Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Germany at the
2008 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGER
NOCGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Beijing
Competitors463 in 26 sports
Flag bearers Dirk Nowitzki (opening)
Katrin Wagner-Augustin (closing)
Medals
Ranked 5th
Gold
16
Silver
11
Bronze
14
Total
41
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 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A total of 439 athletes were nominated to participate in the Games.[1][2] The German Olympic Sports Confederation (German: Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund, DOSB) nominated athletes on 29 May, 23 June and 15 July 2008. Reaching the qualification standard set by the relevant sport's international governing body did not automatically mean that the athlete was nominated for Beijing, as the DOSB had stricter qualification standards.[citation needed] An athlete needed to have a somewhat realistic chance for a top 12 position. An exception to this are the team events, as the number of competing teams is already very limited through the IOC standards, and a chance for a respective place is already given by the qualification.

  1. ^ "Mit Nowitzki und Ciolek - DOSB-Team umfasst 437 Athleten", DOSB, 21 July 2008.
  2. ^ [1], DOSB, 23 July 2008.