Pretty Girl Gibson Boy | Team | 40 | |

## Fencing

Fifteen fencers represented Germany. It was the fourth appearance of the nation in fencing, in which Germany had not competed only in 1896. None of the Germans were able to advance to the finals of any event.
| Fencer | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Fencer | Event | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank | Record | Rank |
| Johannes Adam | Foil | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Adolf Davids | Foil | 2 losses | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julius Lichtenfels | Foil | 1 loss | 1 Q | 1 loss | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julius Lichtenfels | Épée | 4 losses | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julius Lichtenfels | Sabre | 3 wins | 1 Q | 1 loss | 2 Q | did not start | did not start | did not advance | did not advance |
| Wilhelm Löffler | Foil | 2 losses | 3 Q | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Walther Meienreis | Épée | 4 losses | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Albert Naumann | Foil | 4 losses | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hermann Plaskuda | Foil | 2 losses | 3 Q | 4 losses | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hermann Plaskuda | Épée | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emil Schön | Foil | 1 loss | 1 Q | 3 losses | 3 Q | 2 losses | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Emil Schön | Épée | 2 losses | 2 Q | 4 losses | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Heinrich Schrader | Épée | 5 losses | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Friedrich Schwarz | Épée | 3 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Friedrich Schwarz | Sabre | 2 wins | 2 Q | 1 loss | 2 Q | 0 wins | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Georg Stöhr | Sabre | Bye | Bye | 4 losses | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hans Thomson | Épée | 2 losses | 1 Q | 4 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hans Thomson | Sabre | 2 wins | 2 Q | 2 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julius Thomson | Foil | 6 losses | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Heinrich Ziegler | Foil | 2 losses | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Hermann Plaskuda Emil Schön Friedrich Schwarz Heinrich Ziegler | Team épée | N/A | N/A | Bye | Bye | 0–3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Johannes Adam Jakob Erckrath de Bary Julius Lichtenfels Walther Meienreis Hermann Plaskuda Emil Schön Friedrich Schwarz Georg Stöhr | Team sabre | N/A | N/A | 0–0 | 2 Q | 0–3 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Football

Round of 16
Consolation quarterfinals
Consolation semifinals

### Final rank

    7th place

## Gymnastics

Leipzig University had organised a trip to the Olympics for some of its sports students so that they could undertake academic studies of the various sports disciplines. The organising body for German gymnasts, Deutsche Turnerschaft [de], failed to organise the participation of an Olympic team. Leipzig University then applied for and was granted permission to provide a team of its students, led by the academic gymnastics teacher Hermann Kuhr [de].
Eighteen gymnasts represented Germany. It was the fifth appearance of the nation in gymnastics, in which Germany had competed at every Olympic Games. The nation sent no individual gymnasts, but did have a team compete in two of the three team events. In neither event did the team win a medal.

### Artistic

| Gymnast | Events | Final | Final |
| Gymnast | Events | Result | Rank |
| Germany | Team | 32.40 | 5 |
| Germany | Team, free system | 16.85 | 4 |

#### Roster

Wilhelm Brülle, Johannes Buder, Walter Engelmann, Arno Glockauer, Walter Jesinghaus, Karl Jordan, Rudolf Körner, Heinrich Pahner, Kurt Reichenbach, Johannes Reuschle, Carl Richter, Hans Roth, Adolf Seebaß, Eberhard Sorge, Alexander Sperling, Alfred Staats, Hans Werner, Martin Worm

## Modern pentathlon

Germany had one competitor in the first Olympic pentathlon competition. Pauen finished 28th of 32 competitors in the first phase, and did not start the second.
(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)
| Athlete | Shooting | Shooting | Swimming | Swimming | Fencing | Fencing | Fencing | Riding | Riding | Riding | Running | Running | Total points | Rank |
| Athlete | Score | Points | Time | Points | Wins | Touches | Points | Penalties | Time | Points | Time | Points | Total points | Rank |
| Carl Pauen | 102 | 28 | did not start | did not start | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired | did not finish | did not finish |

## Rowing

Twenty six rowers represented Germany. It was the nation's third appearance in rowing. Germany's coxed fours boat won the gold medal. The two German eights boats met in the quarterfinals, with the winner of that race going on to win a bronze medal.
(Ranks given are within each crew's heat.)
| Rower | Event | Heats | Heats | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Rower | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Kurt Hoffmann | Single sculls | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Martin Stahnke | Single sculls | 8:28.8 | 1 Q | 7:58.8 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Albert Arnheiter Otto Fickeisen Rudolf Fickeisen Karl Leister (cox) Otto Maier (cox) Hermann Wilker | Coxed four | 7:06.6 | 1 Q | 7:14.4 | 1 Q | 7:41.0 | 1 Q | 6:59.4 | |
| Otto Charlet (cox) Fritz Eggebrecht Carl Eichhorn Richard Friesicke Gottfried Gelfort Heinrich Landrock Egbert Reimsfeld Andreas Wegener Ludwig Weihnacht | Eight | 6:45.1 | 1 Q | Unknown | 2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fritz Bartholomae Willi Bartholomae Max Bröske Werner Dehn Otto Liebing Hans Matthiae Rudolf Reichelt Kurt Runge (cox) Max Vetter | Eight | 6:57.0 | 1 Q | 6:22.2 | 1 Q | 6:18.6 | 2 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Shooting

Eleven shooters represented Germany. It was the nation's third appearance in shooting. Germany won its first Olympic shooting medals with a silver in the individual trap (by Alfred Goeldel) and a bronze in the team clay pigeons.
| Shooter | Event | Final | Final |
| Shooter | Event | Result | Rank |
| Gerhard Bock | 50 m pistol | 395 | 44 |
| Alfred Goeldel | Trap | 94 | |
| Horst Goeldel | 100 m deer, single shots | 27 | 24 |
| Horst Goeldel | Trap | 86 | 12 |
| Erich Graf von Bernstorff | Trap | 84 | 17 |
| Heinrich Hoffmann | 50 m pistol | 189 | 54 |
| Erland Koch | 100 m deer, single shots | 33 | 13 |
| Erland Koch | 100 m deer, double shots | 47 | 17 |
| Erland Koch | Trap | 86 | 12 |
| Hans Lüttich | Trap | 77 | 25 |
| Georg Meyer | 30 m rapid fire pistol | 207 | 39 |
| Albert Preuß | 100 m deer, single shots | 28 | 21 |
| Albert Preuß | 100 m deer, double shots | 47 | 17 |
| Albert Preuß | Trap | 88 | 4 |
| Franz von Zedlitz und Leipe | Trap | 88 | 4 |
| Gerhard Bock Heinrich Hoffmann Georg Meyer Benno Wandollek | 30 m team military pistol | 890 | 7 |
| Alfred Goeldel Horst Goeldel Erich Graf von Bernstorff Erland Koch Albert Preuß Franz von Zedlitz und Leipe | Team clay pigeons | 510 | |

## Tennis

Seven tennis players, including one woman, represented Germany at the 1912 Games. It was the nation's fourth appearance in tennis, having missed only 1900. The lone German woman, Köring, was the most successful German player, taking the silver medal in her outdoor singles competition and winning the gold along with Schomburgk in the outdoor mixed doubles. Kreuzer was the only one of the six men to advance to the semifinals in the men's singles; he finished with the bronze medal.

### Men

| Athlete | Event | Round of 128 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Ludwig Heyden | Outdoor singles | Bye | Mény (FRA) W 7-9, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1 | Kelemen (HUN) W 6-3, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 | Pell (USA) W 2-6, 7-5, 8-6, 7-5 | Winslow (RSA) L 6-2, 6-4, 8-10, 4-6, 6-3 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Oscar Kreuzer | Outdoor singles | Bye | Björklund (NOR) W 6-0, 6-0, 6-1 | Bye | Sumarokow (RUS) W 6-2, 10-12, 6-4, 6-0 | Zborzil (AUT) W 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 | Winslow (RSA) L 9-7, 7-5, 6-2 | Žemla (BOH) W 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 | |
| Otto Lindpainter | Outdoor singles | Pipes (AUT) L 6-2, 6-3, 6-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 48 |
| Heinrich Schomburgk | Outdoor singles | Bye | Bye | Spiess (GER) W 8-6, 6-1, 6-4 | Kitson (RSA) L 6-2, 6-2, 6-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |
| Robert Spiess | Outdoor singles | Bye | Just (BOH) W 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 | Schomburgk (GER) L 8-6, 6-1, 6-4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| Otto von Müller | Outdoor singles | Bye | Fredriksen (DEN) W 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 | Zsigmondy (HUN) W 6-1, 6-2, 6-0 | Kehrling (HUN) W 6-2, 6-1, 6-1 | Žemla (BOH) L 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Ludwig Heyden Robert Spiess | Outdoor doubles | N/A | N/A | Grönfors & Möller (SWE) W 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 | Frederiksen & Frigast (DEN) W 6-2, 7-5, 6-3 | Just & Žemla (BOH) L 6-0, 8-6, 6-4 | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |
| Heinrich Schomburgk Otto von Müller | Outdoor doubles | N/A | N/A | Bárath & Kelemen (HUN) W 6-0, 6-0, 6-2 | Canet & Mény (FRA) L 6-8, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Dora Köring | Outdoor singles | Fick (SWE) W 7-5, 6-3 | Bye | Arnheim (SWE) W 6-4, 6-3 | Broquedis (FRA) L 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 | |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Dora Köring Heinrich Schomburgk | Outdoor doubles | Bye | Bye | Broquedis & Canet (FRA) W 6-2, 6-3 | Fick & Setterwall (SWE) W 6-4, 6-0 | |

## Wrestling
### Greco-Roman

Germany sent 14 wrestlers in its third Olympic wrestling appearance. Gerstäcker had the best performance from among the Germans, taking the nation's first medal since 1896 when he placed second in the featherweight class. Two other Germans advanced to within one bout of the medal rounds. The German team went a combined 23-27 in the elimination rounds and 1-1 in the medals rounds.
| Wrestler | Class | First round | Second round | Third round | Fourth round | Fifth round | Sixth round | Seventh round | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Wrestler | Class | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Match A Opposition Result | Match B Opposition Result | Match C Opposition Result | Rank |
| Georg Andersen | Featherweight | Johansson (SWE) L | Pongrácz (HUN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 26 |
| Andreas Dumrauf | Lightweight | Mathiasson (SWE) L | Lofthus (NOR) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 31 |
| Georg Gerstäcker | Featherweight | Szoszky (HUN) W | Mustonen (FIN) W | Johansson (SWE) W | Haapanen (FIN) W | Kangas (FIN) L | Lehmusvirta (FIN) W | Leivonen (FIN) W | Lasanen (FIN) W | Bye | Koskelo (FIN) L | |
| Karl Gross | Light heavyweight | Rajala (FIN) L | Böhling (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 20 |
| Jean Hauptmanns | Heavyweight | Viljaama (FIN) L | Saarela (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 12 |
| Bruno Heckel | Lightweight | Lund (SWE) L | Björklund (SWE) W | Pukkila (FIN) W | Tanttu (FIN) W | Kolehmainen (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 11 |
| Adolf Kurz | Middleweight | Andersen (DEN) W | Åberg (FIN) L | Holm (FIN) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 20 |
| Fritz Lange | Light heavyweight | Lindberg (FIN) L | Trestler (AUT) W | Andersson (SWE) W | Wiklund (FIN) W | Bye | Böhling (FIN) L | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 4 |
| Joseph Merkle | Middleweight | Holm (FIN) W | Fältström (SWE) W | Åberg (FIN) L | Klein (RUS) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 11 |
| Jakob Neser | Heavyweight | Farnest (RUS) W | Bonneveld (NED) W | Olin (FIN) L | Lindfors (FIN) W | Viljaama (FIN) W | Saarela (FIN) L | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 4 |
| Peter Oehler | Light heavyweight | Nagel (DEN) W | Kumpu (FIN) W | Böhling (FIN) L | Eriksen (DEN) L | did not advance | did not advance | N/A | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 11 |
| Ludwig Saeurhöfer | Lightweight | Nilsson (SWE) L | Jonsson (SWE) W | Sándor (HUN) W | Lofthus (NOR) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 17 |
| Konrad Stein | Featherweight | Larsson (SWE) L | Ankondinow (RUS) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 26 |
| Wilhelm Steputat | Middleweight | Åberg (FIN) L | Bye | Gargano (ITA) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 20 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ The sources do not state whether the first-mentioned Leipzig University team is the same that then competed