Germany competed at the

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, Australia. 422 competitors, 241 men and 181 women, took part in 234 events in 29 sports.

Medalists

Germany finished in fifth position in the final medal rankings, with 13 gold medals and 56 medals overall.

Archery

The German women's archery team won its second Olympic medal in 2000 by defeating Turkey in the bronze medal match. ;Men ;Women

Athletics

Men's track

Men's field

Women's track

Women's field

Combined events

;Men's decathlon ;Women's heptathlon

Badminton

Men

Women

Mixed

Beach volleyball

Men

Women

Boxing

Canoeing

Slalom

Sprint

;Men ;Women

Cycling

Cross country

Road Cycling

;Men ;Women

Track cycling

;Sprint ;Pursuit ;Time trial ;Keirin ;Omnium

Diving

;Men ;Women

Equestrian

Dressage

Eventing

Show jumping

* Simons de Ridder was qualified to compete in the Grand Prix Freestyle but due to a restriction on the number of nation quotas (maximum number is 3), four Germans qualified for the Freestyle event but Simons de Ridder was placed fourth highest of the other German competitors (Capellmann, Salzgeber and Werth) which meant that she could not continue to the final round.

Fencing

18 fencers, 12 men and 6 women, represented Germany in 2000. ;Men ;Women

Football

Women's tournament

;Roster :; Goalkeepers :* Nadine Angerer (

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(FC Brauweiler Pulheim 2000) :; Defenders :*

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) :* Jeanette Götte ( FFC Flaesheim Hillen) :* Stefanie Gottschlich (WSV Wolfsburg-Wendschott) :*

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(1.FFC Frankfurt) :*

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(1.FFC Frankfurt) :*

Kerstin Stegemann Kerstin Stegemann (born 29 September 1977) is a German former footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. Career Born in Rheine-Mesum, she made her football debut at age 15 in 1993, playing for FFC Heike Rheine in the Frauen-Bundesliga ...

(FFC Flaesheim Hillen) :* Tina Wunderlich (1.FFC Frankfurt) :; Midfielders :*

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) :* Melanie Hoffmann ( FCR Duisburg) :*

Renate Lingor Renate Lingor (born 11 October 1975) is a retired female German international footballer, who played as a midfielder or forward. Club career Lingor began her career in 1981 with SV Blankenloch at the age of six, in 1983 she joined the youth te ...

(1.FFC Turbine Potsdam) :* Nicole Brandebusemeyer (FC Brauweiler Pulheim 2000) :*

Bettina Wiegmann Bettina Wiegmann (born 7 October 1971) is a German former footballer who played as a midfielder. Wiegmann scored 51 goals in 154 caps for the Germany national team between 1989 and 2003. In 1997, she was selected ''German Female Footballer of ...

(FC Brauweiler Pulheim 2000) :;Forwards :*

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(FCR Duisburg) :*

Maren Meinert Maren Meinert (born 5 August 1973) is a German Association football, football Manager (association football), coach and former player who played as a midfielder and Striker (association football), striker. She was most recently the head coach o ...

(FC Brauweiler Pulheim 2000) :* Claudia Müller (WSV Wolfsburg-Wendschott) :*

Birgit Prinz Birgit Prinz (born 25 October 1977) is a German former footballer, two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion and three-time FIFA World Player of the Year. In addition to the German national team, Prinz played for 1. FFC Frankfurt in the Frauen- ...

(1.FFC Frankfurt) ;Group stage ---- ---- ;Semi-finals ;Bronze medal match

Gymnastics

Men

;Team ;Individual events

Handball

Men's team

;Team roster *

Markus Baur Markus Baur (born 22 January 1971) is a former German handball player now turned trainer. He is considered one of the world's best players on his position. Born in Meersburg, he is a member of the German national handball team since 1994, makin ...

Frank von Behren Frank von Behren (born 28 September 1976 in Hille) is a retired German team handball player. Club career Von Behren played professionally for GWD Minden (1996–2003), VfL Gummersbach (2003–2006), SG Flensburg-Handewitt (2006–2008) an ...

* Mike Bezdicek *

Henning Fritz Henning Fritz (born 21 September 1974) is a German retired handball goalkeeper, current entrepreneur, book author and TV expert. In 2004, he was the first goalkeeper to be named World Player of the Year. Sports career At , Fritz is a relative ...

Jan Holpert Jan Holpert (born 4 May 1968) is a German former handball player. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and als ...

* Florian Kehrmann *

Stefan Kretzschmar Stefan Kretzschmar (; born 17 February 1973, in Leipzig) is a retired professional German handball player. The son of Peter Kretzschmar, a legendary handball player and coach in the former GDR (East Germany) and Waltraud Kretzschmar, a former h ...

* Jörg Kunze *

Sven Lakenmacher Sven Lakenmacher (born 26 May 1971) is a former East German and German male handball player. He was a member of the Germany men's national handball team. He was part of the team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, playing two matches. On club level he ...

Klaus-Dieter Petersen Klaus-Dieter Petersen (born November 6, 1968) is a former German team handball player and current trainer for the German club Wilhelmshavener HV. He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθ ...

* Bernd Roos *

Christian Schwarzer Christian "Blacky" Schwarzer (born 23 October 1969) is a now-retired professional German handball player and present-day coach. As a member of the Germany men's national handball team, he won the world championship in 2007 and the silver medal ...

* Daniel Stephan *

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Volker Zerbe Volker Zerbe (born 30 June 1968) is a former German team handball player and current club manager. He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai ...

;Summary ;Results ;Quarterfinals ;5-8th place semifinals ;5/6th classification game

Hockey

Men

;Team roster *

Clemens Arnold Clemens Arnold (born 31 January 1978 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a field hockey goalkeeper from Germany, who was born in Australia. He was the goalkeeper for the German Men's National Team from 1998 to 2004. He retired from the national team af ...

* Christoph Bechmann * Philipp Crone *

Oliver Domke Oliver Domke (born 22 March 1976) is a German former field hockey player. He competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics and the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2 ...

* Christoph Eimer *

Björn Emmerling Björn Emmerling (born 16 November 1975 in Würzburg) is a field hockey player from Germany, who played for Harvestehuder THC and Hanauer THC in his native country. The defender made his international senior debut for the German team ...

* Michael Green *

Florian Kunz Florian Kunz (born 22 February 1972, in Leverkusen) is a former field hockey defender from Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europ ...

Christian Mayerhöfer Christian Mayerhöfer (born 16 June 1971 in Mainz) is a German former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics, in the 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games ...

* Björn Michel *

Ulrich Moissl Ulrich Moissl (born 2 January 1974) is a German field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dha ...

* Sascha Reinelt * Christopher Reitz *

Christian Wein Christian Wein (born 6 June 1979) is a German field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharu ...

* Tibor Weißenborn *

Matthias Witthaus Matthias Witthaus (born 11 October 1982 in Oberhausen) is a field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and the gold medal at the 2008 ...

*Head coach:

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;Summary

Women

;Team roster * Friederike Barth *

Britta Becker Britta Becker (born 11 May 1973 in Rüsselsheim) is a German former field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a ro ...

* Birgit Beyer *

Caroline Casaretto Caroline Casaretto (born 24 May 1978 in Krefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a retired female field hockey midfielder from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. International ...

* Tanja Dickenscheid *

Nadine Ernsting-Krienke Nadine Ernsting-Krienke (born 5 February 1974 in Telgte, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a field hockey striker from Germany, who won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She is one of the most ...

* Simone Grässer *

Franziska Gude Franziska ("Franzi") Gude (born 19 March 1976 in Göttingen, Lower Saxony) is a field hockey midfielder from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. International Senior ...

* Katrin Kauschke *

Natascha Keller Natascha Keller (born 3 July 1977 in West Berlin) is a German retired field hockey striker. She won a gold medal as a member of the German team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olymp ...

Denise Klecker Denise Klecker (born 26 January 1972 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a retired female field hockey defender from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She is renow ...

Heike Lätzsch Heike Wedekind née Lätzsch (born 19 December 1973 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony) is a former field hockey striker from Germany, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She made her i ...

* Inga Möller *

Fanny Rinne Fanny Rinne (born 15 April 1980 in Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg) is a field hockey midfielder from Germany. International senior tournaments * 1999 – Champions Trophy, Brisbane (3rd place) * 1999 – European Nations Cup, Cologne (2n ...

Marion Rodewald Marion Rodewald (born 24 December 1976 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a field hockey defender from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Intern ...

* Julia Zwehl *Head coach:

Berti Rauth Berti is both an Italian surname and a given name. It is also the German familiar form of Berthold. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Adam Berti (born 1986), Canadian ice hockey player * Alfredo Berti (born 1971), Argentine footba ...

;Summary

Judo

Men

Women

Modern pentathlon

Rhythmic gymnastics

;Group all-around ;Individual all-around

Rowing

Men

;Reserves * Martin Weis * Bernd Heidicker * Jörg Lehnigk * Philipp Stüer

Women

;Reserves * Angelika Brand * Peggy Waleska

Sailing

Eleven men and four women competed in ten Sailing event competitions, winning one silver medal and one bronze medal. ;Men ;Women ;Open ;Fleet racing ;Match racing

Shooting

;Men ;Women

Swimming

Men

Women

Key: * – swimmers who only competed in the preliminary heats.

Table tennis

Men

Women

Taekwondo

Tennis

Men

Women

Trampolining

Triathlon

Volleyball

;Team roster * Christina Benecke * Beatrice Dömeland * Judith Flemig * Angelina Grün *

Tanja Hart Tanja Hart (born 24 January 1974 in Marktheidenfeld) is a retired female volleyball player from Germany, who made her debut for the German Women's National Team in 1995. She represented her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, ...

Susanne Lahme Susanne Lahme (born 10 September 1968 in Luckenwalde) is a former German indoor and beach volleyball player. Indoor volleyball career Lahme began her career in the indoor volleyball in 1980 playing at SC Dynamo Berlin and was eight times East ...

* Hanka Pachale * Anja-Nadin Pietrek * Sylvia Roll * Christina Schultz * Judith Sylvester * Kerstin Tzscherlich *Head coach: Lee Hee-Wan ;Results

Weightlifting

Men Women

Wrestling

;Freestyle ;Greco-Roman

Notes

International Olympic Committee Web Site

International Olympic Committee (2001) ''The Results''
Retrieved 12 November 2005.
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 1: Preparing for the Games
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Retrieved 20 November 2005.
Official Report of the XXVII Olympiad Volume 2: Celebrating the Games
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Retrieved 20 November 2005.
Olympia-Statistik

The Results
Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2001). Retrieved 20 November 2005. * Wallechinsky, David (2004). ''The Complete Book of the Summer Olympics (Athens 2004 Edition)''. Toronto, Canada. .

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