Germany at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom.
Medalists
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | |||
, Anna Hübler | Figure skating | Pairs | ||
Swimming | Men's 100 m backstroke | |||
, Hans Eicke, Arthur Hoffmann, Otto Trieloff | Athletics | Men's medley relay | ||
, Rudolf Katzer, Hermann Martens, Karl Neumer | Cycling | Men's team pursuit | ||
Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | |||
Figure skating | Ladies' singles | |||
Tennis | Men's singles | |||
Athletics | Men's 800 m | |||
Cycling | Men's 660 yd | |||
Diving | Men's 3 m springboard | |||
Rowing | Men's single sculls | |||
, Martin Stahnke | Rowing | Men's coxless pair |
Results by event
Athletics
Germany's best athletics result was a silver medal in the medley relay.Event | Place | Athlete | Height/ Distance |
Men's long jump | 6th | Albert Weinstein | 6.77 metres |
Men's long jump | 15th | Arthur Hoffmann | 6.50 metres |
Men's long jump | 21-32 | Hermann von Bonninghausen | Unknown |
Men's long jump | 21-32 | Ludwig Uetwiller | 6.05 metres |
Men's standing high jump | 8th | Arthur Mallwitz | 1.42 metres |
Men's standing high jump | 17th | Ludwig Uetwiller | 1.32 metres |
Men's standing long jump | 8-25 | Arthur Mallwitz | Unknown |
Men's discus throw | 11th | Emil Welz | 37.02 metres |
Men's discus throw | 12-42 | Ludwig Uetwiller | Unknown |
Men's hammer throw | 10-19 | Ludwig Uetwiller | Unknown |
Men's javelin throw | 8-16 | Carl Bechler | Unknown |
Men's freestyle javelin | 10-33 | Ludwig Uetwiller | Unknown |
Men's freestyle javelin | 10-33 | Emil Welz | Unknown |
Cycling
Germany's best cycling result was the silver medal won in the team pursuit event.Diving
Germany dominated the springboard diving in 1908, taking all three medals in the event.Fencing
Figure skating
Event | Place | Skater | Score |
Women's individual | 2nd | Elsa Rendschmidt | 211.0 |
Mixed pairs | 1st | Anna Hübler Heinrich Burger | 11.2 |
Gymnastics
Gymnast | Event | Score | Rank |
Curt Steuernagel | Men's all-around | 273.5 | 4 |
Friedrich Wolf | Men's all-around | 267 | 5 |
Karl Borchert | Men's all-around | 246 | 12 |
Wilhelm Weber | Men's all-around | 220 | 28 |
Josef Krämer | Men's all-around | 212 | 33 |
Heinrich Siebenhaar | Men's all-around | 198.5 | 40 |
Paul Fischer | Men's all-around | 198 | 41 |
Georg Karth | Men's all-around | 186.5 | 50 |
Carl Körting | Men's all-around | 181 | 52 |
Wilhelm Kaufmann | Men's all-around | 180.5 | 53 |
August Ehrlich | Men's all-around | 156.75 | 65 |
Hockey
Rowing
Shooting
Germany had one shooter compete in one event, placing last in the 49-man field.Event | Place | Shooter | Score |
Men's 1000 yard free rifle | 49th | Ernst Wagner-Hohenlobbese | 12 |