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competed at the

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, from 3 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after its reunification in 1990.

Medalists

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Competitors

, width=78% align=left valign=top , The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes:

Archery

Two German archers qualified for both the men's and women's individual recurve by obtaining one of the eight Olympic places available from the

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. Following the completion of internal selections,

Florian Floto Florian Floto (born 12 April 1988) is a German male recurve archer from Braunschweig and part of the German national team. He has competed internationally since the 2008 European Indoor Championships in Turin. There, he finished in 6th place ...

and

Lisa Unruh Lisa Unruh (born 12 April 1988) is a German athlete who competes in recurve archery. Unruh represented Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro winning the silver medal. Her Silver medal was the first individu ...

were named to the German archery team on 23 June 2016.

Athletics

German athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): The team will select its athletes with a specific qualifying standard based on the results at the 2015 IAAF World Championships, the 2016 European Championships, Olympic trials, and other events approved by the

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. On 31 May 2016, six marathon runners (three per gender), highlighted by London 2012 Olympian

Arne Gabius Arne Gabius (born 22 March 1981 in Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = +1 , timezone1_DST = Central (CEST) , u ...

, were the first batch of German track and field athletes to be selected to the Olympic roster. On 28 July 2016, Arne Gabius declared his withdrawal from the Games due to a hip injury. Following the end of the qualifying period, a total of 86 athletes (38 men and 48 women) were named to the track and field team for the Games; 28 of them managed to achieve their results at the German Championships (19 to 26 June), while the remainder were added through a discretionary selection criteria by the

. Notable German athletes featured reigning Olympic discus throw champion

Robert Harting Robert Harting (; born 18 October 1984) is a retired German discus thrower. He represents the sports club SCC Berlin, his coach is Torsten Schmidt. He is a former Olympic, World, and European champion in the men's discus throw. His younger bro ...

and his younger brother

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, shot put runner-up David Storl, hammer thrower

Betty Heidler Betty Heidler (born 14 October 1983) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the hammer throw. She held the world record from 2011 until 2014 with her personal best throw of 79.42 m (260 ft 6 in). She is the 2012 Olympi ...

, pole vaulter

Raphael Holzdeppe Raphael Marcel Holzdeppe (born 28 September 1989) is a German pole vaulter, who was world champion at his event. He lives in Zweibrücken in Germany and represents the sports club LAZ Zweibrücken. Biography Holzdeppe, who is of African origin, w ...

, Worlds medalists

Rico Freimuth Rico Freimuth (born 14 March 1988) is a retired German athlete who specialised in the decathlon. He won two medals at World Championships, bronze in 2015 and silver in 2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War A ...

Gesa Felicitas Krause Gesa Felicitas Krause (born 3 August 1992) is a German athlete who specialises in the 3000 m steeplechase. She won bronze medals in steeplechase at both the 2015 and 2019 World Championships, and represented Germany at the 2012 and 2016 Olympic ...

and

Christina Schwanitz Christina Schwanitz (; born 24 December 1985) is a retired German shot putter. Her personal best is 20.77 metres, achieved on 20 May 2015 at World Challenge meeting in Beijing. She has 20.05 m on the indoor track, achieved on 2 February 2014 ...

, and javelin thrower and current world leader

Thomas Röhler Thomas Röhler (born 30 September 1991) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. He is the Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's javelin throw, 2016 Olympic Champion and 2018 European Athletics Championship ...

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;Women ;Field events ;Men ;Women Einkleidung der deutschen Olympiamannschaft Rio 2016 Medientag Hannover 0654

;Combined events – Men's decathlon ;Combined events –

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Badminton

Germany has qualified a total of seven badminton players for each of the following events into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF World Rankings as of 5 May 2016: one entry each in the men's and women's singles, and a pair in the men's, women's, and mixed doubles. The badminton team was officially named as part of the first batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 31 May 2016. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Boxing

Germany has entered six boxers to compete in the following weight classes into the Olympic boxing tournament. Artem Harutyunyan and

Erik Pfeifer Erik Pfeifer (born 22 January 1987) is a German professional boxer who has held the WBO European heavyweight title since 2019. As an amateur he won bronze medals at the 2011 and 2013 World Championships and competed in the 2012 and 2016 Olym ...

were the only Germans finishing among the top two of their respective division in the AIBA Pro Boxing series, whereas David Graf did so in the World Series of Boxing. Light heavyweight boxer Serge Michel had claimed an Olympic spot with his quarterfinal triumph at the 2016 AIBA World Qualifying Tournament in

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, Azerbaijan. Hamza Touba and Arajik Marutjan rounded out the German roster by virtue of their top two finish at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier in

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Canoeing

Slalom

German canoeists have qualified a maximum of one boat in each of the following classes through the 2015 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships. The roster of German slalom canoeists, led by London 2012 medalists

Hannes Aigner Hannes Aigner (born 19 March 1989 in Augsburg) is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He is a two-time Olympic bronze medalist. Career Aigner competed at three Olympic Games. He won a bronze medal in ...

and

Sideris Tasiadis Sideris Tasiadis (born 7 May 1990) is a German slalom canoeist of Greek descent who has competed at the international level since 2005.Son of greeks him lived in Thrace, Greece at the village Komara for 10 years during his childhood. Career In 2 ...

, was announced on 17 April 2016 as a result of their top performances at two selection meets of the Olympic Trials, both held in

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(8 to 10 April) and

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(15 to 17 April).

Sprint

German canoeists have qualified a total of six boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships. Meanwhile, two additional boats (women's K-1 200 m and women's K-1 500 m) were awarded to the German squad by virtue of a top two national finish at the 2016 European Qualification Regatta in

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. A total of 11 sprint canoeists (six men and five women), highlighted by London 2012 champions

Sebastian Brendel Sebastian Brendel (; born 12 March 1988) is a German sprint canoeist who has competed since 2007. Brendel is the 2016 Olympic champion in the C-1 1000 metres and C-2 1000 metres events. Career He has won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint Wo ...

(men's C-1 1000 m) and women's kayak duo

Tina Dietze Tina Dietze (born 25 January 1988) is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. She won the gold medal in K-2 (with Franziska Weber) and the silver medal in K-4 at the 2012 Olympic Games. Career She won 14 medals at the ICF ...

and

Franziska Weber Franziska Weber (born 24 May 1989) is a German Canoe sprint, sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. Career She was Olympic Champion at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres ...

, were named as part of the second batch of nominated athletes to the German roster for the Games on 28 June 2016. ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

German riders qualified for the following quota places in the men's and women's Olympic road race by virtue of their top 15 final national ranking in the 2015 UCI World Tour (for men) and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking (for women). The road cycling team, highlighted by London 2012 time trial runner-up Tony Martin, was named to the Olympic roster on 25 June 2016. ;Men ;Women

Track

Following the completion of the

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, German riders have accumulated spots in both men's and women's team pursuit, and men's and women's team sprint, as well as both the men's and women's omnium. As a result of their place in the men's and women's team sprint, Germany has won the right to enter two riders in both men's and women's sprint and men's and women's keirin.

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(DOSB) announced the full track cycling squad, as part of the first batch of nominated German athletes, on 31 May 2016. Among these cyclists featured defending Olympic champions

Kristina Vogel Kristina Vogel (born 10 November 1990) is a former German track cyclist. During her career, she won two gold medals and a bronze at the Olympic Games, and is an eleven-time UCI World Champion. She was paralysed following a crash in June 2018. ...

and

Miriam Welte Miriam Welte (born 9 December 1986) is a German track cyclist. Career At the 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Melbourne, Welte and Kristina Vogel won the gold medal in the team sprint. They set a world record in qualifying which th ...

in women's team sprint.

Henning Bommel Henning Bommel (born 23 February 1983) is a German professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team . He rode at the 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Major results Track ;2001 : 1st Team pursuit, National J ...

(men's team pursuit) and

Anna Knauer Anna Knauer (born 20 February 1995) is a German former professional racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2014 and 2017 for the and teams. Major results Track ;2011 : National Novices Track Championships ::1st 500m time trial ::1s ...

(women's Omnium) rounded out the lineup on 28 June 2016. ;Sprint ;Team sprint ;Pursuit ;Keirin ;Omnium

Mountain biking

German mountain bikers qualified for two men's and two women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's sixth-place finish for men and second for women in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 25 May 2016. The mountain biking team was named to the Olympic roster on 13 June 2016, with three-time medalist Sabine Spitz riding in the cross-country race at her fifth straight Games.

BMX

German riders qualified for one men's and one women's quota place in BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's top three finish for men in the UCI BMX Individual Ranking List of 31 May 2016 and top two for women, not yet qualified, at the 2016 UCI BMX World Championships. London 2012 Olympian Luis Brethauer and BMX rookie Nadja Pries were named to the German cycling team.

Diving

German divers qualified for five individual spots and three synchronized teams at the Olympics through the 2015 FINA World Championships and the 2016 FINA World Cup series. A total of eight divers (four per gender), highlighted by Beijing 2008 silver medalists

Patrick Hausding Patrick Hausding (born 9 March 1989) is a German diver. At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, with his teammate Lars Rüdiger, Hausding won a bronze medal in the men's synchronized 3 metre springboard competition. However, he did not repeat h ...

and

Sascha Klein Sascha Klein (born 12 September 1985) is a German diver. Competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won a silver medal in the men's synchronized 10 metre platform with teammate Patrick Hausding. At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he competed in men ...

in men's synchronized platform, were named as part of the second batch of nominated German athletes to the Olympic roster on 28 June 2016. Einkleidung der deutschen Olympiamannschaft Rio 2016 Medientag Hannover 0127

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;Men ;Women

Equestrian

Germany became one of the first three nations to earn places at the Games, qualifying a complete team in dressage by winning the team event at the

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. The German eventing team also qualified for Rio by winning the gold medal at the same World Games.

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.

Jumping

"#" 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.

Fencing

Germany has entered four fencers into the Olympic competition.

Max Hartung Maximilian Hartung (born 8 October 1989) is a German right-handed sabre fencer, two-time team European champion, two-time individual European champion, 2014 team world champion, and two-time Olympian. Hartung is chairman of the Athletes Commis ...

and Matyas Szabo (both in men's sabre), along with Carolin Golubytskyi in the women's foil, had claimed their Olympic spots on the German team by finishing among the top 14 individuals in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. They were joined by

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, who has been set to compete at his fourth Olympics as one of the two highest-ranked fencers coming from the Europe zone in the men's foil.

Field hockey

;Summary

Men's tournament

Germany's men's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ---- ;Semifinal ---- ;Bronze medal match

Women's tournament

The German women's field hockey team qualified for the Olympics by having achieved a top three finish at the 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ---- ;Semifinal ---- ;Bronze medal match

Football

Summary

Men's tournament

Germany's men's football team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the semifinals at the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in the

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. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ---- ;Semifinal ---- ;Gold medal match

Women's tournament

The German women's football team qualified for the Olympics by reaching the top three for European teams at the

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. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ---- ;Semifinal ---- ;Final

Golf

Germany has entered four golfers (two per gender) into the Olympic tournament.

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(world no. 143),

Martin Kaymer Martin Kaymer ( ; born 28 December 1984) is a German professional golfer. A winner of two major championships, he was also the No. 1 ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking for eight weeks in 2011. Kaymer achieved his first major vict ...

(world no. 52),

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(world no. 55), and

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(world no. 77) qualified directly among the top 60 eligible players for their respective individual events based on the IGF World Rankings as of 11 July 2016.

Gymnastics

Artistic

Germany has fielded a full squad of ten gymnasts (five men and five women) into the Olympic competition. Both men's and women's squads had claimed one of the remaining four spots each in the team all-around at the Olympic Test Event in

. The men's and women's artistic gymnastics squads, highlighted by London 2012 silver medalists

Marcel Nguyen Marcel Van Minh Phuc Long Nguyen (born 8 September 1987) is a German artistic gymnast and three-time Olympian, having represented Germany at the 2008, 2012, and 2016 Olympic Games. He is the 2012 Olympic silver medalist in the all-around and on ...

and three-time Olympian

Fabian Hambüchen Fabian Hambüchen (also spelled Hambuechen; ; born 25 October 1987) is a retired German gymnast who was a four-time Olympian (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016) and was Olympic, World, and European champion. Fabian also won gold medals at European Games a ...

, were named at the completion of two German Olympic selection trial meets on 10 July 2016. ;Men ;Team ;Individual finals ;Women ;Team ;Individual finals

Rhythmic

Germany has qualified a squad of rhythmic gymnasts in both individual and group all-around for the Games by claiming one of eight available Olympic spots (for individual) and three (for group) at the Olympic Test Event in

. The rhythmic gymnastics squad was named to the Olympic roster on 7 July 2016.

Trampoline

Germany has qualified one gymnast in the women's trampoline by virtue of a top six finish at the 2016 Olympic Test Event in

Handball

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;Summary

Men's tournament

The German men's handball team qualified for the Olympics by attaining a top finish and securing a lone outright berth at the

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. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ---- ;Semifinal ---- ;Bronze medal match

Judo

Germany has qualified a full squad of 13 judokas for each of the following weight classes at the Games. Twelve of them (six per gender) were ranked among the top 22 eligible judokas for men and top 14 for women in the IJF World Ranking List of 30 May 2016, while Marc Odenthal earned a continental quota spot from the European region as the highest-ranked German judoka outside of direct qualifying position. The judo team, highlighted by London 2012 Olympians Tobias Englmaier and

Miryam Roper Miryam Roper (born 26 June 1982) is a German-born Panamanian judoka. She competed in the Women's 57 kg event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Since 2017, Roper competes for her father's land Panama. She also competed in the women's 57 kg event a ...

, was announced on 6 June 2016. ;Men ;Women

Modern pentathlon

German athletes have qualified for the following spots to compete in modern pentathlon. 2008 Olympic champion

Lena Schöneborn Lena Schöneborn (born April 11, 1986 in Troisdorf, West Germany) is a German pentathlete, who won the gold medal in the Modern Pentathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is living in Berlin and besides Pentathlon she is studying Marketing. She ...

secured a selection in the women's event by gaining two of the eight Olympic slots available from the 2015 European Championships, while her teammate

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finished among the top ten individuals in the UIPM World Rankings as of 1 June 2016. Patrick Dogue and Christian Zillekens granted their invitations from UIPM to compete in the men's event, as three of the next highest-ranked eligible modern pentathletes, not yet qualified, in the World Rankings.

Rowing

Germany has qualified ten out of fourteen boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta. Majority of rowing crews had confirmed Olympic places for their boats at the 2015 FISA World Championships in

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, while the rowers competing in men's lightweight four were further added to the German roster with their top two finish at the 2016 European & Final Qualification Regatta in

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. A total of 35 rowers (25 men and 10 women) were officially selected as part of the second batch of nominated German athletes to the Olympic roster on 28 June 2016, with Sydney 2000 bronze medalist

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racing with his partner Stephan Krüger in the men's double sculls at his fifth straight Games. ;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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

German sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2014 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the individual fleet Worlds, and European qualifying regattas. Two skiff crews (Heil & Plößel and Jurczok & Lorenz), along with two-time Olympic windsurfer Toni Wilhelm, were among the first German sailors to be selected to the Olympic team, following the completion of Princess Sofia Trophy regatta. The 470 crews (Gerz & Szymanski and Bochmann & Steinherr) had claimed their Olympic spots at the European Championships, while Laser sailor Philipp Buhl rounded out the German selection at the ISAF World Cup meet in

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. The sailing crew was officially named as part of the first batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 31 May 2016. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

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German shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the

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and 2015 ISSF World Shooting Championships, the 2015 ISSF World Cup series, and European Championships or Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying standard (MQS) by 31 March 2016. The rifle and pistol shooting team was announced at the Munich leg of the ISSF World Cup series on 24 May 2016, featuring European Games champion Henri Junghänel, three-time Olympian

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, and Beijing 2008 Olympic bronze medalist

Christian Reitz Christian Reitz (born 29 April 1987) is a German 25 metre rapid fire pistol shooter, the current world record holder. Career He rose to fame during 2005, the first year with the new equipment rules, but was defeated in that year's European Jun ...

. Clay target shooters Andreas Löw and two-time Olympian Christine Wenzel were named to the German shooting roster on 30 May 2016, while London 2012 skeet shooter Ralf Buchheim and trap specialist Jana Beckmann completed the nation's shooting lineup at the Baku leg of the ISSF World Cup on 24 June 2016. With a double starter (owned by Engleder) securing quota places in two women's rifle events, the German team decided to exchange one of them with the women's 25 m pistol instead based on performances throughout the qualifying period. The slot was awarded to European Games bronze medalist Monika Karsch. ;Men Einkleidung der deutschen Olympiamannschaft Rio 2016 Medientag Hannover 0244

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;Women Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

Swimming

German swimmers have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the Olympic Qualifying Time (OQT), and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time (OST)): To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must finish first or second under the federation's standards in their respective events at the German Olympic Trials (5 to 8 May) in

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, and then confirm their places at another selection meet: any leg of the Mare Nostrum tour or the German Open (exactly two months after the trials). The

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(DSV) selected the first batch of swimmers based on their intermediate results at the Olympic Trials and Mare Nostrum Tour, while the remaining batch rounded out the swimming roster for the Olympics through the German Open. All in all, a total of 27 swimmers (16 men and 11 women) were named to the German team for the Games on 12 July 2016, including two-time world record holder

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in middle-distance freestyle, 2015 Worlds champion

Marco Koch Marco Koch (born 25 January 1990) is a German competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke events. He is a former world record holder in the 200 meter breaststroke (short course). Career At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, he compet ...

(200 m breaststroke), and freestyle sprinter Dorothea Brandt, who returned from a 12-year comeback to her second Games. ;Men ;Women

Table tennis

Germany has fielded a team of six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. Europe's top table tennis player

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secured the outright Olympic berth by winning the men's singles title at the

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. Meanwhile, four-time Olympian

Timo Boll Timo Boll (, ; born 8 March 1981) is a German professional table tennis player, who currently plays for Borussia Düsseldorf. He is ranked second in the German Table Tennis National League, and fifteen in the ITTF world rankings as of October 20 ...

, along with

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and Petrissa Solja, took the remaining spots at the European Qualification Tournament in

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and Chinese-born Shan Xiaona were each awarded the third spot to build the men's and women's teams for the Games as the top European nation in the ITTF Olympic Rankings. ;Men ;Women

Taekwondo

Germany entered three athletes into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. 2008 Olympian

Levent Tuncat Levent Tuncat (born 29 July 1988 in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German taekwondo practitioner of Turkish descent. He won three gold medals for the 54 and 58 kg classes at the European Taekwondo Championships (2005 in Riga, Latvia, ...

and Tahir Güleç qualified automatically for their respective weight classes by finishing in the top 6 WTF Olympic rankings. Rabia Gülec secured a third spot on the German team by virtue of her finish in the women's welterweight category (67 kg) at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament in

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Tennis

Germany has entered eight tennis players (three men, five women) into the Olympic tournament.

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(world no. 38) and

Philipp Kohlschreiber Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber (; born 16 October 1983) is a German former professional tennis player. The right-hander won eight singles and seven doubles titles on the ATP World Tour and made the quarterfinals at the 2012 Wimbledon Cha ...

(world no. 26) qualified directly for the men's singles as two of the top 56 eligible players in the ATP World Rankings, while

Angelique Kerber Angelique Kerber (; born 18 January 1988) is a German professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as world No. 1, for a total of 34 weeks, and won three major titles at the 2016 Australian Open, the 2016 US Open, and the 2018 Wim ...

(world no. 4),

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(world no. 33),

Annika Beck Annika Beck (; born 16 February 1994) is a German former professional tennis player. She started playing tennis at the age of four when introduced to the game by her parents. A baseliner whose favorite shot is forehand, and favorite surface is ...

(world no. 41), and

Laura Siegemund Laura Natalie Siegemund (born 4 March 1988, in Filderstadt) is a German professional tennis player. She is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2020 US Open in women's doubles with Vera Zvonareva, as well as the 2016 US Open in mixed ...

(world no. 42) did so for the women's singles based on their WTA World Rankings as of 6 June 2016. Jamaican-born Dustin Brown and

Jan-Lennard Struff Jan-Lennard Struff (; born 25 April 1990) is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 29 in August 2020. In doubles, he achieved a career-high ranking of world No. 21 in October 2018. He ha ...

had also claimed two of six ITF Olympic men's singles places to join Zverev and Kohlschreiber, as Germany's top-ranked tennis players outside of direct qualifying position. Having been directly entered to the singles, Siegemund also opted to play with her partner

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in the women's doubles. On 30 July 2016, Zverev announced his withdrawal from the Games due to physical problems. ;Men ;Women

Triathlon

Germany has qualified two triathletes for the women's event at the Olympics. London 2012 Olympian Anne Haug and rookie Laura Lindemann were ranked among the top 40 eligible triathletes based on the ITU Olympic Qualification List as of 15 May 2016.

Volleyball

Beach

Three German beach volleyball teams (one men's pair and two women's pairs) qualified directly for the Olympics by virtue of their nation's top 15 placement in the FIVB Olympic Rankings as of 13 June 2016. Among the beach volleyball players featured two-time Olympian

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, along with her rookie partner

Kira Walkenhorst Kira Katharina Walkenhorst (born 18 November 1990) is a retired German beach volleyball player who played as a blocker. She has an older brother Alexander Walkenhorst who is a professional beach volleyball player and a younger sister Pia Walken ...

Weightlifting

German weightlifters have qualified four men's quota places for the Rio Olympics based on their combined team standing by points at the

and 2015 IWF World Championships. A single women's Olympic spot had been added to the German roster by virtue of a top six national finish at the 2016 European Championships. The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by 20 June 2016. The weightlifting team was named to the Olympic roster on 2 July 2016, with Almir Velagic and

Jürgen Spieß Jürgen Spieß (also spelled Spiess, born March 26, 1984, in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg) is a German weightlifter competing in the 94 kg category. He competed in Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics finishing 9th with a total of 38 ...

remarkably going to their second Olympics.

Wrestling

Germany has qualified a total of seven wrestlers for each of the following weight classes into the Olympic competition. Two of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spot each in the men's Greco-Roman 66 kg and women's freestyle 69 kg at the 2015 World Championships, while two more Olympix berths were awarded to German wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals at the 2016 European Qualification Tournament. Three further wrestlers had claimed the remaining Olympic slots to round out the German roster in separate World Qualification Tournaments; two of them at the

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meet in

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and two more at the

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meet in

. ;Men's Greco-Roman ;Women's freestyle

References

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