Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Germany competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A total of 439 athletes were nominated to participate in the Games. The German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) nominated athletes on 29 May, 23 June and 15 July 2008.
Reaching the qualification standard set by the relevant sport's international governing body did not automatically mean that the athlete was nominated for Beijing, as the DOSB had stricter qualification standards. An athlete needed to have a somewhat realistic chance for a top 12 position. An exception to this are the team events, as the number of competing teams is already very limited through the IOC standards, and a chance for a respective place is already given by the qualification.
Medalists
Archery
Athletics
Men
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Decathlon
Women
Track & road events
Field events
Combined events – Heptathlon
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and all German heptathletes moved up a position.
Badminton
Basketball
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Boxing
Canoeing
Slalom
Sprint
Men
Women
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road
Men
Women
Track
Sprint
Pursuit
Keirin
Omnium
Mountain biking
Men
Diving
Men
Women
Equestrian
Dressage
After the Grand Prix, the score of each individual rider is cleared, meaning only the scores of the Grand Prix Special and the Grand Prix Freestyle add up to the final score and are relevant for the rank of a rider in the individual competition. Only the 15 best riders of the Grand Prix Special advance to the Freestyle.
Eventing
# - Indicates that points do not count in team total
Only a certain number of individual riders are allowed to advance to the final and of one nation, maximal three individual riders can advance. The riders who did not advance to the individual final are ranked after all of the riders who did, their final rank being determined by their total penalties gained in the competition up to that point (dressage, cross-country and jumping qualifier).
Show jumping
Fencing
Men
Women
Field hockey
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Semifinal
Gold medal match
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Semifinal
Bronze medal match
Football
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Final rank
Gymnastics
Artistic
Men
Team
Individual finals
Women
Team
Individual finals
Trampoline
Handball
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Women's tournament
Roster
Group play
Judo
Men
Women
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Men
Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Men
Women
Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
Men
Women
Swimming
Men
Women
Table tennis
Singles
Team
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball
Beach
Indoor
Germany entered a team in the men's tournament. The team lost all games but one in the group play, and did not advance, finishing tied for 9th place.
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
Water polo
Germany participated in the men's tournament, where the team finished in 10th place.
Men's tournament
Roster
Group play
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
Classification semi-final
Classification 9th–10th
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Men's freestyle
Men's Greco-Roman
Women's freestyle
See also
Germany at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
External links
DOSB Qualification criteria (in German)
References
Nations at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008
Summer Olympics