Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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Germany at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Flag of the German Empire
IOC codeGER
NOCGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Paris
Competitors76 in 10 sports
Medals
Ranked 7th
Gold
4
Silver
3
Bronze
2
Total
9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

––––

 Saar (1952)
 United Team of Germany (1956–1964)
 East Germany (1968–1988)
 West Germany (1968–1988)

Germany competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Medalists

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

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Ernst Hoppenberg Swimming Men's 200m backstroke
 Gold Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg Rowing Coxed four
 Gold Deutscher Schwimm Verband Berlin Swimming men's 200m team swimming
 Gold Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise
Paul Wiesner		 Sailing 1-2 ton race 2
 Silver Karl Duill Cycling points race
 Silver Georg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise
Paul Wiesner		 Sailing open class
 Silver SC 1880 Frankfurt Rugby
men's competition
 Bronze Favorite Hammonia Rowing Coxed four
 Bronze Ludwigshafener Ruderverein Rowing Coxed four

Results by event

Aquatics

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany's first appearance in swimming came in 1900. The German team took gold in the team event. Hoppenberg also earned a gold medal in the backstroke.

Swimmer Event Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Julius Frey Men's 200 metre freestyle 2:50.4 3 q 2:58.2 8
Max Hainle Men's 1000 metre freestyle 15:54.0 1 Q 15:22.6 4
Ernst Hoppenberg Men's 200 metre backstroke 2:54.4 1 Q 2:47.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hans Aniol Men's underwater swimming — 103.9 6
German Swimming Federation[a]
Men's 200 metre team swimming — 33 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany competed in the inaugural men's water polo tournament. The German team was defeated in its first game, splitting 5th place with the other 2 quarterfinal losers.

Team Event Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Rank
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result
Berliner Swimming Club Otter
Men's water polo  Pupilles de Neptune de Lille #2 (FRA)
L 3-2		 did not advance 5

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics
Germany athletics team

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

Track events
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Kurt Doerry 100 m 11.5 2 Q DNF Did not advance
Julius Keyl Unknown 4 Did not advance
Albert Werkmüller 200 m Unknown 4 — Did not advance
Gustav Rau 200 m hurdles Unknown 5 — Did not advance
Franz Duhne 2500 m steeplechase — Unknown 6
4000 m steeplechase — Unknown 6
Field events
Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Waldemar Steffen High jump n/a 1.70 4
Long jump 6.30 8 Did not advance
Triple jump n/a Unknown Unknown
Standing triple jump n/a Unknown 5–10

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1900 Summer Olympics

The second Olympic cycling competition saw Germany appear for its second time. Duill won a silver medal in the points race.

Cyclist Event Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Georg Drescher Men's sprint Unknown 4–8 did not advance
Karl Duill 1:35.4 1 Q Unknown 2 did not advance
Paul Gottron 1:32.4 1 Q Unknown 2 did not advance
Paul Gottron Men's 25 kilometres — DNF —
Cyclist Event Prime 1 Prime 2 Prime 3 Prime 4 Prime 5 Prime 6 Prime 7 Prime 8 Prime 9 Prime 10 Total Rank
Karl Duill Men's points race 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 2 0 9 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Equestrian

Main article:
Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany had one equestrian at the first Olympic equestrian competition.

Equestrian Horse Event Result Rank
Max Guilleaume — Mail coach Unknown 5–31

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 one fencer and sometimes claims a second—Willy Sulzbacher was a French national living in France, but competed for German fencing club Deutscher und Österreichischer Fechterbund.[1][2]

Fencer Event Round 1 Quarterfinals Repechage Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Alfons Schöne Men's sabre Unknown 5–6 — did not advance

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.

Gymnast Event Score Rank
Franz Abbé Men's artistic individual all-around 219 77
Fritz Danner 216 79
Gustav Felix Flatow 204 102
Eugen Fürstenberger 240 53
Richard Genserowski 238 54
Erwin Willi Kurtz 216 79
Fritz Manteuffel 223 72
Oscar Naumann DNF –
Julius Nuninger 199 107
Hugo Peitsch 252 29
Emil Rotong 234 59
Fritz Sauer 214 84
Adolf Tannert 180 118
Carl Wiegand 224 71

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany competed in the first Olympic rowing events, represented by 4 boats. In the coxed four, where two separate finals were held, the 3 German boats took one gold and one bronze in the "B" final and another bronze in the "A" final. The eight boat placed 4th.

Boat Event Round 1 Semifinals Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Carl Heinrich Goßler
(cox)		 Men's coxed four — 5:56.2 1 QB 5:59.0 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Favorite Hammonia
6:03.0 3 QA 7:18.2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ludwigshafener Ruderverein
6:14.0 1 QB 6:05.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Alexander Gleichmann[b]
  • unknown cox
    		•  Men's eight — 5:04.8 3 Q 6:33.0 4

    Rugby

    Main article: Rugby union 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.

    Summary
    Team Event Match 1 Match 2 Rank
    Opposition
    Result     		Opposition
    Result
    SC 1880 Frankfurt Men's rugby  France
    L 27-17    		 — 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
    Match 1
    14 Oct
    France 27–17Germany Germany
    ReportTry: E Ludwig,
    Reitz,
    Schmierer
    Con: Schmierer (2)
    Drop: Schmierer
    Vélodrome de Vincennes, Paris
    Attendance: 3,500
    Referee: FC Potter-Irwin (England)

    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.

    Sailors Event Time Rank
    		½–1 ton class
    race 1    		 DQ –
    		1–2 ton class
    race 2    		 3:09:19 1st place, gold medalist(s)
    		Open class 5:58:17 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

    Notes

    1. ^ 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.
    2. ^ Gleichmann was the coxswain for the semifinal, but not for the final. The name of the coxswain Hamburg used for the final is unknown.

    References

    1. Olympedia
    2. ^ "Willy Sulzbacher". Olympic.org. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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