Olympic Games Record
The Olympic gold medal is the only major international title Germany has not won. Women's football debuted at the 1996 Summer Olympics and Bettina Wiegmann scored the first Olympic goal in the opening game of the tournament. However, Germany failed to progress to the knockout stage and was eliminated after Round 1. Four years later the German team won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. They again finished third at both the 2004 and the 2008 Summer Olympics.
The German team has qualified for all Women's Olympic Football Tournaments until 2008. However, they failed to qualify for the 2012 tournament as UEFA used the 2011 World Cup for qualification, and Germany ended below France and Sweden.
| Year | Result | Matches | Wins | Draws | Losses | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Round 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2000 | Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| 2004 | Third place | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| 2008 | Third place | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | 4/4 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 15 |
Read more about this topic: Germany Women's National Football Team
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