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competed at the

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. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the

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. It was the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games after its

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in 1990. Germany competed in all sports except artistic swimming, baseball, rugby sevens, softball and water polo. Germany's medal total of 37 medals is the lowest number won by Germany at a Summer Olympics post-reunification.

Medalists

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Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in field hockey, football, and handball are not counted:

Archery

Three German archers qualified for the women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of the women's team recurve at the

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. Another German archer finished among the top four vying for qualification of the men's individual recurve to book an outright Olympic berth available at the 2021 European Championships in

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Athletics

German athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event): ;Track & road events ;Men ;Women ;Mixed ;Field events ;Men ;Women ;Combined events – Men's decathlon ;Combined event –

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Badminton

Germany entered five badminton players (three men and two women) into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Tokyo Rankings; one entry each in the men's and women's singles and a pair in the men's and mixed doubles.

Basketball

;Summary

Men's tournament

The German men's basketball team qualified for the Olympics by winning the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in

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

Boxing

Germany entered three boxers (two men and one woman) into the Olympic tournament. Chechnya-born Hamsat Shadalov (men's featherweight), Ammar Abduljabbar (men's heavyweight), and

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(women's welterweight) secured the spots on the German squad in their respective weight divisions, either by winning the round of 16 match, advancing to the semifinal match, or scoring a box-off triumph, at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in

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and

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Canoeing

Slalom

German canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the

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and the

2021 European Canoe Slalom Championships The 2021 European Canoe Slalom Championships took place from 6 to 9 May 2021 in Ivrea, Italy under the auspices of the European Canoe Association (ECA). It was the 22nd edition of the competition. Ivrea hosted the event for the first time. The ex ...

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. The slalom canoeists, highlighted by London 2012 medalists and two-time Olympians

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 ...

(men's K-1) and

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(men's C-1), were named as part of the nations' second batch of nominated athletes on 1 June 2021.

Sprint

German canoeists qualified a total of six boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in

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. The sprint canoeists were officially named as part of the nation's third batch of nominated athletes on 15 June 2021, with the reigning champion

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 ...

adding more golds to his canoe sprint career in his third Olympics and four-time medalist

Ronald Rauhe Ronald Rauhe (born 3 October 1981) is a German sprint canoeist who has competed since 1997. Competing in six Summer Olympics, he won a complete set of medals in the K-2 500 m event (gold: 2004, silver: 2008, bronze: 2000). Rauhe has won 16 world ...

leading the squad to his remarkable sixth Games. ;Men ;Women Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)

Cycling

Road

Germany entered a squad of eight riders (four per gender) to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish (for men) and top 22 (for women) in the

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. ;Men ;Women

Track

Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, German riders accumulated spots for both men and women in team sprint, team pursuit, and madison, as well as the men's omnium, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. As a result of their place in the men's and women's team sprint, Germany won its 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 third batch of nominated German athletes, on 15 June 2021, with triple medalist Maximilian Levy racing along the sprint track in his fourth consecutive Games. ;Sprint ;Team sprint Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final ;Pursuit ;Keirin ;Omnium ;Madison

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 seventh-place finish for each gender, respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 16 May 2021.

BMX

Germany received two quota spots for BMX at the Olympics, as a result of the nation's runner-up finish for the women's freestyle and a top-two placement eligible for qualification in the women's race at the 2019 UCI BMX World Championships. ;Freestyle

Diving

German divers qualified for five individual spots and three synchronized teams at the Games through the

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and the 2021 FINA Diving World Cup. Seven divers (four men and three women), highlighted by Rio 2016 bronze medalist and three-time Olympian

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 ...

(men's springboard and men's synchronized springboard), were named as part of the third batch of nominated German athletes on 15 June 2021. ;Men ;Women

Equestrian

German equestrians qualified a full squad each in the team dressage, eventing, and jumping competitions by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in

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Dressage

The German dressage team was named on 27 June 2021.

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and Annabelle have been named the travelling alternates. Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loser

Eventing

The German eventing team was named on 21 June 2021.

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and Corrida have been named the travelling alternates.

Jumping

The German jumping team was named on 3 July 2021. Maurice Tebbel and Don Diarado have been named the travelling alternates and will be entered for the team jumping.

Fencing

German fencers qualified a full squad in the men's team sabre by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the men's foil team claimed the spot, as the highest-ranked nation from Europe outside the world's top four. Leonie Ebert (women's foil) booked an additional place on the German team as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings. The fencing teams were officially named as part of the second batch of nominated athletes to the Olympic roster on 1 June 2021, with

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(men's foil) and

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 ...

(men's sabre) leading the fencers to their third consecutive Games. ;Men ;Women

Field hockey

;Summary

Men's tournament

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qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven tickets available and defeating

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in a playoff at the

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leg of the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal ;Semifinal ;Bronze medal game

Women's tournament

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qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven tickets available and defeating

in a playoff at the

leg of the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal

Football

;Summary

Men's tournament

Germany men's football team qualified for the Games by advancing to the semi-final stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in

. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ----

Golf

Germany entered two male and two female golfers into the Olympic tournament.

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and

Hurly Long Christopher Herlihy "Hurly" Long (born 21 July 1995) is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He won the 2020 Italian Challenge Open. Amateur career Long attended Texas Tech University from 2015 to 2018, having been a fr ...

qualified among the top 60 eligible players for the men's event after

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and Stephan Jäger withdrew.

Gymnastics

Artistic

Germany fielded a full squad of four gymnasts in each the women's and men's artistic gymnastics events by finishing in the top nine nations eligible for qualification in the team all-around at the

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in Stuttgart. The members of both teams were announced on 13 June 2021. ;Men ;Team ;Individual finals ;Women ;Team ;Individual finals

Handball

;Summary

Men's tournament

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qualified for the Olympics by securing a top-two finish at the

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leg of the 2020 IHF Olympic Qualification Tournament. ;Team roster ;Group play ---- ---- ---- ---- ;Quarterfinal

Judo

Germany has qualified a squad of 13 judokas (seven men and six women) for each of the following weight classes at the Games by virtue of their top 18 finish in the IJF World Ranking List of 28 June 2021. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Karate

Germany entered four karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 world champion Jonathan Horne qualified directly for the men's kumite +75-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings. Meanwhile, Noah Bitsch (men's 75 kg) and Jasmin Jüttner (women's kata) secured places on the German squad in their respective weight categories by finishing among the top four in the final pool round of the 2021 World Qualification Tournament in

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. ;Kumite ;Kata

Modern pentathlon

German athletes qualified for the following spots in the modern pentathlon at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Patrick Dogue and two-time veteran

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confirmed one of the eight Olympic places available each in the men's and women's event, respectively, through the 2019 European Championships in Bath,

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. Meanwhile,

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and Fabian Liebig were automatically selected among the top nine modern pentathletes eligible for qualification in their respective individual events based on the UIPM World Rankings of 14 June 2021.

Rowing

Germany qualified seven boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in

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. Meanwhile, the women's double sculls boat was awarded to the German roster with a top-two finish at the 2021 FISA Final Qualification Regatta in Lucerne, Switzerland. Twenty-seven rowers (20 men and 7 women) were officially selected as part of the nation's third batch of nominated athletes on 15 June 2021, including Rio 2016 champions Hans Gruhne (men's quadruple sculls) and two-time Olympian

Annekatrin Thiele Annekatrin Thiele (born 18 October 1984 in Sangerhausen) is a German rower. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won a silver medal in double sculls with Christiane Huth. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she again won a silver medal ...

(women's double sculls). ;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 qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the

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, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.

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became the first German sailor to be selected to the Olympic team, following his gold-medal victory in the Laser class at the 2020 Worlds in

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, Australia. Skiff crews Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke (49erFX), along with Rio 2016 bronze medalists

Erik Heil Erik Heil (born 10 August 1989) is a German sailor. He competes in the 49er and won a place in the Qualification for the 2016 Summer Olympics together with Thomas Plößel. They won bronze medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summe ...

and

Thomas Plößel Thomas Plößel (also transliterated Plössel or Ploessel, born 29 April 1988) is a German sailor. Together with Erik Heil, he won bronze medals in the 49er events at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2020 Summer Olympics The , official ...

, secured their country's Olympic spots at the

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regatta, while Svenja Weger and the Nacra 17 crew (Kohlhoff & Stuhlemmer) scored a top-ten placement at their respective individual-fleet Europeans to lock the spots on the German sailing roster for the rescheduled Games. The women's 470 crew (Wanser & Winkel) rounded out the selection at the 2021 Worlds in

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. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

German shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by 31 May 2020. The pistol shooters, led by the defending Olympic champion

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 ...

(men's rapid fire pistol) and Rio 2016 silver medalist Monika Karsch (women's sport pistol), were named as part of the first batch of nominated German athletes for Tokyo 2020 on 19 May 2021. Rifle markswoman Jolyn Beer, air pistol shooter Carina Wimmer, and trap shooter Andreas Löw, who earned a direct place as the highest-ranked shooter vying for qualification in the men's trap based on the ISSF World Olympic Rankings, joined the shooting squad on 15 June 2021. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Skateboarding

Germany entered two skateboarders (one per gender) to compete across all events at the Games. Tyler Edtmayer and Lilly Stoephasius were automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the men's and women's park, respectively, based on the

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Olympic Rankings of 30 June 2021.

Sport climbing

Germany entered two sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. Alexander Megos qualified directly for the men's combined event, by advancing to the final and securing one of the seven provisional berths at the 2019 IFSC World Championships in

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, Japan. Meanwhile, Jan Hojer finished in the top six of those eligible for qualification at the IFSC World Qualifying Event in

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, earning a quota place and joining with Megos on the German roster.

Surfing

Germany sent one surfer to compete in the men's shortboard at the Games. Leon Glatzer scored a top-two finish within his heat to book one of the five available places at the

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in El Salvador.

Swimming

German swimmers further 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)): Because of the consequent effects brought by the

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pandemic, the German Swimming Federation (''german: Deutscher Schwimm-Verband, DSV'') released a revised policy to select the country's best swimmers for the rescheduled Games: the top four of each individual event at the 2019 Worlds while also fulfilling the federation's mandated standards; those who attained the federation's qualifying standards between 1 January to 31 March 2020, and those who attained the federation's qualifying standards at an approved meet during the remaining time frame. Thirty swimmers (17 men and 13 women) were officially named to the German roster on 19 May 2021, including 2019 world champion

Florian Wellbrock Florian Wellbrock (born 19 August 1997) is a German swimmer. He is the world record holder in the short course 1500 metre freestyle. He won gold medals in the 10 kilometre open water swim and 1500 metre freestyle at the 2019 World Aquatics Cham ...

in both the men's long-distance freestyle and open water, 2015 world champion

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in the men's 200 m breaststroke, 2019 world silver medalist

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in the women's long-distance freestyle, and two-time Olympian Annika Bruhn in the women's sprint and middle-distance freestyle. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Table tennis

Germany entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's and women's teams secured their respective Olympic berths by winning the gold medal each at the

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, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete each in the men's and women's singles tournament, as well as the inaugural mixed doubles. The men's and women's table tennis teams were officially named as part of the nation's first batch of nominated athletes for the Games on 19 May 2021, with

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leading the players to his sixth consecutive Games. Notable players also included four-time medalist

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and Rio 2016 silver medalists Han Ying,

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, and

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. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Taekwondo

Germany entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. 2017 world champion Alexander Bachmann qualified directly for the men's heavyweight category (+80 kg) by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings.

Tennis

Germany entered six tennis players (four men and two women) into the Olympic tournament. Top ranked player Alexander Zverev (world no. 6),

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(world no. 45),

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(world no. 53) and

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(world no. 128) were selected for the eligible players in the men's singles based on the ATP world rankings of 14 June 2021. Rio 2016 Olympian

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(world no. 55) selected for the women's singles as two into the top 58 players based on WTA rankings of 14 June 2021. Having already qualified in singles, both Struff and Zverev have competed together in doubles, while

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and

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agreed to compete together. Siegemund is partnering with

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in the women's doubles. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Triathlon

Germany qualified four triathletes (two per gender) for the following events at the Games by finishing among the top seven nations in the ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Rankings. ;Individual ;Relay

Volleyball

Beach

Three German beach volleyball teams (one men's and two women's) qualified directly for the Olympics by virtue of their nation's top 15 placement in the FIVB Olympic Rankings of 13 June 2021.

Weightlifting

Germany qualified three weightlifters for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Simon Brandhuber (men's 61 kg) and Rio 2016 Olympian

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secured one of the top eight slots each in their respective weight divisions based on the IWF Absolute World Ranking. On 17 June 2021,

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banned Romania to compete at the Games because of multiple doping cases; therefore, Lisa Schweizer sealed the vacant berth as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the women's 64 kg category.

Wrestling

Germany qualified seven wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition. Five of them finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman (67, 87 and 130 kg) and women's freestyle (68 and 76 kg) wrestling at the 2019 World Championships, while two additional licenses were awarded to the German wrestlers, who progressed to the top two finals of the men's freestyle 125 kg and men's Greco-Roman 60 kg at the 2021 European Olympic Qualification Tournament in

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. ;Freestyle ;Greco-Roman

References

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