Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics


Germany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, 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 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

MedalNameSportEventDate
JudoWomen's 57 kg
ShootingMen's 10 m running target
GymnasticsWomen's trampoline


CyclingMen's team sprint



EquestrianTeam dressage
RowingWomen's single sculls
ShootingMen's 25 m rapid fire pistol



RowingWomen's quadruple sculls

Field hockeyWomen's tournament

CanoeingMen's C-2 1000 m



CanoeingWomen's K-4 500 m
CanoeingMen's C-1 500 m

CanoeingMen's K-2 500 m
CyclingWomen's road race

DivingMen's synchronized 3 m springboard
AthleticsWomen's shot put


FencingWomen's team épée
ShootingMen's 50 m rifle prone

RowingWomen's double sculls



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SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 m medley relay

TennisMen's doubles

RowingWomen's lightweight double sculls
EquestrianIndividual dressage
AthleticsWomen's javelin throw
CanoeingMen's C-1 1000 m



CanoeingMen's K-4 1000 m

CanoeingMen's C-2 500 m

CanoeingWomen's K-2 500 m

HandballMen's tournament
JudoWomen's 48 kg
CanoeingMen's slalom C-1
JudoWomen's 70 kg


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*

SwimmingWomen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay
JudoMen's 100 kg
SwimmingWomen's 200 m breaststroke
CyclingMen's track time trial
SwimmingWomen's 200 m backstroke
GymnasticsMen's trampoline



SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 m medley relay


FencingMen's team épée
CyclingMen's points race
CyclingMen's sprint


EquestrianTeam jumping

FootballWomen's tournament
CyclingWomen's cross-country
EquestrianIndividual jumping

Field hockeyMen's tournament
BoxingFlyweight
BoxingFeatherweight

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.
;Men
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Decathlon
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – Heptathlon
AthleteEvent200 m800 mFinalRank
Karin ErtlResult13.521.7313.9224.716.0344.452:18.68609517
Karin ErtlPoints1047891789914859753842609517
Sonja KesselschlägerResult13.381.7614.5325.236.4242.992:15.2162876
Sonja KesselschlägerPoints106892882986698172589062876
Claudia TonnResult13.901.8211.9224.846.3541.122:10.77615512
Claudia TonnPoints9931003656902959689953615512

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
AthleteEventTimeRank
Carsten BergemannMen's time trial1:02.5518
Stefan NimkeMen's time trial1:01.186
Katrin MeinkeWomen's time trial35.08811

;Keirin
AthleteEvent1st roundRepechage2nd roundFinal
AthleteEventRankRankRankRank
Jens FiedlerMen's keirin7 R2 Q48
René WolffMen's keirin1 Q2 Q5

;Omnium
AthleteEventPointsLapsRank
Guido FulstMen's points race793
Katrin MeinkeWomen's points race509
Robert Bartko
Guido Fulst		Men's madison904

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 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 and his horse Goldfever helped the Germans claim a gold medal in the team event, but Goldfever tested positive for the prohibited substance betamethasone. As a result, Beerbaum was disqualified from the tournament, and instead, his teammates Christian Ahlmann, Otto Becker, and Marco Kutscher 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.
;Men
;Women

Modern pentathlon

Germany has qualified three athletes in modern pentathlon.

Rowing

;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; 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 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 : 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.
AthleteEventSwim Trans 1Bike Trans 2Run Total TimeRank
Sebastian DehmerMen's18:230:171:05:310:2033:081:57:02.8826
Maik PetzoldMen's18:170:181:02:360:2033:571:54:50.9219
Andreas RaelertMen's18:070:171:01:400:1832:481:52:35.626
Anja DittmerWomen's19:410:251:10:460:2436:582:07:25.0711
Joelle FranzmannWomen's18:550:181:11:330:2437:502:08:18.3316

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