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| Germany at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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.svg) Flag of the German Empire | |
| IOC code | GER |
| NOC | German Olympic Sports Confederation |
| Website | www |
| in Stockholm | |
| Competitors | 185 (180 men, 5 women) in 14 sports |
| Flag bearer | Karl Halt |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
| 1906 Intercalated Games ––––  Saar (1952) United Team of Germany (1956–1964) East Germany (1968–1988) West Germany (1968–1988) | |
Germany competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. 185 competitors, 180 men and 5 women, took part in 69 events in 14 sports.[1] Due to the political fallout from World War I, this was the country's last appearance until 1928.
Medalists
Gold
- Paul Günther — Diving, Men's 3m Springboard
- Albert Arnheiter, Hermann Wilker, Otto Fickeisen, Rudolf Fickeisen and Karl Leister — Rowing, Men's coxed fours
- Walter Bathe — Swimming, Men's 200m breaststroke
- Walter Bathe — Swimming, Men's 400m breaststroke
- Dorothea Köring and Heinrich Schomburgk — Tennis, Mixed doubles outdoor
Silver
- Hanns Braun — Athletics, Men's 400m
- Hans Liesche — Athletics, Men's high jump
- Albert Zürner — Diving, Men's 10m Platform
- Hans Luber — Diving, Men's 3m Springboard
- Friedrich von Rochow — Equestrian, Individual eventing
- Friedrich von Rochow, Richard Graf von Schaesberg-Tannheim, Eduard von Lütcken and Carl von Moers — Equestrian, Team eventing
- Rabod von Kröcher — Equestrian, Individual jumping
- Alfred Goeldel — Shooting, Men's Trap
- Otto Fahr — Swimming, Men's 100m backstroke
- Wilhelm Lützow — Swimming, Men's 200m breaststroke
- Wally Dressel, Louise Otto, Hermine Stindt and Grete Rosenberg — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
- Dorothea Köring — Tennis, Women's singles outdoor
- Georg Gerstäcker — Wrestling, Greco-Roman featherweight
Bronze
- Kurt Behrens — Diving, Men's 3m Springboard
- Sigismund Freyer, Wilhelm Graf von Hohenau, Ernst Deloch and Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia — Equestrian, Team jumping
- Otto Liebing, Max Bröske, Fritz Bartholomae, Willi Bartholomae, Werner Dehn, Rudolf Reichelt, Hans Matthiae, Kurt Runge and Max Vetter — Rowing, Men's eights
- Erich Graf von Bernstorff, Franz von Zedlitz und Leipe, Horst Goeldel, Albert Preuß, Erland Koch and Alfred Goeldel — Shooting, Men's Team clay pigeons
- Paul Kellner — Swimming, Men's 100m backstroke
- Paul Malisch — Swimming, Men's 200m breaststroke
- Oscar Kreuzer — Tennis, Men's singles outdoor
Aquatics
Swimming
17 swimmers, including four women, competed for Germany at the 1912 Games. It was the fourth time the nation had competed in swimming, having missed only the 1896 swimming events.
The German men took six medals, four in breaststroke events and two in backstroke. The breaststroke trio swept the 200 meter breaststroke medals, and Bathe added a second gold medal in the 400 meter event. The four women took silver in the inaugural women's relay event. None of the women won an individual medal, with Rosenberg finishing 0.2 seconds behind the bronze medalist in the final to take fourth place.
Ranks given for each swimmer are within the heat.
- Men
| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Walter Bathe | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | 3:03.4 OR | 1 Q | 3:02.2 OR | 1 Q | 3:01.8 OR | 
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| 400 m breaststroke | N/A | 6:34.6 OR | 1 Q | 6:32.0 OR | 1 Q | 6:29.6 OR |
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| Walther Binner | 100 m freestyle | Unknown | 4–6 | did not advance | |||||
| Kurt Bretting | 100 m freestyle | 1:07.0 | 2 Q | 1:04.2 | 1 Q | 1:04.6 | 1 Q | 1:05.8 | 4 |
| Otto Fahr | 100 m backstroke | N/A | 1:22.0 | 1 Q | 1:21.8 | 2 Q | 1:22.4 | 
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| Otto Groß | 100 m backstroke | N/A | 1:24.0 | 2 Q | 1:26.0 | 1 Q | 1:25.8 | 5 | |
| Paul Kellner | 100 m backstroke | N/A | 1:26.0 | 2 Q | 1:26.2 | 2 Q | 1:24.0 | 
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| Georg Kunisch | 100 m freestyle | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | |||||
| Wilhelm Lützow | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | 3:07.4 OR | 1 Q | 3:04.4 | 2 Q | 3:05.0 |
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| 400 m breaststroke | N/A | 6:49.8 | 1 Q | 6:44.6 | 1 Q | did not finish | |||
| Paul Malisch | 200 m breaststroke | N/A | 3:08.8 | 1 Q | 3:09.6 | 1 Q | 3:08.0 |
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| 400 m breaststroke | N/A | 6:47.0 OR | 1 Q | 6:47.6 | 2 Q | 6:37.0 | 4 | ||
| Walter Ramme | 100 m freestyle | 1:10.2 | 1 Q | 1:07.8 | 2 Q | 1:05.8 | 2 Q | 1:06.4 | 5 |
| Max Ritter | 100 m freestyle | 1:08.0 | 2 Q | 1:08.8 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | N/A | 5:44.6 | 1 Q | did not start | did not advance | ||||
| Oscar Schiele | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 5:57.0 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | N/A | Disqualified | did not advance | ||||||
| Erich Schultze | 100 m backstroke | N/A | 1:27.2 | 2 Q | Unknown | 5 | did not advance | ||
| Kurt Bretting Georg Kunisch Max Ritter Oscar Schiele |
4 × 200 m free relay | N/A | 10:42.2 | 2 Q | 10:37.0 | 4 | |||
- Women
| Swimmer | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Wally Dressel | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:28.6 | 3 q | 1:33.4 | 4 | did not advance | ||
| Louise Otto | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:34.4 | 2 Q | 1:32.0 | 6 | did not advance | ||
| Grete Rosenberg | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:25.0 | 1 Q | 1:29.2 | 3 q | 1:27.2 | 4 | |
| Hermine Stindt | 100 m freestyle | N/A | 1:29.2 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| Wally Dressel Louise Otto Grete Rosenberg Hermine Stindt |
4 × 100 m free relay | N/A | 6:04.6 |
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Athletics
24 athletes represented Germany. It was the fifth appearance of the nation in athletics, which Germany had appeared each time the Olympics had been held. The nation finished with two medals, both silver. Hanns Braun finished with the silver in the 400 metres and Hans Liesche won the silver medal in the high jump; these silvers were Germany's best results in the 1912 athletics competition and tied Germany's best results in athletics in Olympic history to that point.
The 4x100 metre relay team tied for the best time in the preliminary heats, matching the Olympic record set earlier in that round by the Swedish team. It then had the fastest time in the semifinals, taking sole possession of the Olympic record. This new record stood even after the finals as none of the finalist teams ran a better time; Germany committed a fault passing the baton and was disqualified in the final.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.