Athletics
24 athletes represented Germany. It was the fifth appearance of the nation in athletics, which Germany had appeared each time the Olympics had been held. The nation finished with two medals, both silver. Hanns Braun finished with the silver in the 400 metres and Hans Liesche won the silver medal in the high jump; these silvers were Germany's best results in the 1912 athletics competition and tied Germany's best results in athletics in Olympic history to that point.
The 4x100 metre relay team tied for the best time in the preliminary heats, matching the Olympic record set earlier in that round by the Swedish team. It then had the fastest time in the semifinals, taking sole possession of the Olympic record. This new record stood even after the finals as none of the finalist teams ran a better time; Germany committed a fault passing the baton and was disqualified in the final.
Ranks given are within that athlete's heat for running events.
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Alexander Abraham | Decathlon | N/A | 2323.200 | 23 | |||
| Georg Amberger | 1500 m | N/A | 4:27.0 | 3 | Did not advance | ||
| Otto Bäurle | Triple jump | N/A | 13.52 | 14 | Did not advance | ||
| Pentathlon | N/A | Elim-3 38 | 13 | ||||
| Hermann von Bönninghausen | 110 m hurdles | 17.0 | 2 | 16.0 | 3 | Did not advance | |
| Hanns Braun | 400 m | 50.6 | 1 | 49.2 | 1 | 48.3 | 2 ! |
| 800 m | ? | 2 | 1:54.6 | 2 | 1:53.0 | 6 | |
| Hermann Burkowitz | 400 m | 51.7 | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| Karl Halt | Shot put | N/A | 41.99 | 22 | Did not advance | ||
| Javelin throw | N/A | 43.71 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Pentathlon | N/A | Did not finish | |||||
| Decathlon | N/A | 6682.445 | 9 | ||||
| Max Herrmann | 100 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m | 22.9 | 1 | ? | 4 | Did not advance | ||
| 400 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Wilhelm Jahn | 800 m | 2:02.4 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Erwin Kern | 100 m | ? | 2 | ? | 5 | Did not advance | |
| Emil Ketterer | 100 m | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
| Erich Lehmann | 400 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 800 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Hans Liesche | High jump | N/A | 1.83 | 1 | 1.91 | 2 ! | |
| Georg Mickler | 1500 m | N/A | ? | 5 | Did not advance | ||
| Robert Pasemann | Long jump | N/A | 6.82 | 9 | Did not advance | ||
| Pole vault | N/A | 3.40 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
| Julius Person | 400 m | 55.4 | 1 | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||
| 800 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| Richard Rau | 100 m | 11.5 | 1 | 10.9 | 2 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m | 22.5 | 1 | 22.1 | 1 | 22.2 | 4 | |
| Otto Röhr | High jump | N/A | 1.75 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Decathlon | N/A | 2844.750 | 20 | ||||
| Erwin von Sigel | 1500 m | N/A | 4:09.3 | 1 | ? | 9-14 | |
| Gregor Vietz | 5000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | |||
| 10000 m | N/A | Did not finish | Did not advance | ||||
| Ind. cross country | N/A | 54:40.6 | 27 | ||||
| Josef Waitzer | Discus throw | N/A | 38.44 | 16 | Did not advance | ||
| Javelin throw | N/A | 43.71 | 19 | Did not advance | |||
| Pentathlon | N/A | Did not finish | |||||
| Emil Welz | Discus throw | N/A | 37.24 | 24 | Did not advance | ||
| Heinrich Wenseler | 200 m | ? | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m | ? | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
| Paul Willführ | Shot put | N/A | 10.90 | 18 | Did not advance | ||
| Discus throw | N/A | No mark | 41 | Did not advance | |||
| Javelin throw | N/A | 41.05 | 23 | Did not advance | |||
| Georg Amberger Alfred Mickler Erwin von Sigel Gregor Vietz |
3000 m team | N/A | 12 | 2 | Did not advance | ||
| Hanns Braun Hermann Burkowitz Max Herrmann Erich Lehmann |
4x400 m | N/A | 3:28.5 | 2 | Did not advance | ||
| Karl Halt Max Herrmann Erwin Kern Richard Rau |
4x100 m | 43.6 =OR | 1 | 42.3 OR | 1 | Disqualified | |
Read more about this topic: Germany At The 1912 Summer Olympics