Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Germany competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. A total of 439 athletes were nominated to participate in the Games. The German Olympic Sports Confederation nominated athletes on 29 May, 23 June and 15 July 2008.
Reaching the qualification standard set by the relevant sport's international governing body did not automatically mean that the athlete was nominated for Beijing, as the DOSB had stricter qualification standards. An athlete needed to have a somewhat realistic chance for a top 12 position. An exception to this are the team events, as the number of competing teams is already very limited through the IOC standards, and a chance for a respective place is already given by the qualification.
Athletics
;Men;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – [Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's|Men's decathlon|Decathlon]
;Women
;Track & road events
;Field events
;Combined events – [Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Triathlon at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's|Women's heptathlon|Heptathlon]
| Athlete | Event | 200 m | 800 m | Final | Rank | |||||
| Sonja Kesselschläger | Result | 13.50 | 1.77 | 14.33 | 25.50 | 6.04 | 44.28 | 2:15.94 | 6140 | 16* |
| Sonja Kesselschläger | Points | 1050 | 941 | 816 | 841 | 862 | 750 | 880 | 6140 | 16* |
| Jennifer Oeser | Result | 13.57 | 1.80 | 13.62 | 24.67 | 6.16 | 47.53 | 2:11.33 | 6360 | 11* |
| Jennifer Oeser | Points | 1040 | 978 | 769 | 917 | 899 | 812 | 945 | 6360 | 11* |
| Lilli Schwarzkopf | Result | 13.73 | 1.80 | 14.61 | 25.25 | 5.96 | 51.88 | 2:10.91 | 6379 | 8* |
| Lilli Schwarzkopf | Points | 1017 | 978 | 835 | 864 | 837 | 897 | 951 | 6379 | 8* |
Basketball
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
Canoeing
Sprint
;Men;Women
Qualification Legend: QS = Qualify to semi-final; QF = Qualify directly to final
Cycling
Road
;Men;Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Judith Arndt | Road race | 3:33:51 | 41 |
| Judith Arndt | Time trial | 35:59.77 | 6 |
| Hanka Kupfernagel | Road race | 3:33:25 | 39 |
| Hanka Kupfernagel | Time trial | 36:35.05 | 11 |
| Trixi Worrack | Road race | 3:32:52 | 20 |
Track
;Sprint;Pursuit
;Keirin
;Omnium
Mountain biking
;Men| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Manuel Fumic | Men's cross-country | 2:01:16 | 11 |
| Wolfram Kurschat | Men's cross-country | 33 | |
| Moritz Milatz | Men's cross-country | 2:02:59 | 16 |
| Adelheid Morath | Women's cross-country | 2:02:25 | 18 |
| Sabine Spitz | Women's cross-country | 1:45:11 |
Diving
;Men;Women
Equestrian
Dressage
After the Grand Prix, the score of each individual rider is cleared, meaning only the scores of the Grand Prix Special and the Grand Prix Freestyle add up to the final score and are relevant for the rank of a rider in the individual competition. Only the 15 best riders of the Grand Prix Special advance to the Freestyle.Eventing
Only a certain number of individual riders are allowed to advance to the final and of one nation, maximal three individual riders can advance. The riders who did not advance to the individual final are ranked after all of the riders who did, their final rank being determined by their total penalties gained in the competition up to that point.
Fencing
;Men;Women
Field hockey
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Semifinal
;Gold medal match
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Semifinal
;Bronze medal match
Football
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
;Quarterfinals
;Semifinals
;Bronze medal game
;Final rank
Gymnastics
Artistic
;Men;Team
;Individual finals
;Women
;Team
;Individual finals
Handball
Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
Women's tournament
;Roster;Group play
Judo
;Men;Women
Rowing
;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
;Men;Women
;Open
M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled
Shooting
;Men;Women
Swimming
;Men;Women
Table tennis
;Singles;Team
Triathlon
| Athlete | Event | Swim | Trans 1 | Bike | Trans 2 | Run | Total Time | Rank |
| Jan Frodeno | Men's | 18:14 | 0:26 | 59:01 | 0:26 | 30:46 | 1:48:53.28 | |
| Christian Prochnow | Men's | 18:23 | 0:26 | 58:56 | 0:27 | 58:56 | 1:50:33.90 | 15 |
| Daniel Unger | Men's | 18:25 | 0:27 | 58:49 | 0:27 | 31:35 | 1:49:43.78 | 6 |
| Anja Dittmer | Women's | 20:16 | 0:30 | 1:06:08 | 0:33 | 38:18 | 2:05:45.86 | 33 |
| Ricarda Lisk | Women's | 20:00 | 0:30 | 1:04:12 | 0:39 | 36:46 | 2:02:07.75 | 15 |
| Christiane Pilz | Women's | 20:00 | 0:33 | 1:04:09 | 0:35 | 38:29 | 2:03:46.82 | 26 |
Volleyball
Indoor
Germany entered a team in the men's tournament. The team lost all games but one in the group play, and did not advance, finishing tied for 9th place.Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
Water polo
Germany participated in the men's tournament, where the team finished in 10th place.Men's tournament
;Roster;Group play
All times are China Standard Time.
;Classification semi-final
;Classification 9th–10th
Wrestling
;Men's freestyle;Men's Greco-Roman
;Women's freestyle