Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Germany competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 465 competitors, 278 men and 187 women, took part in 234 events in 26 sports.[1]

Germany at the
1996 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGER
NOCGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Atlanta, United States
19 July–4 August 1996
Competitors465 (278 men, 187 women) in 26 sports
Flag bearer Arnd Schmitt (fencing)
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
20
Silver
18
Bronze
27
Total
65
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

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldChristian KleesShootingMen's 50 metre rifle prone25 July
 GoldRalf SchumannShootingMen's 25 metre rapid fire pistol25 July
 GoldUdo QuellmalzJudoMen's 65 kg25 July
 GoldJana Sorgers
Katrin Rutschow
Kathrin Boron
Kerstin Köppen
RowingWomen's quadruple sculls28 July
 GoldAndré Steiner
Andreas Hajek
Stephan Volkert
André Willms
RowingMen's quadruple sculls28 July
 GoldOliver FixCanoeingMen's slalom K-128 July
 GoldJens FiedlerCyclingMen's sprint28 July
 GoldIsabell Werth
Monica Theodorescu
Klaus Balkenhol
Martin Schaudt
EquestrianTeam dressage28 July
 GoldIlke WyluddaAthleticsWomen's discus throw29 July
 GoldAndreas WeckerGymnasticsMen's horizontal bar29 July
 GoldLars RiedelAthleticsMen's discus throw31 July
 GoldLudger Beerbaum
Ulrich Kirchhoff
Lars Nieberg
Franke Sloothaak
EquestrianTeam jumping1 August
 GoldJochen Schümann
Thomas Flach
Bernd Jäkel
SailingSoling2 August
 GoldAstrid KumbernussAthleticsWomen's shot put2 August
 GoldRamona Portwich
Manuela Mucke
Birgit Fischer
Anett Schuck
CanoeingWomen's K-4 500 metres3 August
 GoldAndreas Dittmer
Gunar Kirchbach
CanoeingMen's C-2 1000 metres3 August
 GoldDetlef Hofmann
Olaf Winter
Thomas Reineck
Mark Zabel
CanoeingMen's K-4 1000 metres3 August
 GoldIsabell WerthEquestrianIndividual dressage3 August
 GoldKay Bluhm
Torsten Gutsche
CanoeingMen's K-2 500 metres4 August
 GoldUlrich KirchhoffEquestrianIndividual jumping4 August
 SilverPetra HorneberShootingWomen's 10 metre air rifle20 July
 SilverSandra VölkerSwimmingWomen's 100 metre freestyle20 July
 SilverThomas ZanderWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 82 kg21 July
 SilverFranziska van AlmsickSwimmingWomen's 200 metre freestyle21 July
 SilverDagmar HaseSwimmingWomen's 400 metre freestyle22 July
 SilverSusanne KiermayerShootingWomen's double trap23 July
 SilverDagmar HaseSwimmingWomen's 800 metre freestyle25 July
 SilverFranziska van Almsick
Kerstin Kielgaß
Anke Scholz
Dagmar Hase
Simone Osygus (*)
Meike Freitag (*)
SwimmingWomen's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay25 July
 SilverMarc HusterWeightliftingMen's 83 kg26 July
 SilverAnnika WalterDivingWomen's 10 metre platform27 July
 SilverFrank Richter
Mark Kleinschmidt
Wolfram Huhn
Marc Weber
Detlef Kirchhoff
Thorsten Streppelhoff
Ulrich Viefers
Roland Baar
Peter Thiede
RowingMen's eight28 July
 SilverRonny WellerWeightliftingMen's +108 kg30 July
 SilverFrank BusemannAthleticsMen's decathlon1 August
 SilverBarbara Mensing
Cornelia Pfohl
Sandra Wagner
ArcheryWomen's team2 August
 SilverJan HempelDivingMen's 10 metre platform2 August
 SilverKay Bluhm
Torsten Gutsche
CanoeingMen's K-2 1000 metres3 August
 SilverRamona Portwich
Birgit Fischer
CanoeingWomen's K-2 500 metres4 August
 SilverOktay UrkalBoxingLight welterweight4 August
 BronzeJohanna HagnJudoWomen's +72 kg20 July
 BronzeFrank MöllerJudoMen's +95 kg20 July
 BronzeMark WarneckeSwimmingMen's 100 metre breaststroke20 July
 BronzeDagmar HaseSwimmingWomen's 200 metre freestyle21 July
 BronzeAimo Heilmann
Christian Keller
Christian Tröger
Steffen Zesner
Konstantin Dubrovin (*)
Oliver Lampe (*)
SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay21 July
 BronzeMarko SpittkaJudoMen's 86 kg22 July
 BronzeSandra Völker
Simone Osygus
Antje Buschschulte
Franziska van Almsick
Meike Freitag (*)
SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay22 July
 BronzeMaik BullmannWrestlingMen's Greco-Roman 90 kg23 July
 BronzeChristian Tröger
Bengt Zikarsky
Björn Zikarsky
Mark Pinger
Alexander Lüderitz (*)
SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay23 July
 BronzeAnja Fichtel-Mauritz
Monika Weber-Koszto
Sabine Bau
FencingWomen's team foil25 July
 BronzeCathleen RundSwimmingWomen's 200 metre backstroke25 July
 BronzeRichard TrautmannJudoMen's 60 kg26 July
 BronzeSandra VölkerSwimmingWomen's 50 metre freestyle26 July
 BronzeThomas LangeRowingMen's single sculls27 July
 BronzeOliver CarusoWeightliftingMen's 91 kg27 July
 BronzeAndré Ehrenberg
Michael Senft
CanoeingMen's slalom C-228 July
 BronzeThomas BeckerCanoeingMen's slalom K-128 July
 BronzeJudith ArndtCyclingWomen's individual pursuit28 July
 BronzeFlorian SchwarthoffAthleticsMen's 110 metres hurdles29 July
 BronzeArawat SabejewWrestlingMen's freestyle 100 kg31 July
 BronzeJörg RoßkopfTable tennisMen's singles1 August
 BronzeMarc-Kevin Goellner
David Prinosil
TennisMen's doubles1 August
 BronzeLuan KrasniqiBoxingHeavyweight1 August
 BronzeAndrej TiwontschikAthleticsMen's pole vault2 August
 BronzeZoltan LunkaBoxingFlyweight2 August
 BronzeThomas UlrichBoxingLight heavyweight2 August
 BronzeUta Rohländer
Linda Kisabaka
Anja Rücker
Grit Breuer
AthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 metres relay3 August

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[2]

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 033
Athletics 493685
Badminton 336
Boxing 88
Canoeing 21627
Cycling 14418
Diving 347
Equestrian 12416
Fencing 9615
Field hockey 161632
Football 01515
Gymnastics 71017
Handball 151530
Judo 7613
Rowing 282048
Sailing 12315
Shooting 17522
Swimming 161228
Table tennis 347
Tennis 213
Volleyball 21416
Water polo 1313
Weightlifting 1010
Wrestling 1212
Total279187466

Archery

In Germany's sixth archery competition, the German women's team won the silver medal. Germany's highest placing individual was Barbara Mensing, who advanced to the quarterfinal before being defeated. No Germany men competed in Atlanta.

Women
Athlete Event Ranking round Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Score Seed Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Barbara Mensing Individual 632 42  Tutatchikova (RUS)
W 150–145
 Lantang (INA)
W 144–141
 Valeeva (MDA)
W 163–158
 He (CHN)
L 93–103
Did not advance
Cornelia Pfohl 621 47  Zabugina (BLR)
L 152–158
Did not advance
Sandra Wagner 640 24  Lin (TPE)
L 158–162
Did not advance
Barbara Mensing
Cornelia Pfohl
Sandra Wagner
Team 1893 11  Italy
W 245–236
 China
W 232–231
 Turkey
W 239–237
 South Korea
L 235–245
2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Athletics

Men
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Marc Blume 100 metres 10.33 23 Q 10.33 26 Did not advance
Joachim Dehmel 800 metres 1:47.12 25 Did not advance
Nico Motchebon 1:45.82 7 Q 1:45.40 8 Q 1:43.91 5
Michael Gottschalk 1500 metres 3:56.46 53 Did not advance
Dieter Baumann 5000 metres 13:52.00 6 Q 14:03.75 12 Q 13:08.81 4
Stéphane Franke 14:06.34 27 q 13:40.94 9 q 13:44.64 14
10,000 metres 28:24.30 17 Q 27:59.08 9
Konrad Dobler Marathon 2:21:12 48
Stephan Freigang DNF
Claude Edorh 110 metres hurdles 13.74 28 q 13.64 23 Did not advance
Eric Kaiser 13.64 17 Q DNF q 13.59 14 Did not advance
Florian Schwarthoff 13.39 5 Q 13.27 2 Q 13.13 2 Q 13.17 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kim Bauermeister 3000 metres steeplechase 8:36.86 23 q 8:51.83 24 Did not advance
Steffen Brand 8:31.18 12 Q 8:19.11 3 Q 8:18.52 6
Martin Strege 8:32.76 21 Q 8:27.99 12 Q 8:30.31 10
Michael Huke
Marc Blume
Holger Blume
Florian Schwarthoff
Andreas Ruth (*)
4 × 100 metres relay 38.77 3 Q DNF Did not advance
Rico Lieder
Andreas Hein
Kai Karsten
Thomas Schönlebe
4 × 400 metres relay 3:05.16 17 Did not advance
Nischan Daimer 20 kilometres walk 1:23:23 14
Andreas Erm 1:25:08 23
Robert Ihly 1:23:47 16
Axel Noack 50 kilometres walk 3:51:55 12
Thomas Wallstab 3:54:48 15
Ronald Weigel DNF
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Wolfgang Kreißig High jump 2.28 11 Q 2.29 9
Tim Lobinger Pole vault 5.70 1 Q 5.80 7
Michael Stolle 5.70 10 Q 5.70 9
Andrej Tiwontschik 5.70 9 Q 5.92 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Georg Ackermann Long jump 7.86 21 Did not advance
Hans-Peter Lott NM Did not advance
Charles Friedek Triple jump 16.71 14 Did not advance
Oliver-Sven Buder Shot put 20.43 3 Q 20.51 5
Michael Mertens 19.07 16 Did not advance
Dirk Urban 19.39 13 Did not advance
Michael Möllenbeck Discus throw 55.18 35 Did not advance
Lars Riedel 64.66 1 Q 69.40 OR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jürgen Schult 62.58 8 Q 64.62 6
Claus Dethloff Hammer throw 74.60 14 Did not advance
Karsten Kobs 74.20 18 Did not advance
Heinz Weis 77.84 4 Q 79.78 5
Peter Blank Javelin throw 82.68 9 q 81.82 9
Raymond Hecht 83.24 7 Q 86.88 4
Boris Henry 83.22 8 Q 85.68 5
Combined events – Decathlon
Athlete Event 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110H DT PV JT 1500 m Final Rank
Frank Busemann Result 10.60 8.07 OB 13.60 2.04 48.34 13.47 OB 45.04 4.80 66.86 4:31.41 8706 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Points 952 1079 704 840 893 1044 768 849 842 735
Frank Müller Result 10.95 7.25 14.69 1.95 49.05 14.86 45.90 5.10 66.10 4:37.50 8253 14
Points 872 874 771 758 859 867 785 941 830 696
Dirk-Achim Pajonk Result 10.67 7.50 14.46 1.95 48.81 14.79 41.94 4.50 54.16 4:21.62 8045 20
Points 935 935 757 758 870 875 704 760 650 801
Women
Track and road events
Athlete Event Heats Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Silke Lichtenhagen 100 metres 11.30 14 Q 11.53 25 Did not advance
Melanie Paschke 11.27 13 Q 11.18 8 Q 11.14 10 Did not advance
Andrea Philipp 11.32 15 Q 11.38 17 Did not advance
Melanie Paschke 200 metres 22.93 11 Q 22.84 12 Q 22.81 12 Did not advance
Grit Breuer 400 metres 52.20 19 Q 50.57 2 Q 50.75 8 Q 50.71 8
Linda Kisabaka 800 metres 1:59.56 8 q 1:59.23 11 Did not advance
Sylvia Kühnemund 1500 metres 4:14.35 23 q 4:16.85 21 Did not advance
Carmen Wüstenhagen 4:10.06 12 Q 4:11.47 15 Did not advance
Claudia Lokar 5000 metres 15:28.35 16 Did not advance
Petra Wassiluk 15:37.73 19 Did not advance
Kathrin Weßel 10,000 metres 33:31.67 28 Did not advance
Katrin Dörre-Heinig Marathon 2:28:45 4
Sonja Krolik 2:31:16 8
Uta Pippig DNF
Kristin Patzwahl 100 metres hurdles 12.98 16 Q 12.91 13 Q 13.05 15 Did not advance
Birgit Wolf 13.16 27 q 13.08 26 Did not advance
Heike Meißner 400 metres hurdles 55.05 4 Q 54.27 4 Q 54.03 5
Silvia Rieger 55.33 8 Q 54.27 4 Q 54.57 8
Andrea Philipp
Silke Lichtenhagen
Melanie Paschke
Silke Knoll
4 × 100 metres relay DNF Did not advance
Uta Rohländer
Linda Kisabaka
Anja Rücker
Grit Breuer
4 × 400 metres relay 3:24.08 3 Q 3:21.14 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Kathrin Boyde 10 kilometres walk 44:50 15
Beate Gummelt DQ
Field events
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Distance Position Distance Position
Alina Astafei High jump 1.93 1 q 1.96 5
Petra Lobinger Triple jump NM Did not advance
Astrid Kumbernuss Shot put 19.93 1 Q 20.56 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Kathrin Neimke 19.02 8 Q 18.92 7
Stephanie Storp 19.29 3 Q 19.06 6
Franka Dietzsch Discus throw 63.94 3 Q 65.48 4
Anja Gündler 63.80 4 Q 61.16 11
Ilke Wyludda 66.78 1 Q 69.66 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Karen Forkel Javelin throw 60.84 11 q 64.18 6
Steffi Nerius 60.98 10 q 60.20 9
Silke Renk 59.70 13 Did not advance
Combined event – Heptathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ JT 800 m Total Rank
Peggy Beer Result 13.52 1.74 13.65 24.64 6.09 46.72 2:13.15 6234 13
Points 1047 903 771 920 877 797 919
Sabine Braun Result 13.55 1.83 14.48 24.89 6.21 48.72 2:22.87 6317 7
Points 1043 1016 826 897 915 835 785
Mona Steigauf Result 13.22 1.77 12.35 24.50 6.47 42.40 2:15.44 6246 11
Points 1091 941 684 933 997 713 887

Badminton

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Beach volleyball

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Boxing

Canoeing

Men's Flatwater Competition

Women's Flatwater Competition

Men's Slalom Competition

Women's Slalom Competition

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Time Trial

  • Final 1:07:08 (→ 10th place)
  • Final 1:07:33 (→ 12th place)

Women's Individual Road Race

  • Final 02:37:06 (→ 4th place)

Track Competition

Men's Points Race

  • Final 8 points (→ 9th place)

Mountain Bike

Men's Cross Country

  • Final 2:27:45 (→ 10th place)

Women's Cross Country

  • Final 1:57.21 (→ 7th place)

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Heat 358.26
  • Semi Final 219.99
  • Final 402.33 (→ 7th place)
  • Preliminary Heat 405.33
  • Semi Final 207.21
  • Final 376.35 (→ 12th place)

Women's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Heat 281.31
  • Semi Final 200.19
  • Final 255.51 (→ 11th place)
  • Preliminary Heat 239.91
  • Semi Final 204.99 (→ did not advance, 16th place)

Women's 10m Platform

  • Preliminary Heat 298.11
  • Semi Final 166.14
  • Final 313.08 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Preliminary Heat 258.93
  • Semi Final 151.44
  • Final 215.91 (→ 12th place)

Equestrian

Dressage

Jumping

Eventing

Fencing

15 fencers, 9 men and 6 women, represented Germany in 1996.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil
Women's épée
Women's team épée

Football

Women's Team Competition

  • Team roster

Gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

Men's competition

Women's competition

Handball

Men's team competition

Women's Team Competition

Hockey

Men's team competition

  • Preliminary round (group A)
  • Semi Finals
  • Bronze Medal Game
  • Germany Australia 23 → Fourth place
  • Team roster

Head coach: Paul Lissek

Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary round robin
  • Team roster

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Men's competition

Women's competition

Sailing

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Shooting

Rifle

Pistol

Running Target

Trap and Skeet

Swimming

Men's Competition

Men's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat 22.68
  • Swim-off DSQ
  • B-Final 22.73 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat 23.06 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Men's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat 50.06
  • B-Final 49.90 (→ 10th place)
  • Heat 50.38
  • B-Final 49.91 (→ 11th place)

Men's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat 1:49.57
  • B-Final 1:48.81 (→ 9th place)

Men's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat 3:51.26
  • Final 3:52.15 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat 3:53.65
  • B-Final 3:52.37 (→ 10th place)

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

  • Heat 15:18.61
  • Final 15:18.86 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat 15:21.65 (→ did not advance, 9th place)

Men's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat 55.73
  • Final 55.56 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat 56.26
  • B-Final 56.63 (→ 14th place)

Men's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat 2:01.50
  • B-Final scratched

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat 1:01.79
  • Final 1:01.33 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat 54.56 (→ did not advance, 22nd place)

Men's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat 1:59.87
  • B-Final 2:00.08 (→ 12th place)
  • Heat 2:00.48
  • B-Final 2:01.62 (→ 16th place)

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat 2:03.82
  • B-Final 2:02.90 (→ 9th place)
  • Heat 2:04.23
  • B-Final 2:03.94 (→ 12th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat 3:19.27
  • Final 3:17.20 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat 7:22.17
  • Final 7:17.71 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat 3:41.30
  • Final 3:39.64 (→ 4th place)

Women's Competition

Women's 50 m Freestyle

  • Heat 25.45
  • Final 25.14 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat 26.00
  • B-Final 26.16 (→ 14th place)

Women's 100 m Freestyle

  • Heat 55.55
  • Final 54.88 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heat 55.80
  • Final 55.59 (→ 5th place)

Women's 200 m Freestyle

  • Heat 1:59.40
  • Final 1:58.57 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heat 2:00.38
  • Final 1:59.56 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 400 m Freestyle

  • Heat 4:11.17
  • Final 4:08.30 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heat 4:08.99
  • Final 4:09.83 (→ 4th place)

Women's 800 m Freestyle

  • Heat 8:33.55
  • Final 8:29.91 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Heat 8:36.33
  • Final 8:31.06 (→ 4th place)

Women's 100 m Backstroke

  • Heat 1:02.68
  • Final 1:02.52 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat 1:03.05
  • B-Final 1:02.85 (→ 10th place)

Women's 200 m Backstroke

  • Heat 2:13.58
  • Final 2:12.06 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat 2:12.73
  • B-Final 2:12.90 (→ 4th place)

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

  • Heat 1:11.92 (→ did not advance, 26th place)

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

  • Heat 2:37.07 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Women's 100 m Butterfly

  • Heat 1:01.47
  • B-Final 1:01.14 (→ 12th place)

Women's 200 m Butterfly

  • Heat 2:16.66 (→ did not advance, 19th place)

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

  • Heat 2:18.00
  • B-Final 2:16.68 (→ 11th place)

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

  • Heat 4:45.36
  • Final 4:43.78 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat 4:55.30 (→ did not advance, 21st place)

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat 3:44.17
  • Final 3:41.48 (→ Bronze Medal)

Women's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat 8:08.58
  • Final 8:01.55 (→ Silver Medal)

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

  • Heat 4:08.95
  • Final 4:09.22 (→ 6th place)

Table tennis

Men's Competition

Women's Competition

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition

Men's Doubles Competition

Women's Singles Competition

Volleyball

  • Team roster
  • Head coach: Sigfried Kohler

Water polo

Men's team competition

Weightlifting

Men's Light-Heavyweight ( 83 kg)

  • Final 170.0 + 212.5 = 382.5 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Heavyweight (108 kg)

  • Snatch 177.5 kg
  • Clean & Jerk 212.5 kg
  • Total 390.0 kg (→ 9th place)
  • Dimitri Prochorov
  • Snatch 175.0 kg
  • Clean & Jerk 215.0 kg
  • Total 390.0 kg (→ 11th place)

Wrestling

Greco-Roman

Freestyle

Notes

  • (ed.) Watkins, Ginger T. (1997). The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. ISBN 1-56145-150-9. Retrieved 2008-02-13. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2008-02-13.

References

  1. "Germany at the 1996 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2012-02-11.
  2. Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics
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