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Germany has appeared in 22 of the 25 editions of the '''Summer Olympics'''. The nation appeared 12 times as a single country, before World War II and after re-unification. It has also appeared as two separate nations, East Germany and West Germany 7 times, with each of the two boycotting a different edition during that time. The two nations combined and appeared as a single time 3 times, as the Unified Team Of Germany .


ATHLETICS



CYCLING



FENCING


Germany first appeared in fencing in 1900, the second appearance of both the sport and the nation.


GYMNASTICS



ROWING



RUGBY


Germany took a silver medal in the first Olympic rugby competition, in 1900.


SAILING



SHOOTING



SWIMMING



TENNIS


Friedrich Traun was defeated by British player John Pius Boland in the first round of the singles tournament, then paired with him as part of a Mixed Team to win the gold medal in the doubles tournament in 1896. That medal is not counted for Germany.


WATER POLO



WEIGHTLIFTING



WRESTLING