Sporting event delegation
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 . 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]
Medalists [ edit ] 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 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 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
Athletics [ edit ] Women's 100 metres [2] Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
First Round — Bye Quarterfinals — Lost to Nils Ramm (SWE), points Cycling [ edit ] Ten cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1928.
Individual road race Sprint Time trial Tandem Team pursuit Equestrian [ edit ] Fencing [ edit ] 13 fencers, 10 men and 3 women, represented Germany in 1928.
Men's foil Men's team foil Men's épée Men's team épée Men's sabre Men's team sabre Women's foil Roster The following is the Germany roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]
Group play Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 689(H) Hosts
Bronze Medal Match Modern pentathlon [ edit ] Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1928. Helmuth Kahl won a bronze medal.
Sailing [ edit ] Swimming [ edit ] Water Polo [ edit ] Weightlifting [ edit ] Wrestling [ edit ] Art competitions [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]