Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Germany is expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games have been postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It will be the nation's eighth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympic Games after its reunification in 1990.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Note that reserves in field hockey, football, and handball are not counted:Sport | Men | Women | Total |
Archery | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Athletics | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canoeing | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Cycling | 12 | 10 | 22 |
Diving | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Equestrian | TBD | TBD | 9 |
Fencing | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Field hockey | 16 | 16 | 32 |
Football | 18 | 0 | 18 |
Gymnastics | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Karate | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Modern pentathlon | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Rowing | 18 | 4 | 22 |
Sailing | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Shooting | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Sport climbing | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swimming | 17 | 15 | 32 |
Table tennis | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Taekwondo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Wrestling | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Total | 117 | 82 | 208 |
Archery
Three German archers qualified for the women's events by reaching the quarterfinal stage of the women's team recurve at the 2019 World Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.Athletics
German athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events :;Track & road events
Boxing
Germany entered one male boxer into the Olympic tournament. Chechnya-born Hamsat Shadalov scored a round-of-16 victory to secure a spot in the men's featherweight division at the 2020 European Qualification Tournament in London, United Kingdom.Canoeing
Slalom
German canoeists qualified one boat for each of the following classes through the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain.Sprint
German canoeists qualified a total of six boats in each of the following distances for the Games through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA = Qualify to final ; FB = Qualify to final B
Cycling
Road
Germany entered a squad of eight riders to compete in their respective Olympic road races, by virtue of their top 50 national finish and top 22 in the UCI World Ranking.;Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
Road race | |||
Time trial | |||
Road race | |||
Time trial | |||
Road race | |||
Road race |
;Women
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Time trial | |||
Road race | |||
Time trial | |||
Road race | |||
Road race |
Track
Following the completion of the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, German riders accumulated spots for both men and women in team sprint, team pursuit, and madison, as well as the men's omnium, based on their country's results in the final UCI Olympic rankings. As a result of their place in the men's and women's team sprint, Germany won its right to enter two riders in both men's and women's sprint and men's and women's keirin.;Sprint
;Team sprint
Qualification legend: FA=Gold medal final; FB=Bronze medal final
;Pursuit
;Keirin
Athlete | Event | 1st Round | Repechage | 2nd Round | 3rd Round | Final |
Athlete | Event | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank | Rank |
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Women's keirin |
;Omnium
;Madison
Athlete | Event | Points | Laps | Rank |
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| Women's madison |
Diving
Germany entered two divers into the Olympic competition by finishing in the top twelve of their respective events at the 2019 FINA World Championships.Equestrian
German equestrians qualified a full squad each in the team dressage, eventing, and jumping competitions by virtue of a top-six finish at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon, North Carolina, United States.Dressage
Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified for the final; q = Qualified for the final as a lucky loserEventing
Jumping
Fencing
German fencers qualified a full squad in the men's team sabre by finishing among the top four nations in the FIE Olympic Team Rankings, while the men's foil team claimed the spot, as the highest-ranked nation from the European zone outside the world's top four.Field hockey
;SummaryMen's tournament
qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven tickets available and defeating Austria in a playoff at the Mönchengladbach leg of the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.;Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 16 players
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Women's tournament
qualified for the Olympics by securing one of the seven tickets available and defeating Italy in a playoff at the Mönchengladbach leg of the 2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers.;Team roster
- Women's team event – 1 team of 16 players
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Football
;SummaryMen's tournament
qualified for the Games by advancing to the semi-final stage of the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Italy.;Team roster
- Men's team event – 1 team of 18 players
Gymnastics
Artistic
Germany fielded a full squad of four gymnasts in each the women's and men's artistic gymnastics events by finishing in the top nine nations eligible for qualification in the team all-around at the 2019 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Stuttgart.;Men
;Team
;Women
;Team
Karate
Germany entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. 2018 world champion Jonathan Horne qualified directly for the men's kumite +75-kg category by finishing among the top four karateka at the end of the combined WKF Olympic Rankings.Modern pentathlon
German athletes qualified for the following spots in the modern pentathlon at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Patrick Dogue and two-time veteran Annika Schleu confirmed one of the eight Olympic places available each in the men's and women's event, respectively, through the 2019 European Championships in Bath, England.Rowing
Germany qualified six boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Olympic regatta, with the majority of crews confirming Olympic places for their boats at the 2019 FISA World Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.;Men
;Women
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A ; FB=Final B ; FC=Final C ; FD=Final D ; FE=Final E ; FF=Final F ; SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
German sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, and the continental regattas.;Men
;Women
;Mixed
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race
Shooting
German shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, European Championships or Games, and European Qualifying Tournament, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score by 31 May 2020.Sport climbing
Germany entered two sport climbers into the Olympic tournament. Alex Megos qualified directly for the men's combined event, by advancing to the final and securing one of the seven provisional berths at the 2019 IFSC World Championships in Hachioji, Japan. Meanwhile, Jan Hojer finished in the top six of those eligible for qualification at the IFSC World Qualifying Event in Toulouse, France, earning a quota place and joining with Megos on the German roster.Swimming
German swimmers further achieved qualifying standards in the following events, and potentially 1 at the Olympic Selection Time ): To assure their selection to the Olympic team, swimmers must attain the federation's qualifying standard in their respective events at any FINA-sanctioned meet between 1 January and 3 May 2020 and at the German Olympic Trials in Berlin.;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Table tennis
Germany entered six athletes into the table tennis competition at the Games. The men's and women's teams secured their respective Olympic berths by winning the gold medal each at the 2019 European Games in Minsk, Belarus, permitting a maximum of two starters to compete each in the men's and women's singles tournament, as well as the inaugural mixed doubles.;Men
;Women
;Mixed
Taekwondo
Germany entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Games. 2017 world champion Alexander Bachmann qualified directly for the men's heavyweight category by finishing among the top five taekwondo practitioners at the end of the WT Olympic Rankings.Wrestling
Germany qualified five wrestlers for each of the following classes into the Olympic competition; all of whom finished among the top six to book Olympic spots in the men's Greco-Roman and women's freestyle at the 2019 World Championships.;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle