Germany competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , Netherlands . Germany returned to the Olympic Games after not being invited to both the 1920 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.[1]
Medalists
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Medal
Name
Sport
Event
Date
Gold
Lina Radke
Athletics
Women's 800 m
August 2
Gold
Carl Freiherr von Langen
Equestrian
Individual dressage
August 11
Gold
Hermann Linkenbach , Carl Freiherr von Langen ,Eugen Freiherr von Lotzbeck
Equestrian
Team dressage
August 11
Gold
Helene Mayer
Fencing
Women's foil
August 1
Gold
Kurt Moeschter , Bruno Müller
Rowing
Men's coxless pair
August 10
Gold
Hilde Schrader
Swimming
Women's 200 m breaststroke
August 9
Gold
Germany men's national water polo team
Water polo
August 11
Gold
Kurt Helbig
Weightlifting
Men's 67.5 kg
July 28
Gold
Josef Straßberger
Weightlifting
Men's +82.5 kg
July 29
Gold
Kurt Leucht
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman bantamweight
August 4
Silver
Richard Corts , Hubert Houben ,Helmut Körnig , Georg Lammers
Athletics
Men's 4 × 100 m relay
August 5
Silver
Hermann Engelhard , Richard Krebs ,Otto Neumann , Harry Werner Storz
Athletics
Men's 4 × 400 m relay
August 5
Silver
Ernst Pistulla
Boxing
Men's light heavyweight
August 11
Silver
Erwin Casmir
Fencing
Men's foil
August 11
Silver
Erich Rademacher
Swimming
Men's 200 m breaststroke
August 8
Silver
Eduard Sperling
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman lightweight
August 5
Silver
Adolf Rieger
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman light heavyweight
August 5
Bronze
Georg Lammers
Athletics
Men's 100 m
July 30
Bronze
Helmut Körnig
Athletics
Men's 200 m
August 1
Bronze
Joachim Büchner
Athletics
Men's 400 m
August 3
Bronze
Hermann Engelhard
Athletics
Men's 800 m
July 31
Bronze
Emil Hirschfeld
Athletics
Men's shot put
July 29
Bronze
Anni Holdmann , Leni Junker ,Rosa Kellner , Leni Schmidt
Athletics
Women's 4 × 100 m relay
August 5
Bronze
Hans Bernhardt , Karl Köther
Cycling
Men's tandem
August 6
Bronze
Bruno Neumann
Equestrian
Individual eventing
August 11
Bronze
Olga Oelkers
Fencing
Women's foil
August 1
Bronze
Germany national field hockey team
Field hockey
May 26
Bronze
Helmuth Kahl
Modern pentathlon
August 4
Bronze
Charlotte Mühe
Swimming
Women's 200 m breaststroke
August 9
Bronze
Hans Wölpert
Weightlifting
Men's 60 kg
July 28
Bronze
Georg Gehring
Wrestling
Men's Greco-Roman heavyweight
August 5
Athletics
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Men's Flyweight (– 50.8 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 79.4 kg)
First Round — Bye
Quarterfinals — Lost to Nils Ramm (SWE), points
Equestrian
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Roster
The following is the Germany roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 1928 Summer Olympics.[3]
Group play
Source: 1928 Official Report, p. 689(H) Hosts
Bronze Medal Match
Modern pentathlon
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Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1928. Helmuth Kahl won a bronze medal.
Swimming
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Water Polo
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Weightlifting
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Wrestling
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Art competitions
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References
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External links
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