Germany at the 1928 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GER
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website	www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Amsterdam, Netherlands 28 July–12 August 1928
Competitors	295 (260 men, 35 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer	Ernst Paulus
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 10 Silver 7 Bronze 14 Total 31
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1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Saar (1952)  United Team of Germany (1956–1964)  East Germany (1968–1988)  West Germany (1968–1988)

Germany competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Germany returned to the Olympic Games after not being invited to both the 1920 and 1924 Games due to its role in World War I. Despite a total absence of 16 years since 1912, German athletes were ranked 2nd. 295 competitors, 260 men and 35 women, took part in 95 events in 16 sports.^[1]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Lina Radke	Athletics	Women's 800 m	August 2
Gold	Carl Freiherr von Langen	Equestrian	Individual dressage	August 11
Gold	Hermann Linkenbach, Carl Freiherr von Langen, Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck	Equestrian	Team dressage	August 11
Gold	Helene Mayer	Fencing	Women's foil	August 1
Gold	Kurt Moeschter, Bruno Müller	Rowing	Men's coxless pair	August 10
Gold	Hilde Schrader	Swimming	Women's 200 m breaststroke	August 9
Gold	Germany men's national water polo team Max Amann Karl Bähre Emil Benecke Johann Blank Otto Cordes Fritz Gunst Erich Rademacher Joachim Rademacher	Water polo		August 11
Gold	Kurt Helbig	Weightlifting	Men's 67.5 kg	July 28
Gold	Josef Straßberger	Weightlifting	Men's +82.5 kg	July 29
Gold	Kurt Leucht	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight	August 4
Silver	Richard Corts, Hubert Houben, Helmut Körnig, Georg Lammers	Athletics	Men's 4 × 100 m relay	August 5
Silver	Hermann Engelhard, Richard Krebs, Otto Neumann, Harry Werner Storz	Athletics	Men's 4 × 400 m relay	August 5
Silver	Ernst Pistulla	Boxing	Men's light heavyweight	August 11
Silver	Erwin Casmir	Fencing	Men's foil	August 11
Silver	Erich Rademacher	Swimming	Men's 200 m breaststroke	August 8
Silver	Eduard Sperling	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman lightweight	August 5
Silver	Adolf Rieger	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight	August 5
Bronze	Georg Lammers	Athletics	Men's 100 m	July 30
Bronze	Helmut Körnig	Athletics	Men's 200 m	August 1
Bronze	Joachim Büchner	Athletics	Men's 400 m	August 3
Bronze	Hermann Engelhard	Athletics	Men's 800 m	July 31
Bronze	Emil Hirschfeld	Athletics	Men's shot put	July 29
Bronze	Anni Holdmann, Leni Junker, Rosa Kellner, Leni Schmidt	Athletics	Women's 4 × 100 m relay	August 5
Bronze	Hans Bernhardt, Karl Köther	Cycling	Men's tandem	August 6
Bronze	Bruno Neumann	Equestrian	Individual eventing	August 11
Bronze	Olga Oelkers	Fencing	Women's foil	August 1
Bronze	Germany national field hockey team Bruno Boche Georg Brunner Heinz Förstendorf Erwin Franzkowiak Werner Freyberg Theodor Haag Hans Haußmann Kurt Haverbeck Aribert Heymann Herbert Hobein Fritz Horn Karl-Heinz Irmer Herbert Kemmer Fritz Lincke Herbert Müller Werner Proft Heinz Schäfer Gerd Strantzen Kurt Weiß Rolf Wollner Heinz Wöltje Erich Zander	Field hockey		May 26
Bronze	Helmuth Kahl	Modern pentathlon		August 4
Bronze	Charlotte Mühe	Swimming	Women's 200 m breaststroke	August 9
Bronze	Hans Wölpert	Weightlifting	Men's 60 kg	July 28
Bronze	Georg Gehring	Wrestling	Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight	August 5

Women's 100 metres^[2]

• Erna Steinberg – 4th
• Leni Schmidt – DQ (final)
• Anni Holdmann – Semi-final (4th in heat 1)
• Leni Junker – Semi-final (5th in heat 2)

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)

• Hubert Ausbock

• First Round — Bye
• Second Round — Defeated Lennart Bohman (SWE), points
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Antal Kocsis (HUN), points

Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)

• Hans Schonrath

• First Round — Bye
• Quarterfinals — Lost to Nils Ramm (SWE), points

Ten cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1928.

Individual road race

• Karl Koch
• Arthur Essing
• Bernhard Stübecke
• Otto Kürschner

Sprint

• Hans Bernhardt

Time trial

• Kurt Einsiedel

Tandem

• Karl Köther
• Hans Bernhardt

Team pursuit

• Josef Steger
• Anton Joksch
• Kurt Einsiedel
• Hans Dormbach

13 fencers, 10 men and 3 women, represented Germany in 1928.

Men's foil

• Erwin Casmir
• Fritz Gazzera
• Julius Thomson

Men's team foil

• Erwin Casmir, Fritz Gazzera, Julius Thomson, Wilhelm Löffler, August Heim, Heinrich Moos

Men's épée

• Hans Halberstadt
• Fritz Jack
• Theodor Fischer

Men's team épée

• Theodor Fischer, Fritz Gazzera, Hans Halberstadt, Fritz Jack

Men's sabre

• Erwin Casmir
• Hans Thomson
• Heinrich Moos

Men's team sabre

• Erwin Casmir, Heinrich Moos, Hans Halberstadt, Hans Thomson

Women's foil

• Helene Mayer
• Olga Oelkers
• Erna Sondheim

Roster

The following is the Germany roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.^[3]

Group play

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands (H)	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	5	Gold medal match
2	Germany	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	4	Bronze medal match
3	France	3	1	0	2	2	8	−6	2
4	Spain	3	0	1	2	3	8	−5	1

17 May 1928 19:30 Germany  5–1  Spain Hobein  6', 34' Boche  20' Müller  33' Haag  41' Report E. de Chávarri  40' Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 1,300 Umpires: E. W. C. Ricketts (IND) P. Regibo (BEL)

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19 May 1928 16:00 Netherlands  2–1  Germany Van de Rovaart  20' Van der Veen  32' Report Haag  7' Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 6,000 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) B. Turnbull (IND)

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22 May 1928 16:30 Germany  2–0  France Haag  10', 28' Report Old Stadium, Amsterdam Attendance: 300 Umpires: R. Liégeois (BEL) E. de Cindric (HUN)

Bronze Medal Match

26 May 1928 14:00 Germany  3–0  Belgium Haag  ?', ?', ?' Report Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 23,400 Umpires: B. Turnbull (IND) W. C. Ricketts (IND)

Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1928. Helmuth Kahl won a bronze medal.

• Helmuth Kahl
• Heinz Hax
• Hermann Hölter

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