Germany competed at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after its reunification in 1990. The
German Olympic Sports Confederation
The German Olympic Sports Confederation (german: Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund or DOSB) was founded on 20 May 2006 by a merger of the ''Deutscher Sportbund'' (DSB), and the ''Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland'' (NOK) which dates ...
(german: Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, ''DOSB'') sent the nation's second largest delegation to the Games since its reunification. A total of 441 athletes, 250 men and 191 women, competed in 27 sports, and were nominated by DOSB at four occasions.
Medalists
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Archery
Germany has qualified a spot in the men's individual event, and in the women's team.
Athletics
German athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events –
Decathlon
The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events –
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
Badminton
;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Boxing
Germany sent four boxers to the 2004 Olympics. They won two bronze medals as the team went for a combined record of 6-4. Germany was in a four-way tie for 12th place in the boxing medals scoreboard.
Canoeing
Germany entered 19 canoes in the canoeing competition in 2004. 18 qualified for semifinals, 17 qualified for finals, and 16 placed in the top 8. 9 won medals, including 4 gold, 4 silver, and 1 bronze. This made Germany the most successful nation in the Athens canoeing competition.
Slalom
Sprint
;Women
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify to final; q = Qualify to semifinal
Cycling
Road
;Men
;Women
Track
;Sprint
;Pursuit
;Time trial
;Keirin
;Omnium
Mountain biking
Diving
Germany has qualified 10 athletes, including a single pair in the men's synchronized springboard, and two more in both women's synchronized springboard and platform.
;Men
;Women
Equestrian
Germany has qualified a spot for the team each in dressage, eventing, and show jumping. Eventing rider
Bettina Hoy
Bettina Hoy (born Bettina Overesch: November 7, 1962) is an Olympic-level equestrian rider, who competes for Germany in Eventing competitions. Bettina competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 S ...
originally claimed a gold medal for herself and the German team, but three countries filed an appeal on the
FEI Ground Jury, that overturned the judges' decision to nullify her original results. Therefore, the German eventing team finished outside the medals in fourth place, and Hoy claimed a ninth spot overall in the official results. Meanwhile, show jumper
Ludger Beerbaum
Ludger Beerbaum (, ; born 26 August 1963 in Detmold, North Rhine-Westphalia) is an internationally successful German equestrian who competes in show jumping and has been ranked the No. 1 Show Jumper in the world by the FEI on multiple occasion ...
and his horse Goldfever helped the Germans claim a gold medal in the team event, but Goldfever tested positive for the prohibited substance
betamethasone
Betamethasone is a steroid medication. It is used for a number of diseases including rheumatic disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus, skin diseases such as dermatitis and psoriasis, allergic conditions such ...
. As a result, Beerbaum was disqualified from the tournament, and instead, his teammates
Christian Ahlmann
Christian Ahlmann (born 17 December 1974 in Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping. He is married to Judy Ann Melchior (head of Zangersheide). He ranks first in the FEI Longines World R ...
,
Otto Becker, and
Marco Kutscher
Marco Kutscher (born 2 May 1975 in Norden, Lower Saxony) is a German equestrian who competes in the sport of show jumping.
Kutcher originally finished fourth in the show jumping competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, but ...
dropped their leading position for the bronze, even without Goldfever's results.
Dressage
Eventing
"#" indicates that the score of this rider does not count in the team competition, since only the best three results of a team are counted.
Show jumping
Fencing
;Men
;Women
Field hockey
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
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;Semifinal
;Bronze Medal Final
; Won Bronze Medal
Women's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
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;Semifinal
;Gold Medal Final
; Won Gold Medal
Football
Women's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Bronze Medal Final
; Won Bronze Medal
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men
;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
Rhythmic
Trampoline
Handball
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
;Quarterfinal
;Semifinal
;Gold Medal Final
; Won Silver Medal
Judo
Germany has qualified twelve judoka (five men and seven women).
;Men
;Women
Modern pentathlon
Germany has qualified three athletes in modern pentathlon.
Rowing
;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; R=Repechage
Sailing
;Men
;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; OCS = On course side
On the course side is an expression used in sailboat racing to indicate that a boat was on the wrong side of the starting line when the starting signal was given. According to the Sailing Instructions valid for a specific racing event, being on th ...
of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
;Men
* Won in shoot-off
;Women
* Won in shoot-off
Swimming
German swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time): Swimmers qualified from the German Olympic Trials.
;Men
* Competed only in heats and received medals
;Women
* Competed only in heats and received medals
Table tennis
;Men
;Women
Tennis
Triathlon
Germany's five triathletes in 2004 included three veterans, but the defending silver medallist was not among them. Each of the three improved upon their ranking from four years earlier, while the two rookie men also had solid races. Germany earned no medals in the 2004 triathlons, but did have a top eight finisher.
Volleyball
Beach
Indoor
Women's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
Water polo
Men's tournament
;Roster
;Group play
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;Quarterfinal
;5th-6th Classification
Weightlifting
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle
;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle
See also
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Germany at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
Germany competed at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens, Greece. The team included 212 athletes—140 men and 72 women. German competitors won 78 medals, 19 gold, 28 silver and 31 bronze, to finish 8th in the 2004 Summer Paralympics medal tab ...
References
External links
Official Report of the XXVIII OlympiadOfficial Website – German Olympic Team
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Nations at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004
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Summer Olympics
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