Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Germany is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris from 26 July to 11 August 2024. It will be the nation's eighteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games, except for 1920 and 1924, as the nation's role for World War I,1948 as the nation's role for World War II. From 1956 through 1964, Germans competed as part of the member as United Team of Germany (UTG), in 1968, the team was split into two teams West Germany and East Germany. West Germany boycotted the 1980 games, as part of American-led boycott, and then returned in 1984. East Germany boycotted the 1984 games, as part of Soviet-led boycott, and in 1988, East Germany returned for the last time. One year after the fall of the Berlin Wall, West and East Germany re-united as one country as the reunification in 1990, and it has participated in every Summer Olympics since 1992 games in Barcelona.

German Olympic Sports Confederation appointed Olaf Tabor as the nation's chef de mission for Paris 2024.

Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Archery
German entered four archers into the games. The first German qualified for the games by virtue of gold-medal victory in men's recurve individual events at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland. Another German's fielded a full-squad of women's team by virtue of their gold-medal victory at the 2023 World Championships in Berlin, Germany.

Athletics
German track and field athletes achieved the entry standards for Paris 2024, either by passing the direct qualifying mark (or time for track and road races) or by world ranking, in the following events (a maximum of 3 athletes each):


 * Key
 * Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
 * Q = Qualified for the next round
 * q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
 * NR = National record
 * N/A = Round not applicable for the event
 * Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round


 * Track and road events
 * Men


 * Women


 * Mixed


 * Field events
 * Men


 * Women


 * Combined events – Men's decathlon

Combined event – Women's heptathlon

Badminton
Germany entered four badminton players into the Olympic tournament based on the BWF Race to Paris Rankings.

5×5 basketball
Summary

Men's tournament
The Germany men's basketball team qualified for the games by virtue of their results through the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Okinawa, as one the highest two ranks from European zone.


 * Team roster


 * Group play

Women's tournament
The Germany women's national basketball team qualified for the games by placing in the top three at the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belém, Brazil.


 * Team roster


 * Group play

3×3 basketball
Summary

Women's tournament
The German women's 3x3 team qualified for the Olympics by finishing in the top three at the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Debrecen, Hungary.


 * Team roster
 * Svenja Brunckhorst
 * Sonja Greinacher
 * Elisa Mevius
 * Marie Reichert


 * Group play

Boxing
Germany entered two boxers into the Olympic tournament. Nelvie Tiafack (men's super heavyweight) and Maxi Klötzer (women's flyweight) qualified themself to Paris by winning the quota bouts round at the 2024 World Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 in Busto Arsizio, Italy.

Slalom
Germany entered four boats into the slalom competition, for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in London, Great Britain.

Sprint
Germany canoeists qualified eight boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.


 * Men

Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
 * Women

Road
Germany entered five road cyclists (two male and three female). Germany qualified two male and three female through the UCI Nation Ranking and 2023 World Championships in Glasgow, Great Britain.

Track
Germany obtained a full spots for men's and women's track events, following the release of the final UCI Olympic rankings.


 * Sprint

Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
 * Team sprint


 * Pursuit


 * Keirin


 * Omnium


 * Madison

Mountain biking
German mountain bikers qualified for two men's and one women's quota places into the Olympic cross-country race, as a result of the nation's sixth-place finish for men and ninth-place finish for women respectively, in the UCI Olympic Ranking List of 28 May 2024.

Freestyle
Germany received one quota spot for Women's BMX freestyle at the Olympics, as a result of being the 2nd best non-qualified NOC at the 2022 UCI Urban Cycling World Championships.

Race
Germany qualified a men's quota in BMX racing after getting the unused host country quota as the 11th-ranked country in the BMX Olympic ranking and a women's quota via the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships.

Diving
German divers secured six quota places in their respective events for Paris 2024. Two of them successfully won gold medals each in the men's individual springboard and platform for Paris 2024, following their successful gold-medal triumphs at the 2023 European Games in Rzeszów, Poland;. two spots were awarded to the female German divers after advancing to the top twelve final in the women's individual platform at the 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan; and two more spots awarded through synchronized men's platform and synchronized women's springboard after becoming the four highest synchronized divers, not yet qualified, at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar.

Equestrian
Germany entered a full squad of equestrian riders each to the team dressage, eventing, and jumping competitions through a top-seven finish in dressage and top-five in jumping the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark, and through a top-six finish at the Eventing Worlds on the same year in Pratoni del Vivaro, Italy.

Dressage
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final based on position in group; q = Qualified for the final based on overall position

Fencing
Germany entered two fencers into the Olympic competition, with Matyas Szabo and Anne Sauer claiming a spot as one of the two highest-ranked fencers vying for qualification from Europe in the FIE Adjusted Official Rankings.

Field hockey
Key:
 * Summary
 * FT – After full-time.
 * P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Men's tournament
Germany men's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics after a top three finish at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Muscat, Oman.

Head coach: André Henning
 * Team roster



Reserves:
 * Malte Hellwig
 * Paul-Philipp Kaufmann
 * Alexander Stadler (GK)


 * Group play

Women's tournament
Germany women's national field hockey team qualified for the Olympics after a top three finish at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Ranchi, India.


 * Team roster


 * Group play

Football
Key:
 * Summary
 * A.E.T – After extra time.
 * P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Women's tournament
For the first time since 2016, Germany women's football team qualified for the Olympics by winning the third place play-off match of the 2024 UEFA Women's Nations League Finals in Heerenveen, Netherlands.


 * Team roster


 * Group play

Golf
Germany entered four golfers into the Olympic tournament. All of them qualified directly for the games in the men's and women's individual competitions, based on their respective world ranking performances, as the top 60 ranked players, on the IGF World Rankings.

Artistic
Germany fielded a squad of five male gymnasts and three female gymnast for Paris. All of those gymnasts qualified for the games by virtue of the results at the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.


 * Men
 * Team


 * Women
 * Individual

Rhythmic
Germany entered one rhythmic gymnast into the individual all-around tournament by winning a silver medal and securing one of the three available berths at the 2022 World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Trampoline
Germany has qualified one gymnast in the men's trampoline by virtue of a top ten finish in 2024 Olympic Games Qualification Ranking list.

Handball
Key:
 * Summary
 * ET: After extra time
 * P – Match decided by penalty-shootout.

Men's tournament
Germany men's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top two spot at the 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments in Hanover.


 * Team roster


 * Group play

Women's tournament
Germany women's national handball team qualified for the Olympics by securing a top two spot at the 2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments in Neu-Ulm.


 * Team roster


 * Group play

Judo

 * Men


 * Women


 * Mixed

Modern pentathlon
German modern pentathletes confirmed three quota places for Paris 2024. Marvin Dogue, with Annika Schleu slated to compete at her fourth straight Games on the women's side, secured a spot each in their respective individual events by finishing among the eight highest-ranked modern pentathletes eligible for qualification at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland; meanwhile Fabian Liebig qualified to compete in the men's competition through the release of final Olympic ranking.

Rowing
German rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes through the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.


 * Men

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
 * Women

Sailing
German sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2023 Sailing World Championships in The Hague, Netherlands; and 2024 Semaine Olympique Française (Last Chance Regatta) in Hyères, France. All 14 sailors were officially nominated by the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) on 24 June and 2 July 2024.


 * Elimination events

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
 * Medal race events

Shooting
German shooters achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2022 and 2023 ISSF World Championships, 2022, 2023, and 2024 European Championships, 2023 European Games, and 2024 ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament.


 * Men


 * Women


 * Mixed

Skateboarding
Germany qualified one male and female skateboarder by virtue of finishing in the Top 20 of the Olympic World Skateboarding Rankings.

Sport climbing
Germany qualified 2 male and 1 female athlete in the combined event respectively by virtue of finishing in the top 10 of the 2024 Olympic Qualifier Series.


 * Combined

Surfing
German surfers confirmed two shortboard quota place for Tahiti 2024. Camilla Kemp and Tim Elter qualified for the games, by becoming one of the top eight female surfer; and one of the top six male surfer, not yet qualified, at the 2024 ISA World Surfing Games in Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

Swimming
German swimmers achieved the entry standards in the following events for Paris 2024 (a maximum of two swimmers under the Olympic Qualifying Time (OST) and potentially at the Olympic Consideration Time (OCT)):


 * Men


 * Women


 * Mixed

Table tennis
Germany entered a full squad of male and female athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The nation's mixed doubles pair, to be officially named by DOSB at an eventual date, scored a successful gold-medal victory and secured an outright berth at the 2023 European Games in Kraków, Poland. Germany entered three women athletes by winning the 2023 STUPA European Table Tennis Championship in Malmö, Sweden; and three men by advancing to the quarter-finals round at the 2024 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Busan, South Korea.


 * Men


 * Women


 * Mixed

Taekwondo
Germany entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. 2022 world bronze medalist Lorena Brandl qualified directly for the women's heavyweight category (+67 kg) by finishing among the top eight taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings qualifiying period in December 2023.

Tennis

 * Men


 * Women


 * Mixed

Triathlon
Germany confirmed six quota places (two per gender) in the triathlon events for Paris, following the nation's successful gold-medal triumph at the 2023 Mixed Relay World Championships in Hamburg; and through the release of final qualification ranking.


 * Individual


 * Relay

Beach
German men's and women's pairs qualified for Paris based on the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Ranking.

Indoor

 * Summary

Men's tournament
Germany men's volleyball team qualified for Paris by securing an outright berth as one of the two highest-ranked nations at the Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


 * Team roster


 * Group play

Wrestling
Germany qualified seven wrestlers for the following classes into the Olympic competition. Luisa Niemesch qualified for the games by virtue of top five results through the 2023 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia; Sandra Paruszewski and Jello Krahmer qualified for the games after winning their semifinal match through the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Baku, Azerbaijan; meanwhile Anastasia Blayvas and Erik Thiele qualified for the games through the 2024 World Qualification Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. Lucas Lazogianis and Annika Wendle joined the squads due to reallocations of Individual Neutral Athletes quotas.

Key:
 * VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
 * VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
 * PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
 * PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
 * ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
 * SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.


 * Freestyle


 * Greco-Roman