# Germany at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Germany competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Germany returned to the Olympic Games after not being invited to both the 1920 and 1924 Games due to its role in World War I. Despite a total absence of 16 years since 1912, German athletes were ranked 2nd. 295 competitors, 260 men and 35 women, took part in 95 events in 16 sports.

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Lina Radke | Athletics | Women's 800 m | August 2 |
| Gold | Carl Freiherr von Langen | Equestrian | Individual dressage | August 11 |
| Gold | Hermann Linkenbach, Carl Freiherr von Langen, Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck | Equestrian | Team dressage | August 11 |
| Gold | Helene Mayer | Fencing | Women's foil | August 1 |
| Gold | Kurt Moeschter, Bruno Müller | Rowing | Men's coxless pair | August 10 |
| Gold | Hilde Schrader | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | August 9 |
| Gold | Germany men's national water polo team Max AmannKarl BähreEmil BeneckeJohann BlankOtto CordesFritz GunstErich RademacherJoachim Rademacher | Water polo | Water polo | August 11 |
| Gold | Kurt Helbig | Weightlifting | Men's 67.5 kg | July 28 |
| Gold | Josef Straßberger | Weightlifting | Men's +82.5 kg | July 29 |
| Gold | Kurt Leucht | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight | August 4 |
| Silver | Richard Corts, Hubert Houben, Helmut Körnig, Georg Lammers | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 m relay | August 5 |
| Silver | Hermann Engelhard, Richard Krebs, Otto Neumann, Harry Werner Storz | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m relay | August 5 |
| Silver | Ernst Pistulla | Boxing | Men's light heavyweight | August 11 |
| Silver | Erwin Casmir | Fencing | Men's foil | August 11 |
| Silver | Erich Rademacher | Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke | August 8 |
| Silver | Eduard Sperling | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman lightweight | August 5 |
| Silver | Adolf Rieger | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight | August 5 |
| Bronze | Georg Lammers | Athletics | Men's 100 m | July 30 |
| Bronze | Helmut Körnig | Athletics | Men's 200 m | August 1 |
| Bronze | Joachim Büchner | Athletics | Men's 400 m | August 3 |
| Bronze | Hermann Engelhard | Athletics | Men's 800 m | July 31 |
| Bronze | Emil Hirschfeld | Athletics | Men's shot put | July 29 |
| Bronze | Anni Holdmann, Leni Junker, Rosa Kellner, Leni Schmidt | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m relay | August 5 |
| Bronze | Hans Bernhardt, Karl Köther | Cycling | Men's tandem | August 6 |
| Bronze | Bruno Neumann | Equestrian | Individual eventing | August 11 |
| Bronze | Olga Oelkers | Fencing | Women's foil | August 1 |
| Bronze | Germany national field hockey team Bruno BocheGeorg BrunnerHeinz FörstendorfErwin FranzkowiakWerner FreybergTheodor HaagHans HaußmannKurt HaverbeckAribert HeymannHerbert HobeinFritz HornKarl-Heinz IrmerHerbert KemmerFritz LinckeHerbert MüllerWerner ProftHeinz SchäferGerd StrantzenKurt WeißRolf WollnerHeinz WöltjeErich Zander | Field hockey | Field hockey | May 26 |
| Bronze | Helmuth Kahl | Modern pentathlon | Modern pentathlon | August 4 |
| Bronze | Charlotte Mühe | Swimming | Women's 200 m breaststroke | August 9 |
| Bronze | Hans Wölpert | Weightlifting | Men's 60 kg | July 28 |
| Bronze | Georg Gehring | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight | August 5 |

## Athletics
### Women's 100 metres

* Erna Steinberg – 4th
* Leni Schmidt – DQ (final)
* Anni Holdmann – Semi-final (4th in heat 1)
* Leni Junker – Semi-final (5th in heat 2)

## Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
* Hubert Ausbock
   * First Round — Bye
   * Second Round — Defeated Lennart Bohman (SWE), points
   * Quarterfinals — Lost to Antal Kocsis (HUN), points
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
* Hans Schonrath
   * First Round — Bye
   * Quarterfinals — Lost to Nils Ramm (SWE), points

## Cycling

Ten cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1928.

### Individual road race

* Karl Koch
* Arthur Essing
* Bernhard Stübecke
* Otto Kürschner

### Sprint

* Hans Bernhardt

### Time trial

* Kurt Einsiedel

### Tandem

* Karl Köther
* Hans Bernhardt

### Team pursuit

* Josef Steger
* Anton Joksch
* Kurt Einsiedel
* Hans Dormbach

## Fencing

13 fencers, 10 men and 3 women, represented Germany in 1928.

### Men's foil

* Erwin Casmir
* Fritz Gazzera
* Julius Thomson

### Men's team foil

* Erwin Casmir, Fritz Gazzera, Julius Thomson, Wilhelm Löffler, August Heim, Heinrich Moos

### Men's épée

* Hans Halberstadt
* Fritz Jack
* Theodor Fischer

### Men's team épée

* Theodor Fischer, Fritz Gazzera, Hans Halberstadt, Fritz Jack

### Men's sabre

* Erwin Casmir
* Hans Thomson
* Heinrich Moos

### Men's team sabre

* Erwin Casmir, Heinrich Moos, Hans Halberstadt, Hans Thomson

### Women's foil

* Helene Mayer
* Olga Oelkers
* Erna Sondheim

## Hockey
### Roster

The following is the Germany roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.
* Bruno Boche
* Georg Brunner
* Heinz Förstendorf
* Erwin Franzkowiak
* Werner Freyberg
* Theodor Haag
* Hans Haußmann
* Kurt Haverbeck
* Aribert Heymann
* Herbert Hobein
* Fritz Horn
* Karl-Heinz Irmer
* Herbert Kemmer
* Herbert Müller
* Werner Proft
* Gerd Strantzen
* Rolf Wollner
* Heinz Wöltje
* Erich Zander
* Fritz Lincke
* Heinz Schäfer
* Kurt Weiß

### Group play

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 5 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 4 | Bronze medal match |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 | Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | |
* 17 May 1928 19:30
| Germany | 5–1 | Spain |
| Hobein 6', 34' Boche 20' Müller 33' Haag 41' | Report | E. de Chávarri 40' |
* Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,300 Umpires: E. W. C. Ricketts (IND) P. Regibo (BEL)
* 19 May 1928 16:00
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Germany |
| Van de Rovaart 20' Van der Veen 32' | Report | Haag 7' |
* Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 6,000 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) B. Turnbull (IND)
* 22 May 1928 16:30
| Germany | 2–0 | France |
| Haag 10', 28' | Report | |
* Old Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 300 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) E. de Cindric (HUN)

### Bronze Medal Match

* 26 May 1928 14:00
| Germany | 3–0 | Belgium |
| Haag ?', ?', ?' | Report | |
* Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 23,400 Umpires: B. Turnbull (IND) W. C. Ricketts (IND)

## Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1928. Helmuth Kahl won a bronze medal.
* Helmuth Kahl
* Heinz Hax
* Hermann Hölter