Germany at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Germany at the
2016 Summer Olympics
Germany at the; 2016 Summer Olympics
IOC code	GER
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website	www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors	422 in 27 sports
Flag bearers	Timo Boll (opening); Sebastian Brendel (closing)
Medals; Ranked 5th	Gold 17 Silver 10 Bronze 15 Total 42
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1896; 1900; 1904; 1908; 1912; 1920–1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956–1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
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 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, from 3 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after its reunification in 1990.

^ "Olympische Eröffnungsfeier: Tischtennisspieler Boll trägt die deutsche Fahne" [Olympic opening ceremony: Table tennis player Boll will carry the German flag]. Der Spiegel (in German). 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

[1] "Olympische Eröffnungsfeier: Tischtennisspieler Boll trägt die deutsche Fahne" [Olympic opening ceremony: Table tennis player Boll will carry the German flag]. Der Spiegel (in German). 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.

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