Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

competed at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

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. Germany returned to the Olympic Games after not being invited to both the

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

and 1924 Games. Despite a total absence of 16 years since 1912, German athletes were ranked 2nd. 295 competitors, 260 men and 35 women, took part in 95 events in 16 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

; Women's 100 metresAthletics at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Women's 100 metres
. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-02-01. *

Erna Steinberg Erna Steinberg (also ''Erna Boeck''; 30 June 1911 – 21 April 2001) was a German track and field athlete who specialised in sprinting events. Born in Charlottenburg, she competed in the first ever women's 100 metres at the Olympics, held at the ...

– 4th *

Leni Schmidt Leni Schmidt (''Helene Hermine Schmidt;'' 28 December 1906 – 11 November 1985) was a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She was born and died in Bremen. She competed for Germany in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam, ...

– DQ (final) * Anni Holdmann – Semi-final (4th in heat 1) *

Leni Junker Helene "Leni" Junker (later Thymm; 8 December 1905 – 9 February 1997) was a German sprint runner who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. She won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 m, but failed to reach the final of the individual 100 m event. E ...

– Semi-final (5th in heat 2)

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg) * Hubert Ausbock :* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Defeated

Lennart Bohman Lennart A. Bohman (May 27, 1909 – October 11, 1979) was a Swedish boxer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen ...

(SWE), points :* Quarterfinals — Lost to Antal Kocsis (HUN), points
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg) * Hans Schonrath :* First Round — Bye :* Quarterfinals — Lost to

Nils Ramm Nils Arvid Ramm (1 January 1903 – 8 November 1986) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Previously he won the 1927 European title and finished second in 1925. After the Olympics Ramm turned prof ...

(SWE), points

Cycling

Ten cyclists, all men, represented Germany in 1928. ; Individual road race * Karl Koch * Arthur Essing * Bernhard Stübecke * Otto Kürschner ; Sprint * Hans Bernhardt ;

Time trial In many racing sports, an athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athlete or team sets off at ...

* Kurt Einsiedel ;

Tandem Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction. The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...

* Karl Köther * Hans Bernhardt ;

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

* Josef Steger * Anton Joksch * Kurt Einsiedel * Hans Dormbach

Diving

Equestrian

Fencing

13 fencers, 10 men and 3 women, represented Germany in 1928. ; Men's foil *

Erwin Casmir Erwin Casmir (2 December 1895 – 19 April 1982) was a German fencer. He won a silver medal at the 1928 Summer Olympics and two bronze medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), ...

* Fritz Gazzera * Julius Thomson ; Men's team foil *

, Fritz Gazzera, Julius Thomson, Wilhelm Löffler,

August Heim August Heim (13 March 1904 – 8 May 1976) was a German fencer. He won two bronze medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1904 births 1976 deaths German male fencers Olympic fencers for Germany Fencers a ...

, Heinrich Moos ; Men's épée * Hans Halberstadt *

Fritz Jack Fritz Jack (24 December 1879 – 15 May 1966) was a German fencer. He competed at the 1908 Events January * January 1 – The British ''Nimrod'' Expedition led by Ernest Shackleton sets sail from New Zealand on the ''Nimrod'' for A ...

Theodor Fischer Theodor Fischer (28 May 1862 – 25 December 1938) was a German architect and teacher. Career Fischer planned public housing projects for the city of Munich beginning in 1893. He was the joint founder and first chairman of the Deutscher Wer ...

; Men's team épée *

, Fritz Gazzera, Hans Halberstadt,

; Men's sabre *

* Hans Thomson * Heinrich Moos ; Men's team sabre *

, Heinrich Moos, Hans Halberstadt, Hans Thomson ; Women's foil *

Helene Mayer Helene Julie Mayer (20 December 1910 – 10 October 1953) was a German-born fencer who won the gold medal at the 1928 Olympics in Amsterdam, and the silver medal at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. She competed for Nazi Germany in Berlin, despite ...

* Olga Oelkers * Erna Sondheim

Football

Hockey

;Roster ; Group play ---- ---- ;Bronze Medal Match

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1928. Helmuth Kahl won a bronze medal. * Helmuth Kahl *

Heinz Hax Heinrich Georg "Heinz" Hax (24 January 1900 – 1 September 1969) was a German army general and sportsman. His sports career was as a German modern pentathlete and sport shooter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Oly ...

* Hermann Hölter

Rowing

Sailing

Swimming

Water Polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Art competitions

References

External links

Official Olympic ReportsInternational Olympic Committee results database
{{Nations at the 1928 Summer Olympics Nations at the 1928 Summer Olympics

1928 Events January * January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA. * January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...