Germany at the 1900 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:	GER
Nocname:	German Olympic Sports Confederation
Games:	Summer Olympics
Year:	1900
Flagcaption:	Flag of the German Empire
Website:
Location:	Paris
Competitors:	76
Sports:	10
Rank:	7
Gold:	4
Silver:	3
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto
See also:	1906 Intercalated Games (1952) (1956–1964) (1968–1988) (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
			Men's 200m backstroke
			men's 200m team swimming
			1-2 ton race 2
			points race
			open class
			men's competition
			Coxed four
			Coxed four

Results by event

Aquatics

Swimming

See 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
		2:50.4	3 q	2:58.2	8
		15:54.0	1 Q	15:22.6	4
Ernst Hoppenberg		2:54.4	1 Q	2:47.0
		colspan=2	103.9	6
German Swimming Federation		colspan=2	33

Water polo

See 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		L 3-2	did not advance		5

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

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		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

See 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
		Unknown	4–8	did not advance
	1:35.4	1 Q	Unknown	2	did not advance
	1:32.4	1 Q	Unknown	2	did not advance
		colspan=6		—

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		0	0	1	0	0	3	3	0	2	0	9

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 1900 Summer Olympics.

Germany had one equestrian at the first Olympic equestrian competition.

Equestrian	Horse	Event	Result	Rank
			Unknown	5–31

Fencing

See 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]

Fencer	Event	Round 1		Quarterfinals		Repechage		Semifinals		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
		Unknown	5–6	colspan=4	did not advance

Gymnastics

See 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
		219	77
		216	79
		204	102
		240	53
		238	54
		216	79
		223	72
			–
		199	107
		252	29
		234	59
		214	84
		180	118
		224	71

Rowing

See 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
Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg		rowspan=3 colspan=2	5:56.2	1 QB	5:59.0
Favorite Hammonia		6:03.0	3 QA	7:18.2
Ludwigshafener Ruderverein		6:14.0	1 QB	6:05.0
Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg		colspan=2	5:04.8	3 Q	6:33.0	4

Rugby

See 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		L 27-17	—

Match 1

Sailing

See 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		–
	1–2 ton class race 2	3:09:19
		5:58:17

Notes and References

1. Web site: Willy Sulzbacher . Olympic.org . 21 July 2020.