IOC code GER | Competitors 463 in 26 sports | |
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NOC German Olympic Sports Confederation Website www.dosb.de (German) (English) (French) Flag bearer Dirk Nowitzki (opening)
Katrin Wagner-Augustin (closing) Medals
Ranked 5th Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
16
10
15
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Germany competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A total of 439 athletes were nominated to participate in the Games. The German National Olympic Committee (DOSB) nominated athletes on 29 May, 23 June and 15 July 2008. Reaching the qualification standard set by the relevant sport's international governing body did not automatically mean that the athlete was nominated for Beijing, as the DOSB had stricter qualification standards. An athlete needed to have a somewhat realistic chance for a top 12 position. An exception to this are the team events, as the number of competing teams is already very limited through the IOC standards, and a chance for a respective place is already given by the qualification.
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Athletics
* The athlete who finished in second place, Lyudmila Blonska of the Ukraine, tested positive for a banned substance. Both the A and the B tests were positive, therefore Blonska was stripped of her silver medal, and all German heptathletes moved up a position.
Men's tournament
The following is the Germany roster in the men's basketball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Sprint
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Road
Track
Mountain biking
Diving
Dressage
After the Grand Prix, the score of each individual rider is cleared, meaning only the scores of the Grand Prix Special and the Grand Prix Freestyle add up to the final score and are relevant for the rank of a rider in the individual competition. Only the 15 best riders of the Grand Prix Special advance to the Freestyle.
Eventing
# - Indicates that points do not count in team total
Only a certain amount of individual riders are allowed to advance to the final and of one nation, maximal three individual riders can advance. The riders who did not advance to the individual final are ranked after all of the riders who did, their final rank being determined by their total penalties gained in the competition up to that point (dressage, cross-country and jumping qualifier).
Show jumping
After the team qualifier, the penalty score of each team is cleared, so that only the penalties of the two rounds of the team final, which are added up and together amount to the final score of a team, are relevant for the final rank. Likewise, every individual rider goes into the individual final without any penalties, for the penalties of all three individual qualifiers are deleted beforehand. In determining a rider's rank in the individual competition, only the penalties of both round of the individual final, which together amount to the final score of a rider, are relevant.
Only a certain amount of individual riders are allowed to advance to the individual final and of one nation maximal three individual riders can advance. The riders who did not advance to the individual final are ranked after all of the riders who did, their final rank being determined by their total penalties gained in the individual qualifiers. Likewise, if a jump-off is required, every rider starts with a clear score, not taking previous penalties with him or her. The rider with the fewest penalties in the fastest time wins the jump-off.
Fencing
Men's tournament
The following is the German roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head Coach: Markus Weise
Reserve:
- Christian Schulte
- Jan-Marco Montag
Advanced to semifinals
Women's tournament
The following is the German roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head Coach: Michael Behrmann
Reserve:
- Yvonne Frank
- Lina Geyer
Advanced to semifinals
Women's tournament
The following is the Germany squad in the women's soccer tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Coach: Silvia Neid
03 ! Bronze
Artistic
Men's tournament
The following is the Germany roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Heiner Brand
Women's tournament
The following is the Germany roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Head coach: Armin Emrich
Judo
Rowing
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
Swimming
Table tennis
Indoor
Germany entered a team in the men's tournament. The team lost all games but one in the group play, and did not advance, finishing tied for 9th place.
Men's tournament
The following is the German roster in the men's volleyball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
Water polo
Germany participated in the men's tournament, where the team finished in 10th place.
Men's tournament
The following is the German roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics. ‹See Tfd›
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8).
Wrestling
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