Germany at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Germany took part in London at the 2012 Olympic Games ( July 27-August 12 ). There was a total of 23 competing in the Olympic Summer Games. From the German Olympic Sports Confederation ( DOSB) 392 athletes were nominated in 23 sports. Another 16 athletes were nominated as so-called replacement athletes with P- accreditation, but they were not housed in the Olympic village and were not part of the official squad. The DOSB named participants in three rounds nomination. On May 31, 85 athletes were first nominated in eleven sports. In the second round of nominations on 25 June more 79 athletes were nominated in seven sports. The final round of nominations took place on 4 July and included 216 athletes in ten sports. On 7 and 8 July 2012, the 13 qualified riding athletes were named. Also on July 8, two athletes and twelve indoor volleyball players were referred to by name in conclusion. Already on July 4, 279 caregivers were also named to accompany the German contingent to London. Chef de Mission is Michael Vesper.

The German contingent of 392 athletes was the smallest since reunification, which was due mainly to the small number of qualified team sports. The competitions in football, handball and basketball were held without German participation, so that competed in 23 of the 26 sports athletes. At the opening ceremony hockey player Natascha Keller carried the German flag and led the field of German athletes; the standard-bearer in the Abschlusszermonie was the batsman of the victorious Germany rowing eight, Kristof Wilke, chosen.

4.1 badminton
4.2 Beach Volleyball
4.3 archery
4.4 boxes
4.5 fencing
4.6 Hockey
4.7 weightlifting
4.8 Judo
4.9 canoe 4.9.1 canoe racing
4.9.2 Canoe Slalom

4.12.1 train
4.12.2 road
4.12.3 mountain bike
4.12.4 BMX

4.23.1 Gymnastics
4.23.2 Rhythmic Gymnastics
4.23.3 Trampolining

Controversial Nominations

The athletes Ariane Friedrich, Ralf Bartels and Matthias de Zordo as well as in track cycling, the pursuers Charlotte Becker, Lisa Brennauer and Madeleine Sandy were nominated despite missed national criteria by hardship decision. The sprinters Robert Förstemann benefited from a settlement of the UCI, which enabled him to start in track sprint, although he was nominated in the mountain bike. In tennis, Andrea Petkovic due to an injury had to cancel their participation, it moved for the item Mona Barthel and for the double Anna -Lena Grönefeld after. Philipp Kohlschreiber Also said in the short term from its participation. Philipp Petzschner, who was originally intended only for the doubles and mixed doubles, replaced the injured Croat Ivo Karlović. At this time, no more single player could be re-nominated, Petzschner was declared the best-placed double player. The horse Monte Bellini of jumping rider Philipp Weishaupt was a week before the Olympic Games from illness. For Weishaupt Meredith Michaels- Beerbaum moved according to the team. Shortly before the Games had relay runners Niklas Zender injury to cancel his participation, for him drew Benjamin Jonas after. For the injured Rhythmic gymnast Regina Sergeeva Judith Hauser was re-nominated. Controversial was the nomination of the duo Kathrin Kadelbach and Friederike Belcher in sailing, narrowly prevailed in the team 's internal qualification against Susann Beucke and Tina Lutz. The dominated Duo complained a court to be also of the German Sailing Association ( DSV) proposed for nomination, so that the final decision would have been the DOSB. The request was rejected. Reason for the action was an alleged deprivation at the final qualifying regatta, the World Championships in Perth. Since Kadelbach and Belcher led in the national championship, they did not sail on placement, but tried to prevent a good placement of their adversaries. The fact that this race tactics allowed the World Cup regatta of the ISAF was not decided until a few days before, which was the duo Kadelbach and Belcher, but not their adversaries known.

Target agreements

Shortly before the end of the games target agreements had become known that the DOSB had closed in 2008 with the professional organizations. This one went from 2012 of 86 medals, including 28 gold medals. Some of these requirements as in swimming with a instead of eight or shooting with no place five medals were clearly missed. Further medals were included, although neither had the Ladies yet qualified the men's team for the games, for example in handball. Publication of the figures was only after two journalists with a lawsuit, which they wanted to achieve the release in court were right. DOSB President Thomas Bach described the debate as a misunderstanding of a wrong choice of words. It should never have gone to target agreements but funding agreements. All participants had consequently been aware that any medals contained in the agreement could not be obtained and there was " no intention to attack China in the medals table ."

Public, media and politics attended the agreements largely illusory on what caused a general debate on the promotion of sport in Germany. This was initiated before the games of the fencer Imke Duplitzer and in the further course of the Matches for various other athletes who, like the Olympic champion Robert Harting and Sebastian Brendel saw far below promotes in Germany, was added. At the end of the German athletes won a greater number of medals than four years ago in Beijing, but where more gold medals were won.

Medals

Medal Tally

Medalist

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Performance Fees

For the most successful athletes were by the German Sports Aid Foundation - premiums for the runners awarded to eighth place - like in previous games: 15,000 euros for winning a gold medal, 10,000 for silver, 7500 for bronze, 4th rank 4000, 5. rank 3,000, 2,500 6th place, 7th place 2000, 8th place 1500. This left the premiums unchanged since Sidney 2000. Overall, the foundation poured over 1.25 million euros from to successful athletes.

Participants by sport

As a spiritual preparation and pastoral accompaniment for all German athletes traveled with the minister Hans -Gerd bulk and Thomas Weber.

Badminton

Beach volleyball

Archery

Boxing

Fencing

Hockey

Weightlifting

Judo

Canoe

Canoe Racing

Canoe Slalom

Athletics

Robert Harting won the first gold medal in athletics for a German team for twelve years.

Running and walking

* Without the use

Benjamin Jonas replaced on July 26, the injured Niklas Zender, but did not in the relay used.

Jumping and throwing

More fight

Modern Pentathlon

Cycling

Train

More fight

Road

Mountain bike

Robert Förstemann received the third quota place in the mountain, but stepped on the web.

BMX

As a substitute Daniel serpent was nominated.

Riding

Wrestling

Rowing

As a substitute Lisa Schmidla, Mathias Rocher, Philipp Naruhn, Jonathan Koch and Florian Eichner were nominated.

Swimming

The German team won for the first time in 80 years, no medal in the pool swimming competitions.

Sailing

Fleet Race

Taekwondo

Tennis

Table tennis

Triathlon

Gymnastics

As a substitute is provided in the men's Thomas Taranu, but was not officially nominated by the DOSB.

Rhythmic Gymnastics

Trampolining

Volleyball

Diving

Investiture

Late June to early July was held the investiture of the German Olympic team in Mainz ( Kurmainz barracks ). Main sponsors of the garment were Adidas, Bogner and Sioux. Athletes and accompanying officials received about 50 pieces of equipment from the invasion of clothing, jackets, pants, belts, caps, shoes, bags, toiletries, electric toothbrushes up to shower gel. The items were shipped directly from the garment to London.

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