Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics

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

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)

Medalists

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

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldErnst HoppenbergSwimmingMen's 200m backstroke
 GoldGermania Ruder Club, HamburgRowingCoxed four
 GoldDeutscher Schwimm Verband BerlinSwimmingmen's 200m team swimming
 GoldGeorg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise
Paul Wiesner		Sailing1-2 ton race 2
 SilverKarl DuillCyclingpoints race
 SilverGeorg Naue
Heinrich Peters
Ottokar Weise
Paul Wiesner		Sailingopen class
 SilverSC 1880 FrankfurtRugbymen's competition
 BronzeFavorite HammoniaRowingCoxed four
 BronzeLudwigshafener RudervereinRowingCoxed four

Results by event

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.

SwimmerEventSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Julius FreyMen's 200 metre freestyle2:50.43 q2:58.28
Max HainleMen's 1000 metre freestyle15:54.01 Q15:22.64
Ernst HoppenbergMen's 200 metre backstroke2:54.41 Q2:47.01st place, gold medalist(s)
Hans AniolMen's underwater swimming—103.96
German Swimming Federation[lower-alpha 1]
Men's 200 metre team swimming—331st 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.

TeamEventQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalRank
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 advance5

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.

CyclistEventRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Georg DrescherMen's sprintUnknown4–8did not advance
Karl Duill1:35.41 QUnknown2did not advance
Paul Gottron1:32.41 QUnknown2did not advance
Paul GottronMen's 25 kilometres—DNF—
CyclistEventPrime 1Prime 2Prime 3Prime 4Prime 5Prime 6Prime 7Prime 8Prime 9Prime 10TotalRank
Karl DuillMen's points race001003302092nd place, silver medalist(s)

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany had one equestrian at the first Olympic equestrian competition.

EquestrianHorseEventResultRank
Max Guilleaume—Mail coachUnknown5–31

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]

FencerEventRound 1QuarterfinalsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Alfons SchöneMen's sabreUnknown5–6—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.

GymnastEventScoreRank
Franz AbbéMen's artistic individual all-around21977
Fritz Danner21679
Gustav Felix Flatow204102
Eugen Fürstenberger24053
Richard Genserowski23854
Erwin Willi Kurtz21679
Fritz Manteuffel22372
Oscar NaumannDNF–
Julius Nuninger199107
Hugo Peitsch25229
Emil Rotong23459
Fritz Sauer21484
Adolf Tannert180118
Carl Wiegand22471

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.

BoatEventRound 1SemifinalsFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg
Men's coxed four—5:56.21 QB5:59.01st place, gold medalist(s)
Favorite Hammonia
6:03.03 QA7:18.23rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Ludwigshafener Ruderverein
6:14.01 QB6:05.03rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg
Men's eight—5:04.83 Q6:33.04

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
TeamEventMatch 1Match 2Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
SC 1880 FrankfurtMen'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.

SailorsEventTimeRank
½–1 ton class
race 1		DQ–
1–2 ton class
race 2		3:09:191st place, gold medalist(s)
Open class5:58:172nd 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. Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics at Olympedia
  2. "Willy Sulzbacher". Olympic.org. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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