Germany at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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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)

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]

Medalists[edit]

Medal Name Sport Event Date
 Gold Christian Klees Shooting Men's 50 metre rifle prone 25 July
 Gold Ralf Schumann Shooting Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol 25 July
 Gold Udo Quellmalz Judo Men's 65 kg 25 July
 Gold Jana Sorgers
Katrin Rutschow
Kathrin Boron
Kerstin Köppen
Rowing Women's quadruple sculls 28 July
 Gold André Steiner
Andreas Hajek
Stephan Volkert
André Willms
Rowing Men's quadruple sculls 28 July
 Gold Oliver Fix Canoeing Men's slalom K-1 28 July
 Gold Jens Fiedler Cycling Men's sprint 28 July
 Gold Isabell Werth
Monica Theodorescu
Klaus Balkenhol
Martin Schaudt
Equestrian Team dressage 28 July
 Gold Ilke Wyludda Athletics Women's discus throw 29 July
 Gold Andreas Wecker Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar 29 July
 Gold Lars Riedel Athletics Men's discus throw 31 July
 Gold Ludger Beerbaum
Ulrich Kirchhoff
Lars Nieberg
Franke Sloothaak
Equestrian Team jumping 1 August
 Gold Jochen Schümann
Thomas Flach
Bernd Jäkel
Sailing Soling 2 August
 Gold Astrid Kumbernuss Athletics Women's shot put 2 August
 Gold Ramona Portwich
Manuela Mucke
Birgit Fischer
Anett Schuck
Canoeing Women's K-4 500 metres 3 August
 Gold Andreas Dittmer
Gunar Kirchbach
Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 metres 3 August
 Gold Detlef Hofmann
Olaf Winter
Thomas Reineck
Mark Zabel
Canoeing Men's K-4 1000 metres 3 August
 Gold Isabell Werth Equestrian Individual dressage 3 August
 Gold Kay Bluhm
Torsten Gutsche
Canoeing Men's K-2 500 metres 4 August
 Gold Ulrich Kirchhoff Equestrian Individual jumping 4 August
 Silver Petra Horneber Shooting Women's 10 metre air rifle 20 July
 Silver Sandra Völker Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle 20 July
 Silver Thomas Zander Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg 21 July
 Silver Franziska van Almsick Swimming Women's 200 metre freestyle 21 July
 Silver Dagmar Hase Swimming Women's 400 metre freestyle 22 July
 Silver Susanne Kiermayer Shooting Women's double trap 23 July
 Silver Dagmar Hase Swimming Women's 800 metre freestyle 25 July
 Silver Franziska van Almsick
Kerstin Kielgaß
Anke Scholz
Dagmar Hase
Simone Osygus (*)
Meike Freitag (*)
Swimming Women's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay 25 July
 Silver Marc Huster Weightlifting Men's 83 kg 26 July
 Silver Annika Walter Diving Women's 10 metre platform 27 July
 Silver Frank Richter
Mark Kleinschmidt
Wolfram Huhn
Marc Weber
Detlef Kirchhoff
Thorsten Streppelhoff
Ulrich Viefers
Roland Baar
Peter Thiede
Rowing Men's eight 28 July
 Silver Ronny Weller Weightlifting Men's +108 kg 30 July
 Silver Frank Busemann Athletics Men's decathlon 1 August
 Silver Barbara Mensing
Cornelia Pfohl
Sandra Wagner
Archery Women's team 2 August
 Silver Jan Hempel Diving Men's 10 metre platform 2 August
 Silver Kay Bluhm
Torsten Gutsche
Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 metres 3 August
 Silver Ramona Portwich
Birgit Fischer
Canoeing Women's K-2 500 metres 4 August
 Silver Oktay Urkal Boxing Light welterweight 4 August
 Bronze Johanna Hagn Judo Women's +72 kg 20 July
 Bronze Frank Möller Judo Men's +95 kg 20 July
 Bronze Mark Warnecke Swimming Men's 100 metre breaststroke 20 July
 Bronze Dagmar Hase Swimming Women's 200 metre freestyle 21 July
 Bronze Aimo Heilmann
Christian Keller
Christian Tröger
Steffen Zesner
Konstantin Dubrovin (*)
Oliver Lampe (*)
Swimming Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay 21 July
 Bronze Marko Spittka Judo Men's 86 kg 22 July
 Bronze Sandra Völker
Simone Osygus
Antje Buschschulte
Franziska van Almsick
Meike Freitag (*)
Swimming Women's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 22 July
 Bronze Maik Bullmann Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 90 kg 23 July
 Bronze Christian Tröger
Bengt Zikarsky
Björn Zikarsky
Mark Pinger
Alexander Lüderitz (*)
Swimming Men's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay 23 July
 Bronze Anja Fichtel-Mauritz
Monika Weber-Koszto
Sabine Bau
Fencing Women's team foil 25 July
 Bronze Cathleen Rund Swimming Women's 200 metre backstroke 25 July
 Bronze Richard Trautmann Judo Men's 60 kg 26 July
 Bronze Sandra Völker Swimming Women's 50 metre freestyle 26 July
 Bronze Thomas Lange Rowing Men's single sculls 27 July
 Bronze Oliver Caruso Weightlifting Men's 91 kg 27 July
 Bronze André Ehrenberg
Michael Senft
Canoeing Men's slalom C-2 28 July
 Bronze Thomas Becker Canoeing Men's slalom K-1 28 July
 Bronze Judith Arndt Cycling Women's individual pursuit 28 July
 Bronze Florian Schwarthoff Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles 29 July
 Bronze Arawat Sabejew Wrestling Men's freestyle 100 kg 31 July
 Bronze Jörg Roßkopf Table tennis Men's singles 1 August
 Bronze Marc-Kevin Goellner
David Prinosil
Tennis Men's doubles 1 August
 Bronze Luan Krasniqi Boxing Heavyweight 1 August
 Bronze Andrej Tiwontschik Athletics Men's pole vault 2 August
 Bronze Zoltan Lunka Boxing Flyweight 2 August
 Bronze Thomas Ulrich Boxing Light heavyweight 2 August
 Bronze Uta Rohländer
Linda Kisabaka
Anja Rücker
Grit Breuer
Athletics Women's 4 × 400 metres relay 3 August

Competitors[edit]

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

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 0 3 3
Athletics 49 36 85
Badminton 3 3 6
Boxing 8 8
Canoeing 21 6 27
Cycling 14 4 18
Diving 3 4 7
Equestrian 12 4 16
Fencing 9 6 15
Field hockey 16 16 32
Football 0 15 15
Gymnastics 7 10 17
Handball 15 15 30
Judo 7 6 13
Rowing 28 20 48
Sailing 12 3 15
Shooting 17 5 22
Swimming 16 12 28
Table tennis 3 4 7
Tennis 2 1 3
Volleyball 2 14 16
Water polo 13 13
Weightlifting 10 10
Wrestling 12 12
Total 279 187 466

Archery[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Michael Helber Singles  Korshuk (BLR)
W 15–12, 15–1
 Liu (TPE)
L 15–8, 0–15, 2–15
Did not advance
Oliver Pongratz  Yu (CHN)
L 5–15, 15–12, 1–15
Did not advance
Michael Helber
Michael Keck
Doubles  Axelsson /
Jönsson (SWE)
W 15–8, 15–13
 Antropov /
Zuyev (RUS)
L 1–15, 7–15
Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Katrin Schmidt
Kerstin Ubben
Doubles  de Souza /
Jean-Pierre (MRI)
W 15–1, 15–2
 Ge /
Gu (CHN)
L 3–15, 6–15
Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Karen Stechmann
Michael Keck
Doubles  Wright /
Ponting (GBR)
L 10–15, 14–18
Did not advance

Boxing[edit]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Zoltan Lunka Flyweight  Castillo (MEX)
W 13–7
 Ballo (INA)
W 18–12
 Assous (ALG)
W 19–6
 Jumadilov (KAZ)
L 18–23
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Falk Huste Featherweight  Burke (GBR)
W 13–9
 Ibragimov (UZB)
W 8–4
 Todorov (BUL)
L 6–14
Did not advance
Oktay Urkal Light welterweight  Galido (PHI)
W 19–2
 Diaz (USA)
W 14–6
 Mouchi (FRA)
W 19–10
 Missaoui (TUN)
W 20–6
 Vinent (CUB)
L 13–20
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Markus Beyer Light middleweight  Vaștag (ROU)
W 17–12
 Mizsei (HUN)
W 14–6
 Ibraimov (KAZ)
L 9–19
Did not advance
Sven Ottke Middleweight  Mendy (FRA)
W 11–4
 Hernández (CUB)
L 0–5
Did not advance
Thomas Ulrich Light heavyweight  Timperi (AUS)
W 21–7
 Koné (SWE)
W 24–9
 Bispo (BRA)
W 14–7
 Lee (KOR)
L 8–12
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Luan Krasniqi Heavyweight  Chagaev (UZB)
W 12–4
 Kshinin (RUS)
W 10–2
 Dychkov (BLR)
W 10–5
 Savón (CUB)
L walkover
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
René Monse Super heavyweight Bye  El-Said (EGY)
W 12–9
 Lezin (RUS)
L 5–9
Did not advance

Canoeing[edit]

Slalom[edit]

Athlete Event Run 1 Rank Run 2 Rank Best Rank
Vitus Husek Men's C-1 167.48 14 164.29 7 164.29 12
Sören Kaufmann 168.43 15 177.25 15 168.43 17
Martin Lang 159.91 5 167.24 11 159.91 7
Manfred Berro
Michael Trummer
Men's C-2 180.55 6 163.72 4 163.72 4
André Ehrenberg
Michael Senft
167.33 1 163.72 3 163.72 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Thomas Becker Men's K-1 144.48 2 142.79 2 142.79 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Oliver Fix 141.22 1 209.75 37 141.22 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jochen Lettmann 145.99 5 150.97 12 145.99 8
Elisabeth Micheler-Jones Women's K-1 176.56 5 461.73 29 176.56 10
Kordula Striepecke 326.63 24 176.98 8 176.98 11

Sprint[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Thomas Zereske C-1 500 metres 1:53.840 1 F Bye 1:52.358 5
Patrick Schulze C-1 1000 metres 4:21.114 2 F Bye 3:57.778 4
Andreas Dittmer
Gunar Kirchbach
C-2 500 metres 1:45.145 2 SF Bye 1:43.650 2 F 1:41.760 4
C-2 1000 metres 4:00.851 1 F Bye 3:31.870 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lutz Liwowski K-1 500 metres 1:41.079 2 SF Bye 1:40.319 1 F 1:39.307 5
K-1 1000 metres 3:44.776 3 SF Bye 3:42.657 3 F 3:30.025 4
Kay Bluhm
Torsten Gutsche
K-2 500 metres 1:31.361 1 SF Bye 1:29.883 1 F 1:28.697 1st place, gold medalist(s)
K-2 1000 metres 3:39.388 1 SF Bye 3:19.394 3 F 3:10.518 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Detlef Hofmann
Olaf Winter
Thomas Reineck
Mark Zabel
K-4 1000 metres 3:07.908 1 F Bye 2:51.528 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Birgit Fischer K-1 500 metres 1:54.880 3 SF Bye 1:51.863 3 F 1:49.383 4
Ramona Portwich
Birgit Fischer
K-2 500 metres 1:45.504 1 SF Bye 1:43.069 2 F 1:39.689 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ramona Portwich
Manuela Mucke
Birgit Fischer
Anett Schuck
K-4 500 metres 1:37.895 1 F Bye 1:31.077 OB 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Cycling[edit]

Road[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Time Rank
Rolf Aldag Road race 4:56:44 28
Olaf Ludwig Road race 4:56:32 16
Uwe Peschel Road race DNF
Time trial 1:07:33 12
Michael Rich Road race DNF
Time trial 1:07:08 10
Erik Zabel Road race 4:56:43 20
Women
Athlete Event Time Rank
Vera Hohlfeld Road race 2:37:06 4

Track[edit]

Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Repechage 2 Round of 16 rRepechage 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Jens Fiedler Men's sprint 10.232 4  Capitano (ITA)
W 11.722
Bye  Escuredo (ESP)
W 10.597
Bye  Bērziņš (LAT)
W 10.808
Bye  Rousseau (FRA)
W, W
 Neiwand (AUS)
W, W
 Nothstein (USA)
W, W
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Eyk Pokorny 10.233 5  Bazálik (SVK)
W 10.995
Bye  Moreno (ESP)
W 10.966
Bye  Rousseau (FRA)
L
 Chiappa (ITA),
 Moreno (ESP)
W 10.982
 Neiwand (AUS)
L, L
Did not advance  Hill (AUS),
 Magné (FRA),
 Rousseau (FRA)
L
7
Annett Neumann Women's sprint 11.536 6 Q  Paraskevin-Young (USA)
W 12.078
Bye  Grishina (RUS)
L, W, W
 Ballanger (FRA)
L, L
 Haringa (NED)
W, L, L
4
Time trial
Athlete Event Time Rank
Sören Lausberg Time trial 1:03.514 4
Pursuit
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Heiko Szonn Men's individual pursuit 4:29.931 6 Q  Markov (RUS)
L 4:31.583
Did not advance
Judith Arndt Women's individual pursuit 3:40.335 5 Q  Twigg (USA)
W 3:38.898
 Clignet (FRA)
L 3:38.744
Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Robert Bartko
Guido Fulst
Danilo Hondo
Heiko Szonn
Men's team pursuit 4:15.140 9 Did not advance
Points race
Athlete Event Laps Points Rank
Guido Fulst Men's points race –1 lap 7 10
Judith Arndt Women's points race ±0 laps 2 13

Mountain biking[edit]

Athlete Event Time Rank
Ralph Berner Men's cross-country 2:27:43 10
Mike Kluge DNF
Regina Marunde Women's cross-country 1:57:21 7

Diving[edit]

Men
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Jan Hempel 3 metre springboard 358.26 13 Q 578.25 10 Q 622.32 7
Andreas Wels 405.33 5 Q 612.54 6 Q 583.56 12
Jan Hempel 10 metre platform 394.17 7 Q 591.39 5 Q 663.27 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Michael Kühne 375.27 11 Q 544.38 11 Q 583.98 8
Women
Athlete Event Preliminary Semifinal Final
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Claudia Bockner 3 metre springboard 281.31 5 Q 481.50 8 Q 455.70 11
Simona Koch 239.91 16 Q 444.90 16 Did not advance
Annika Walter 10 metre platform 298.11 5 Q 464.25 5 Q 479.22 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Ute Wetzig 258.93 11 Q 410.37 11 Q 367.35 12

Equestrian[edit]

Dressage[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Grand Prix Grand Prix Special Grand Prix Freestyle Overall
Score Rank Score Total Rank Score Rank Score Rank
Klaus Balkenhol Goldstern Individual 71.72 6 Q 73.81 145.53 6 Q 76.28 5 221.81 6
Martin Schaudt Durgo 71.24 8 Q 70.98 142.22 9 Q 70.53 12 212.75 9
Monica Theodorescu Grunox 73.80 5 Q 73.91 147.71 5 Q 76.85 3 224.56 4
Nicole Uphoff-Becker Rembrandt 70.04 9 Q 73.02 143.06 8 Q DNS
Isabell Werth Gigolo 76.60 1 Q 75.49 152.09 2 Q 83.00 1 235.09 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Klaus Balkenhol
Martin Schaudt
Monica Theodorescu
Isabell Werth
Goldstern Team 5553 1 5553 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Eventing[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Dressage Cross-country Jumping Total
Penalties Rank Penalties Total Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
Herbert Blöcker Kiwi Dream Individual 42.40 6 111.20 153.60 18 6.50 8 160.10 16
Peter Thomsen White Girl 3 53.60 18 Withdrawn
Hendrik von Paepcke Amadeus 18 56.20 23 26.00 82.20 10 5.00 5 87.20 7
Bodo Battenberg
Jürgen Blum
Ralf Ehrenbrink
Bettina Overesch-Böker
Sam the Man
Brownie McGee
Connection L
Watermill Stream
Team 145.00 5 1091.60 1192.40 EL 11.75 EL 1204.15 9

Jumping[edit]

Athlete Horse Event Qualification Final
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Total Round 1 Round 2 Total
Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank Penalties Rank
Ludger Beerbaum Ratina Z Individual 0.00 1 0.00 1 0.25 10 0.25 1 Did not start
Ulrich Kirchhoff Jus de Pommes 4.00 14 0.75 10 0.75 12 5.50 5 Q 0.00 1 1.00 6 1.00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Lars Nieberg For Pleasure 8.00 40 0.00 1 12.00 47 20.00 29 q 0.00 1 16.00 24 16.00 20
Franke Sloothaak Joly 4.00 14 60.25 75 DNF
Ludger Beerbaum
Ulrich Kirchhoff
Lars Nieberg
Franke Sloothaak
See above Team 0.75 1 1.00 1 1.75 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Fencing[edit]

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

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Alexander Koch Foil Bye  Ye (CHN)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Uwe Römer Bye  Wendt (AUT)
W 15–7
 Kim (KOR)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Wolfgang Wienand Bye  Marchetti (ARG)
W 15–1
 Kiełpikowski (POL)
W 15–11
 Tucker (CUB)
W 15–12
 Plumenail (FRA)
L 9–15
 Boidin (FRA)
L 11–15
4
Alexander Koch
Uwe Römer
Wolfgang Wienand
Team foil Bye  Poland
L 44–45
 Italy
W 45–36
 Hungary
L 44–45
6
Elmar Borrmann Épée  Lee (KOR)
W 15–14
 Randazzo (ITA)
W 15–14
 Imre (HUN)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Arnd Schmitt Bye  Chang (KOR)
W 15–13
 Trevejo (CUB)
L 8–15
Did not advance
Marius Strzalka  Pantelimon (ROU)
W 15–12
 Chouinard (CAN)
W 15–12
 Mazzoni (ITA)
W 15–13
 Kovács (HUN)
L 13–15
Did not advance
Elmar Borrmann
Arnd Schmitt
Marius Strzalka
Team épée Bye  Estonia
W 45–39
 Italy
L 44–45
 France
L 42–45
4
Felix Becker Sabre Bye  Cox Jr. (USA)
W 15–12
 Ducheix (FRA)
W 15–8
 Navarrete (HUN)
L 7–15
Did not advance
Frank Bleckmann Bye  Jaskot (POL)
L 10–15
Did not advance
Steffen Wiesinger Bye  Köves (HUN)
W 15–10
 Terenzi (ITA)
W 15–8
 Sharikov (RUS)
L 6–15
Did not advance
Felix Becker
Frank Bleckmann
Steffen Wiesinger
Team sabre Bye  Italy
L 42–45
 Spain
L 34–45
 Romania
L 42–45
8
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Sabine Bau Foil Bye  Ohayon (ISR)
W 15–10
 Marsh (USA)
L 8–15
Did not advance
Anja Fichtel-Mauritz Bye  Liang (CHN)
W 15–10
 Mohamed (HUN)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Monika Weber-Koszto Bye  Felusiak (POL)
W 15–14
 Czuckermann-Hatuel (ISR)
W 15–13
 Modaine-Cessac (FRA)
L 14–15
Did not advance
Sabine Bau
Anja Fichtel-Mauritz
Monika Weber-Koszto
Team foil Bye  Poland
W 45–35
 Romania
L 33–45
 Hungary
W 45–42
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Claudia Bokel Épée Bye  Sidiropoulou (GRE)
W 15–10
 Zalaffi (ITA)
L 8–15
Did not advance
Eva-Maria Ittner Bye  Vybornova (UKR)
W 15–7
 Moressée-Pichot (FRA)
W 15–10
 Zalaffi (ITA)
L 10–15
Did not advance
Katja Nass Bye  Rohi (EST)
W 15–12
 Hormay (HUN)
L 9–15
Did not advance
Claudia Bokel
Eva-Maria Ittner
Katja Nass
Team épée Bye  Russia
L 37–45
 Cuba
L 40–45
 United States
W 45–37
7

Field hockey[edit]

Summary

Key:

Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Germany men's Men's tournament  Spain
L 0–1
 India
D 1–1
 Pakistan
W 3–1
 Argentina
W 3–0
 United States
W 3–0
2 Q  Netherlands
L 1–3
Bronze Medal Match
 Australia
L 2–3
4
Germany women's Women's tournament  Argentina
W 2–0
 Spain
W 2–1
 Australia
L 0–1
 Netherlands
L 3–4
 United States
D 1–1
 Great Britain
L 2–3
 South Korea
L 0–1
6 Did not advance

Men's team competition[edit]

Team roster

Head coach: Paul Lissek

Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 4 0 1 14 5 +9 8 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  Germany 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 7
3  India 5 2 2 1 8 3 +5 6
4  Pakistan 5 2 1 2 11 8 +3 5
5  Argentina 5 2 0 3 9 13 −4 4
6  United States (H) 5 0 0 5 3 23 −20 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
20 July 1996
09:00
Spain  1–0  Germany
Arnau field hockey ball 50' Report
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Craig Madden (GBR)

22 July 1996
17:30
Germany  1–1  India
Saliger field hockey ball 66' Report Mukesh field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Roger St Rose (TRI)
Floris Idenburg (NED)

24 July 1996
20:00
Germany  3–1  Pakistan
Becker field hockey ball 6'49'
Meinhardt field hockey ball 39'
Report Khalid field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)

26 July 1996
09:00
Germany  3–0  Argentina
Saliger field hockey ball 16'
Becker field hockey ball 19'
Bellenbaum field hockey ball 64'
Report
Umpires:
Floris Idenburg (NED)
Don Prior (AUS)

28 July 1996
17:30
United States  0–3  Germany
Report Fischer field hockey ball 11'22'
Blunck field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Sasidharan Vasutheven (MAS)
Peter von Reth (NED)
Semifinal
31 July 1996
20:00
Germany  1–3  Netherlands
Meinhardt field hockey ball 60' Report Van den Honert field hockey ball 3'45'53'
Umpires:
Donald Prior (AUS)
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
Bronze medal match
2 August 1996
17:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Australia  3–2  Germany
Stacy field hockey ball 14'63'
Choppy field hockey ball 69'
Report Meinhardt field hockey ball 40'
Domke field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Peter von Reth (NED)

Women's tournament[edit]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 7 6 1 0 24 4 +20 13 Gold medal match
2  South Korea 7 4 2 1 18 9 +9 10
3  Great Britain 7 3 2 2 12 11 +1 8 Bronze medal match
4  Netherlands 7 3 2 2 15 15 0 8
5  United States (H) 7 2 2 3 8 11 −3 6
6  Germany 7 2 1 4 10 11 −1 5
7  Argentina 7 2 1 4 7 21 −14 5
8  Spain 7 0 1 6 5 17 −12 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
20 July 1996
17:30
Argentina  0–2  Germany
Report van Kooperan field hockey ball 17'
Lätzsch field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Janice McDonald (GBR)
Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)

21 July 1996
17:30
Spain  1–2  Germany
Tellería field hockey ball 31' Report Hentschel field hockey ball 15'
van Kooperen field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

23 July 1996
09:00
Australia  1–0  Germany
Roche field hockey ball 25' Report
Umpires:
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

25 July 1996
11:00
Netherlands  4–3  Germany
Dubbeldam field hockey ball 3'
de Ruiter field hockey ball 21'
Donners field hockey ball 52'63'
Report Becker field hockey ball 27'43'
Cremer field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Margaret Lanning (CAN)

26 July 1996
17:30
United States  1–1  Germany
Werley field hockey ball 54' Report Cremer field hockey ball 3'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Janice McDonald (GBR)

28 July 1996
09:00
Germany  2–3  Great Britain
Hentschel field hockey ball 29'
Becker field hockey ball 38'
Report Atkins field hockey ball 51'69'
Sixsmith field hockey ball 61'
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Laura Crespo (ARG)

30 July 1996
11:00
Germany  0–1  South Korea
Report Chang Eun-jung field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Naomi Kato (JPN)

Football[edit]

Summary[edit]

Key:

Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Germany women's Women's tournament  Japan
W 3–2
 Norway
L 2–3
 Brazil
D 1–1
3 Did not advance

Women's tournament[edit]

Team roster

Head coach: Gero Bisanz

Germany named a squad of 16 players and 4 alternates for the tournament.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Manuela Goller (1971-01-05)5 January 1971 (aged 25) 42 Germany Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
2 2DF Jutta Nardenbach (1968-08-13)13 August 1968 (aged 27) 56 Germany TuS Ahrbach
3 2DF Birgitt Austermühl (1965-10-08)8 October 1965 (aged 30) 55 Germany FSV Frankfurt
4 2DF Kerstin Stegemann (1977-09-29)29 September 1977 (aged 18) 9 Germany FC Eintracht Rheine
5 2DF Doris Fitschen (1968-10-25)25 October 1968 (aged 27) 81 Germany TSV Siegen
6 3MF Dagmar Pohlmann (1972-02-07)7 February 1972 (aged 24) 36 Germany FSV Frankfurt
7 3MF Martina Voss (1967-12-22)22 December 1967 (aged 28) 89 Germany FC Rumeln-Kaldenhausen
8 3MF Bettina Wiegmann (1971-10-07)7 October 1971 (aged 24) 67 Germany Grün-Weiß Brauweiler
9 4FW Heidi Mohr (1967-05-29)29 May 1967 (aged 29) 101 Germany TuS Niederkirchen
10 3MF Silvia Neid (captain) (1964-05-02)2 May 1964 (aged 32) 108 Germany TSV Siegen
11 4FW Patricia Brocker (1966-04-07)7 April 1966 (aged 30) 43 Germany TuS Niederkirchen
12 1GK Katja Kraus (1970-11-23)23 November 1970 (aged 25) 6 Germany FSV Frankfurt
13 2DF Sandra Minnert (1973-04-07)7 April 1973 (aged 23) 28 Germany FSV Frankfurt
14 3MF Pia Wunderlich (1975-01-26)26 January 1975 (aged 21) 19 Germany SG Praunheim
15 4FW Birgit Prinz (1977-10-25)25 October 1977 (aged 18) 25 Germany FSV Frankfurt
16 3MF Renate Lingor (1975-10-11)11 October 1975 (aged 20) 5 Germany SC Klinge Seckach
Unenrolled alternate players
No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
17 2DF Tina Wunderlich (1977-10-10)10 October 1977 (aged 18) 6 Germany SG Praunheim
18 4FW Katja Bornschein (1972-03-16)16 March 1972 (aged 24) 31 Germany FSV Frankfurt
19 3MF Sandra Smisek (1977-07-03)3 July 1977 (aged 19) 9 Germany FSV Frankfurt
20 1GK Christine Francke (1974-06-12)12 June 1974 (aged 22) 2
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 3 2 1 0 9 4 +5 7 Semi-finals
2  Brazil 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
3  Germany 3 1 1 1 6 6 0 4
4  Japan 3 0 0 3 2 9 −7 0
Source: FIFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Germany 3–2 Japan
Wiegmann 5'
Tomei 29' (o.g.)
Mohr 52'
Report (FIFA) Kioka 18'
Noda 33'
Attendance: 44,211[4]

Norway 3–2 Germany
Aarønes 5'
Medalen 34'
Riise 65'
Report (FIFA) Wiegmann 32'
Prinz 62'

Brazil 1–1 Germany
Sissi 53' Report (FIFA) Wunderlich 4'
Attendance: 28,319[6]

Gymnastics[edit]

Artistic[edit]

Men[edit]

Team
Athlete Event Qualification
Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Valeri Belenki Team 19.150 18.425 19.137 19.149 18.862 19.187 113.910 13 Q
Uwe Billerbeck 18.662 18.937 18.850 18.950 75.399 101
Jan-Peter Nikiferow 19.112 18.837 18.850 18.912 18.375 19.112 113.198 24 Q
Karsten Oelsch 9.275 17.225 18.662 18.587 17.550 19.162 100.461 75
Marius Tobă 9.225 16.525 19.350 Q 45.100 110
Oliver Walther 18.675 18.750 19.025 18.700 18.450 18.962 112.562 32
Andreas Wecker 18.975 18.650 19.350 Q 19.162 18.950 19.387 Q 114.474 9 Q
Total 94.649 92.437 95.712 94.935 93.862 95.810 567.405 7
Individual finals
Athlete Event Apparatus Total Rank
F PH R V PB HB
Valeri Belenki All-around 9.612 9.762 9.612 9.600 9.625 9.637 57.848 6
Jan-Peter Nikiferow All-around 9.587 9.450 9.575 9.400 9.437 9.375 56.824 23
Marius Tobă Rings 9.737 9.737 7
Andreas Wecker All-around 9.600 9.025 9.750 9.662 9.600 9.775 57.412 13
Rings 9.762 9.762 5
Horizontal bar 9.850 9.850 1st place, gold medalist(s)

Women[edit]

Athlete Event Qualification
Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F
Yvonne Pioch Individual 17.925 18.187 16.475 17.100 69.687 72
Kathleen Stark 18.900 18.525 17.487 18.625 73.537 55

Rhythmic[edit]

Group all-around
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Hoop Ball + Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball + Ribbon Total Rank
Nicole Bittner
Katrin Hoffmann
Anne Jung
Dörte Schiltz
Luise Stäblein
Katharina Wildermuth
Group all-around 19.050 18.832 37.882 8 Did not advance
Individual all-around
Athlete Event Qualification Semifinal Final
Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank Hoop Ball Clubs Ribbon Total Rank
Magdalena Brzeska Individual 9.566 8.933 9.533 9.583 37.615 15 Q 9.550 9.583 9.516 9.583 38.232 10 Q 9.516 9.600 9.566 9.633 38.315 10
Kristin Sroka 9.432 9.450 9.399 9.416 37.697 14 Q 9.283 9.550 8.900 9.400 37.133 16 Did not advance

Handball[edit]

Summary[edit]

Key:

Team Event Group stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank Opposition
Score
Opposition
Score
Rank
Germany men's Men's tournament  Brazil
W 30–20
 Spain
L 20–22
 Egypt
L 22–24
 Algeria
W 25–23
 France
W 24–23
4 7th Place Match
  Switzerland
W 23–16
7
Germany women's Women's tournament  South Korea
L 20–33
 Norway
L 23–28
 Angola
W 27–12
3 5th Place Match
 China
L 26–28
6

Men's tournament[edit]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 5 4 0 1 145 114 +31 8[a] Semifinals
2  Spain 5 4 0 1 114 97 +17 8[a]
3  Egypt 5 3 0 2 113 103 +10 6[b] Fifth place game
4  Germany 5 3 0 2 121 112 +9 6[b] Seventh place game
5  Algeria 5 0 1 4 95 117 −22 1[c] Ninth place game
6  Brazil 5 0 1 4 100 145 −45 1[c] Eleventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b France 27–25 Spain
  2. ^ a b Germany 22–24 Egypt
  3. ^ a b Algeria 20–20 Brazil
24 July 1996
20:45
Germany  30–20  Brazil Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Bojsen, Boehne (USA)
Löhr 7 (12–7) Barros 4

25 July 1996
16:15
Spain  22–20  Germany Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
Garralda, Urdiales 5 (11–10) Zerbe 6

27 July 1996
16:15
Germany  22–24  Egypt Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Dăncescu, Mateescu (ROU)
Schwalb 6 (9–11) El-Attar 5

29 July 1996
14:30
Germany  25–23  Algeria Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
Kretzschmar 5 (13–12) Saidi 6

31 July 1996
16:15
France  23–24  Germany Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
Prandi, Stoecklin 6 (10–12) Fegter 7
7th place match
2 August 1996
14:30
Switzerland  16–23  Germany Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
Scharer 6 (10–12) Scheffler, Stephan 5

Women's tournament[edit]

Team roster
Group play
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 0 83 60 +23 6 Semifinals
2  Norway 3 2 0 1 79 66 +13 4
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 70 73 −3 2 Fifth place game
4  Angola 3 0 0 3 49 82 −33 0 Seventh place game
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
26 July 1996
16:30
South Korea  33–20  Germany Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
Lim 7 (17–12) Erler, Luca 4

28 July 1996
16:30
Germany  23–28  Norway Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA)
Ritskiavitchius 8 (11–15) Grini 10

30 July 1996
12:00
Germany  27–12  Angola Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Al-Houli, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Jurack, Waelzer 5 (10–6) Webba 5

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