None of the women won an individual medal, with Rosenberg finishing 0.2 seconds behind the bronze medalist in the final to take fourth place.

It then had the fastest time in the semifinals, taking sole possession of the Olympic record.

The top four German cyclists had a combined time that placed them 6th of the 15 teams.

It was Germany's third appearance in diving, with two of the top divers who had represented the nation in 1908 returning.

Round of 16 Consolation quarterfinals Consolation semifinals Leipzig University had organised a trip to the Olympics for some of its sports students so that they could undertake academic studies of the various sports disciplines.

Leipzig University then applied for and was granted permission to provide a team of its students, led by the academic gymnastics teacher Hermann Kuhr [de].

Wilhelm Brülle, Johannes Buder, Walter Engelmann, Arno Glockauer, Walter Jesinghaus, Karl Jordan, Rudolf Körner, Heinrich Pahner, Kurt Reichenbach, Johannes Reuschle, Carl Richter, Hans Roth, Adolf Seebaß, Eberhard Sorge, Alexander Sperling, Alfred Staats, Hans Werner, Martin Worm Germany had one competitor in the first Olympic pentathlon competition.

(The scoring system was point-for-place in each of the five events, with the smallest point total winning.)

The two German eights boats met in the quarterfinals, with the winner of that race going on to win a bronze medal.

Germany won its first Olympic shooting medals with a silver in the individual trap (by Alfred Goeldel) and a bronze in the team clay pigeons.

The lone German woman, Köring, was the most successful German player, taking the silver medal in her outdoor singles competition and winning the gold along with Schomburgk in the outdoor mixed doubles.

Gerstäcker had the best performance from among the Germans, taking the nation's first medal since 1896 when he placed second in the featherweight class.