A total of 441 athletes, 250 men and 191 women, competed in 27 sports, and were nominated by DOSB at four occasions.

Eventing rider Bettina Hoy originally claimed a gold medal for herself and the German team, but three countries filed an appeal on the FEI Ground Jury, that overturned the judges' decision to nullify her original results.

Therefore, the German eventing team finished outside the medals in fourth place, and Hoy claimed a ninth spot overall in the official results.

The following is the German roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

[8] Head coach: Bernhard Peters The following is the German roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Each of the three improved upon their ranking from four years earlier, while the two rookie men also had solid races.

[12] Head coach: Lee Hee-wan The following is the German roster in the men's water polo tournament of the 2004 Summer Olympics.