Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Germany at the Olympic Games

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IOC code  GER
NOC Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund
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At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris
Competitors 78
Medals Gold
4		 Silver
2		 Bronze
2		 Total
8
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1As the Unified Team of Germany (EUA)
2As the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG)
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Germany competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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[edit] Medals

Germany finished in seventh position in the final medal rankings, with four gold medals and eight medals overall.

[edit] Gold

  • Ernst Hoppenberg — swimming, men's 200 metre backstroke
  • Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg — rowing, coxed fours
  • Deutscher Schwimm Verband Berlin — swimming, men's 200 metre team swimming
  • Georg Naue, Heinrich Peters, Ottokar Weise, Martin Wiesner — sailing, 1-2 ton race 2

[edit] Silver

  • Georg Naue, Heinrich Peters, Ottokar Weise, Martin Wiesner — sailing, open class
  • Frankfurt Club — rugby, men's competition

[edit] Bronze

  • Favorite Hammonia — rowing, coxed fours
  • Ludwigshafener Ruder Verein — rowing, coxed fours

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Six German athletes had 10 entries in nine athletics events, not winning any medals.

Event Place Athlete Heat Semifinal Repechage Final
100 metres — Kurt Dörry Unknown
2nd, heat 4		 Did not finish
4th, semifinal 2		 Did not advance
Julius Keyl Unknown
4th, heat 3		 Did not advance
200 metres — Albert Werkmüller Unknown
4th, heat 2		 None held Did not advance
200 metre hurdles — Gustav Rau Unknown
5th, heat 1		 None held Did not advance
2500 metre steeplechase 6th Franz Dühne None held Unknown
4000 metre steeplechase 6th Franz Dühne None held Unknown


Event Place Athlete Qualifier Final
Long jump 8th Waldemar Steffen 6.300 metres
8th		 Did not advance
Triple jump 7th-13th Waldemar Steffen None held Unknown
High jump 4th Waldemar Steffen None held 1.70 metres
Standing triple jump 5th-10th Waldemar Steffen None held Unknown

[edit] Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics

The second Olympic cycling competition saw Germany appear for its second time. This time, the German cyclists won no medals.

Event Place Cyclist Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
2000 metre sprint — Karl Duill 1st place
heat 8		 2nd place
quarterfinal 3		 Did not advance
Paul Gottron 1st place
heat 3		 2nd place
quarterfinal 9		 Did not advance
Drescher 4th-8th place
heat 5		 Did not advance

[edit] Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany first competed in fencing at the Olympics in the sport's second appearance. The nation sent two fencers.

Event Place Fencer Round 1 Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final
Épée 35-104 Willy Sulzbacher 3rd place
pool D		 Did not advance None held Did not advance
Sabre 19-23 Alfons Schöne 5th-6th
in pool		 None held Did not advance

[edit] Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany, which had dominated the first gymnastics competitions four years earlier, failed to win a medal in the second Olympic gymnastics competition.

Event Place Gymnast Score
Combined 29 Hugo Peitsch 252
53 Eugen Fürstenberger 240
54 Richard Genserowski 238
59 Röthong 234
71 Carl Wiegand 224
72 Fritz Manteuffel 223
77 Franz Abbé 219
79 Fritz Danner 216
Erwin Willi Kurtz 216
84 Fritz Sauer 214
102 Gustav Felix Flatow 204
107 Nuninger 199
118 Adolf Tannert 180
— Oscar Naumann Did not finish

[edit] Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Event Place Boat Round 1 Semifinals Final
Coxed fours 1st Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg
Gustav Goßler, Oskar Goßler, Walter Katzenstein, Waldemar Tietgens, Carl Heinrich Goßler (cox)		 None held 5:56.2
1st, semifinal 3		 5:59.0
1st, final B
3rd Ludwigshafener Ruder Verein
Ernst Felle, Otto Fickeisen, Carl Lehle, Hermann Wilker, Franz Kröwerath (cox)		 6:14.0
1st, semifinal 1		 6:05.0
3rd, final B
3rd Favorite Hammonia
Wilhelm Carstens, Julius Körner, Adolf Möller, Hugo Rüster, Max Ammermann (cox)		 6:03.0
3rd, semifinal 3		 7:18.2
3rd, final A
Coxed eights 4th Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg
Gustav Goßler, Oskar Goßler, Ernst Jencquel, Edgar Katzenstein, Walter Katzenstein, Theodor Laurezzari, Waldemar Tietgens, Arthur Warncke, Alexander Gleichmann[1], unknown cox		 None held 5:04.8
3rd, semifinal 1		 6:33.0

[edit] Rugby

Main article: Rugby at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany was one of three teams to compete in the first Olympic rugby games. Germany lost its only game, against France. The game against Great Britain was cancelled due to travel plans.

Event Place Team Match 1 Match 2 Match 3
Men's rugby 2nd Frankfurt Club
Albert Amrhein, Hugo Betting, Jacob Hermann, Willy Hofmeister, Hermann Kreuzer, Arnold Landvoigt, Hans Latsche, Erich Ludwig, Richard Ludwig, Fritz Müller, Eduard Poppe, Heinrich Reitz, August Schmierer, Adolf Stockhausen, Georg Wenderoth		 Lost 27-17
vs. France		 — Cancelled
vs. Great Britain

[edit] Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany's four sailors were fairly successful in the 1900 events, taking 2 medals. They took the silver medal in the open class and the gold in the 1-2 ton, but disqualified from the ½-1 ton class for being overweight.

Event Place Sailors Time (total)
½-1 ton class — Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise
Martin Wiesner		 Disqualified
1-2 ton class 1st Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise
Martin Wiesner		 3:09:19
Open class 2nd Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise
Martin Wiesner		 3:09:19

[edit] Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany first competed in shooting at the 1900 Games. One German shooter competed in the trap shooting event, tying for 7th place.

Event Place Shooter Score
Trap shooting 7th André de Schonen 12

[edit] Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Event Place Swimmer Semifinals Final
Men's 200 metre
freestyle		 8th Julius Frey 2:50.4
3rd, semifinal 1		 2:58.2
Men's 1000 metre
freestyle		 4th Max Hainle 15:54.0
1st, semifinal 4		 15:22.6
Men's 200 metre
backstroke		 1st Ernst Hoppenberg 2:54.4
1st, semifinal 1		 2:47.0
Event Place Swimmer Seconds Metres Score
Men's underwater swimming 6th Hans Aniol 30.0 36.95 103.9
Event Place Team Swimmers Score
Men's 200 metre
team swimming		 1st Deutscher Schwimm Verband Berlin[2] Julius Frey
Max Hainle
Ernst Hoppenberg
Herbert von Petersdorff
Max Schöne		 33 points

[edit] Water polo

Main article: Water Polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Event Place Team Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Men's water polo 5th Berliner Swimming Club Otter
Hans Aniol, Paul Gebauer, Max Hainle, Georg Hax, Gustav Lexau, Herbert von Petersdorff, Fritz Schneider		 Lost
3-2		 Did not advance

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Gleichmann was the coxswain for the semifinal, but not for the final. The name of the coxswain Hamburg used for the final is unknown.
  2. ^ This is the roster according to the IOC database. Petersdorff did not actually swim, but was on the team. Mallon and de Wael both replace Frey and Schöne with Gustav Lexau and Ernest Luhrsen.


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