Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Germany at the
1900 Summer Olympics
Germany at the; 1900 Summer Olympics
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IOC code	GER
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website	www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Paris
Competitors	76 in 10 sports
Medals; Ranked 7th	Gold 4 Silver 3 Bronze 2 Total 9
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920–1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
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

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
Swimmer	Event	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
Hans Aniol	Men's underwater swimming	—		103.9	6
German Swimming Federation^[a] Julius Frey Max Hainle Ernst Hoppenberg Herbert von Petersdorff Max Schöne	Men's 200 metre team swimming	—		33

Water polo

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
Team	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Berliner Swimming Club Otter Hans Aniol Paul Gebauer Max Hainle Georg Hax Gustav Lexau Herbert von Petersdorff Fritz Schneider	Men's water polo	Pupilles de Neptune de Lille #2 (FRA) L 3-2	did not advance		5

Athletics

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

Track events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Kurt Doerry	100 m	11.5	2 Q	DNF		Did not advance
Julius Keyl	100 m	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
Franz Duhne	4000 m steeplechase	—				Unknown	6

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualifying		Final
Athlete	Event	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

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
Cyclist	Event	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

Equestrian

Germany had one equestrian at the first Olympic equestrian competition.

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

Fencing

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
Fencer	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Alfons Schöne	Men's sabre	Unknown	5–6	—				did not advance

Gymnastics

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

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
Boat	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg Gustav Goßler Oscar Goßler Walther Katzenstein Waldemar Tietgens Carl Heinrich Goßler (cox)	Men's coxed four	—		5:56.2	1 QB	5:59.0
Favorite Hammonia Wilhelm Carstens Julius Körner Adolf Möller Hugo Rüster Max Ammermann (cox)				6:03.0	3 QA	7:18.2
Ludwigshafener Ruderverein Ernst Felle Otto Fickeisen Carl Lehle Hermann Wilker Franz Kröwerath (cox)				6:14.0	1 QB	6:05.0
Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg Gustav Goßler Oscar Goßler Ernst Jencquel Edgar Katzenstein Walther Katzenstein Theodor Laurezzari Waldemar Tietgens Arthur Warncke Alexander Gleichmann^[b] unknown cox	Men's eight	—		5:04.8	3 Q	6:33.0	4

Rugby

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
Team	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
SC 1880 Frankfurt	Men's rugby	France L 27-17	—

Match 1

14 Oct

France	27–17	Germany
	Report	Try: E Ludwig, Reitz, Schmierer Con: Schmierer (2) Drop: Schmierer

Vélodrome de Vincennes, Paris
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: FC Potter-Irwin (England)

Team details

France

Germany


Alexandre Pharamond	15	Hermann Kreuzer
Frantz Reichel	14	Arnold Landvoigt
Jean Collas	13	Heinrich Reitz
Constantin Henriquez	12	Jacob Hermann
Andre Rischmann	11	Erich Ludwig
A. Albert	10	Hugo Betting
Leon Binoche	9	August Schmierer
Jean Herve	8	Albert Amrhein (c)
Victor Lardanchet	7	Richard Ludwig
Jean-Guy Gautier	6	Eduard Poppe
Joseph Olivier (c)	5	Georg Wenderoth
Wladimir Aitoff	4	Willy Hofmeister
Emile Sarrade	3	Hans Latscha
Hubert Lefebvre	2	Adolf Stockhausen
Andre Roosevelt	1	Fritz Muller

Sailing

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
Georg Naue Heinrich Peters Ottokar Weise Paul Wiesner	½–1 ton class race 1	DQ	–
Georg Naue Heinrich Peters Ottokar Weise Paul Wiesner	1–2 ton class race 2	3:09:19
Georg Naue Heinrich Peters Ottokar Weise Paul Wiesner	Open class	5:58:17

Notes

^ 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.
^ 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

^ Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics at Olympedia (archive)
^ "Willy Sulzbacher". Olympic.org. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

[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.

[4] Gleichmann was the coxswain for the semifinal, but not for the final. The name of the coxswain Hamburg used for the final is unknown.

[OlympediaSulzbacher-2] Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics at Olympedia (archive)

[IOCSulzbacher-3] "Willy Sulzbacher". Olympic.org. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

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