# 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.

## Medalists

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.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Hermann Weingärtner | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | April 9 |
| Gold | Alfred Flatow | Gymnastics | Men's parallel bars | April 10 |
| Gold | Conrad Böcker, Alfred Flatow, Gustav Flatow, Georg Hilmar, Fritz Hofmann, Fritz Manteuffel, Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft, Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner | Gymnastics | Men's team parallel bars | April 9 |
| Gold | Conrad Böcker, Alfred Flatow, Gustav Flatow, Georg Hilmar, Fritz Hofmann, Fritz Manteuffel, Karl Neukirch, Richard Röstel, Gustav Schuft, Carl Schuhmann, Hermann Weingärtner | Gymnastics | Men's team horizontal bar | April 9 |
| Gold | Carl Schuhmann | Gymnastics | Men's vault | April 9 |
| Gold | Friedrich Traun | Tennis | Men's doubles | April 9 |
| Gold | Carl Schuhmann | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman | April 11 |
| Silver | Fritz Hofmann | Athletics | Men's 100 m | April 10 |
| Silver | August von Gödrich | Cycling | Men's road race | April 12 |
| Silver | Alfred Flatow | Gymnastics | Men's horizontal bar | April 9 |
| Silver | Hermann Weingärtner | Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse | April 9 |
| Silver | Hermann Weingärtner | Gymnastics | Men's rings | April 9 |
| Bronze | Fritz Hofmann | Gymnastics | Men's rope climbing | April 10 |
| Bronze | Hermann Weingärtner | Gymnastics | Men's vault | April 9 |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | 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 |

### Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 1896 Olympic Games.
| Name | Medal | Sport | Event |
| Carl Schuhmann | Gold Gold Gold Gold | Gymnastics Wrestling | Men's team parallel bars Men's team horizontal bar Men's vault Men's Greco-Roman |
| Hermann Weingärtner | Gold Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze | Gymnastics | Men's team parallel bars Men's team horizontal bar Men's horizontal bar Men's pommel horse Men's rings Men's vault |
| Alfred Flatow | Gold Gold Gold Silver | Gymnastics | Men's team parallel bars Men's team horizontal bar Men's parallel bars Men's horizontal bar |
| Fritz Hofmann | Gold Gold Silver Bronze | Gymnastics Athletics | Men's team parallel bars Men's team horizontal bar 100 m Men's rope climbing |
| Conrad Böcker | Gold Gold | Gymnastics | Men's team parallel bars Men's team horizontal bar |
| Gustav Flatow | Gold Gold | Gymnastics | Men's team parallel bars Men's team horizontal bar |
| Georg Hillmar | Gold Gold | Gymnastics | Men's team parallel bars Men's team horizontal bar |
| Fritz Manteuffel | Gold Gold | Gymnastics | Men's team parallel bars Men's team horizontal bar |
| Karl Neukirch | Gold Gold | Gymnastics | Men's team parallel bars Men's team horizontal bar |
| Richard Röstel | Gold Gold | Gymnastics | Men's team parallel bars Men's team horizontal bar |
| Gustav Schuft | Gold Gold | Gymnastics | Men's team parallel bars Men's team horizontal bar |

## Competitors

| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Cycling | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Gymnastics | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 19 | 0 | 19 |
Medals by day :
| Day | Date | | | | Total |
| 1 | 6 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 7 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 8 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 April | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 5 | 10 April | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 11 April | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 April | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 13 April | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 |

## Athletics

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.
Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Kurt Doerry | 100 m | Unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Alfred Flatow | 100 m | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fritz Hofmann | 100 m | 12.6 | 2 Q | 12.2 | |
| Friedrich Traun | 100 m | 13.5 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kurt Doerry | 400 m | Unknown | 3-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fritz Hofmann | 400 m | 58.6 | 2 Q | 56.7 | 4 |
| Friedrich Traun | 400 m | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Kurt Doerry | 800 m | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fritz Hofmann | 800 m | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Friedrich Traun | 800 m | 2:13.4 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carl Galle | 1500 m | — | — | 4:39.0 | 4 |
| Kurt Doerry | 110 m hurdles | Unknown | 3-4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Fritz Hofmann | 110 m hurdles | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Friedrich Traun | 110 m hurdles | DNS | DNS | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Carl Galle | Marathon | — | — | DNS | DNS |
Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Position |
| Conrad Böcker | High jump | DNS | DNS |
| Kurt Doerry | High jump | DNS | DNS |
| Alfred Flatow | High jump | DNS | DNS |
| Gustav Flatow | High jump | DNS | DNS |
| Carl Galle | High jump | DNS | DNS |
| Fritz Hofmann | High jump | 1.55 | 5 |
| Fritz Manteuffel | High jump | DNS | DNS |
| Gustav Schuft | High jump | DNS | DNS |
| Carl Schuhmann | High jump | DNS | DNS |
| Friedrich Traun | High jump | DNS | DNS |
| Kurt Doerry | Pole vault | DNS | DNS |
| Alfred Flatow | Pole vault | DNS | DNS |
| Gustav Flatow | Pole vault | DNS | DNS |
| Carl Galle | Pole vault | DNS | DNS |
| Fritz Hofmann | Pole vault | DNS | DNS |
| Fritz Manteuffel | Pole vault | DNS | DNS |
| Karl Neukirch | Pole vault | DNS | DNS |
| Carl Schuhmann | Pole vault | DNS | DNS |
| Friedrich Traun | Pole vault | DNS | DNS |
| Hermann Weingärtner | Pole vault | DNS | DNS |
| Kurt Doerry | Long jump | DNS | DNS |
| Alfred Flatow | Long jump | DNS | DNS |
| Carl Galle | Long jump | DNS | DNS |
| Fritz Hofmann | Long jump | DNS | DNS |
| Friedrich Traun | Long jump | DNS | DNS |
| Carl Schuhmann | Long jump | 5.70 | 8 |
| Hermann Weingärtner | Long jump | DNS | DNS |
| Alfred Flatow | Triple jump | DNS | DNS |
| Fritz Hofmann | Triple jump | Unknown | 6-7 |
| Carl Schuhmann | Triple jump | Unknown | 5 |
| Friedrich Traun | Triple jump | DNS | DNS |
| Conrad Böcker | Shot put | DNS | DNS |
| Alfred Flatow | Shot put | DNS | DNS |
| Fritz Hofmann | Shot put | 10.00 | 5-7 |
| Carl Schuhmann | Shot put | Unknown | 5-7 |
| Hermann Weingärtner | Shot put | DNS | DNS |
| Carl Schuhmann | Discus throw | DNS | DNS |

## Cycling
### Track

| Athlete | Event | Time / Distance | Rank |
| Theodor Leupold | Men's time trial | 27.0 | 5 |
| Joseph Rosemeyer | Men's time trial | 27.2 | 8 |
| Joseph Rosemeyer | Men's sprint | DNF | DNF |
| Joseph Rosemeyer | 10 km | Unknown | 4 |
| Bernard Knubel | 100 km | DNF | DNF |
| Theodor Leupold | 100 km | DNF | DNF |
| Joseph Rosemeyer | 100 km | DNF | DNF |
| Joseph Welzenbacher | 100 km | DNF | DNF |
| Joseph Welzenbacher | Men's 12 hour race | DNF | DNF |

### Road

| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| August von Gödrich | Men's road race | 3:42:18 | |
| Bernard Knubel | Men's road race | DNS | DNS |
| Theodor Leupold | Men's road race | DNS | DNS |
| Fritz Manteuffel | Men's road race | DNS | DNS |
| Joseph Rosemeyer | Men's road race | DNS | DNS |
| Joseph Welzenbacher | Men's road race | DNS | DNS |

## Gymnastics

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

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Conrad Böcker Alfred Flatow Gustav Flatow Georg Hilmar Fritz Hofmann Fritz Manteuffel Karl Neukirch Richard Röstel Gustav Schuft Carl Schuhmann Hermann Weingärtner | Men's team parallel bars | Unknown | |
| Conrad Böcker Alfred Flatow Gustav Flatow Georg Hilmar Fritz Hofmann Fritz Manteuffel Karl Neukirch Richard Röstel Gustav Schuft Carl Schuhmann Hermann Weingärtner | Men's team horizontal bar | Unknown | |

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Conrad Böcker | Men's vault | Unknown | 4-15 |
| Alfred Flatow | Men's vault | Unknown | 4-15 |
| Gustav Flatow | Men's vault | Unknown | 4-15 |
| Georg Hilmar | Men's vault | Unknown | 4-15 |
| Fritz Manteuffel | Men's vault | Unknown | 4-15 |
| Karl Neukirch | Men's vault | Unknown | 4-15 |
| Richard Röstel | Men's vault | Unknown | 4-15 |
| Gustav Schuft | Men's vault | Unknown | 4-15 |
| Carl Schuhmann | Men's vault | Unknown | |
| Hermann Weingärtner | Men's vault | Unknown | |
| Conrad Böcker | Men's pommel horse | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Alfred Flatow | Men's pommel horse | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Gustav Flatow | Men's pommel horse | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Georg Hilmar | Men's pommel horse | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Fritz Manteuffel | Men's pommel horse | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Karl Neukirch | Men's pommel horse | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Richard Röstel | Men's pommel horse | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Gustav Schuft | Men's pommel horse | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Carl Schuhmann | Men's pommel horse | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Hermann Weingärtner | Men's pommel horse | Unknown | |
| Conrad Böcker | Men's rings | Unknown | 6-8 |
| Alfred Flatow | Men's rings | Unknown | 6-8 |
| Gustav Flatow | Men's rings | Unknown | 6-8 |
| Carl Schuhmann | Men's rings | Unknown | 5 |
| Hermann Weingärtner | Men's rings | Unknown | |
| Conrad Böcker | Men's horizontal bar | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Alfred Flatow | Men's horizontal bar | Unknown | |
| Gustav Flatow | Men's horizontal bar | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Georg Hilmar | Men's horizontal bar | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Fritz Manteuffel | Men's horizontal bar | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Karl Neukirch | Men's horizontal bar | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Richard Röstel | Men's horizontal bar | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Gustav Schuft | Men's horizontal bar | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Carl Schuhmann | Men's horizontal bar | Unknown | 3-15 |
| Hermann Weingärtner | Men's horizontal bar | Unknown | |
| Conrad Böcker | Men's parallel bars | Unknown | 3-18 |
| Alfred Flatow | Men's parallel bars | Unknown | |
| Gustav Flatow | Men's parallel bars | Unknown | 3-18 |
| Georg Hilmar | Men's parallel bars | Unknown | 3-18 |
| Fritz Manteuffel | Men's parallel bars | Unknown | 3-18 |
| Karl Neukirch | Men's parallel bars | Unknown | 3-18 |
| Richard Röstel | Men's parallel bars | Unknown | 3-18 |
| Gustav Schuft | Men's parallel bars | Unknown | 3-18 |
| Carl Schuhmann | Men's parallel bars | Unknown | 3-18 |
| Hermann Weingärtner | Men's parallel bars | Unknown | 3-18 |
| Fritz Hofmann | Men's rope climbing | 12.5 | |

## 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.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Friedrich Traun | Singles | Boland (GBR) L 0–6, 6–2, 2–6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | 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 | |

## Weightlifting

Schuhmann's lift was equal to that of the bronze medallist, but lifting form was used as a tie-breaker in the event.
| Athlete | Event | Weight | Rank |
| Carl Schuhmann | Two hand lift | 90.0 | 4 |

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