Germany at the Olympics

• Since 1896, when the first Olympics of the modern

era was held, Germany has participated in most

Olympic Games.

• Germany was banned from participating in the

Olympics for a time after both World Wars.

• Germany was divided into two countries from 1945

to 1990. During this time, both West Germany and

East Germany boycotted one game each due to

political reasons.

Olympics held in Germany

• Germany has hosted the Olympic Games three

times. In 1936, Germany hosted both the Winter

Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Summer

Games in Berlin.

• In 1972, Germany hosted the Summer Olympics in

Munich.

• Germany was due to host the 1916 Summer

Olympics and the 1940 Winter Olympics, but both

these games had to be cancelled due to World

Wars.

Berlin

Munich

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

German Olympic medals

• Including the Winter Games of 2010,

German athletes have won a total of 1618

medals: 528 gold, 542 silver and 548 bronze.

• At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the German

team came fifth in the medal league table,

with 16 gold, 10 silver and 15 bronze

medals.

Germany at the Paralympics

• West Germany participated in the first

international Paralympic Games, which were

held in 1960 in Rome.

• Athletes from East Germany only competed

once at the Paralympics in 1984. Since the

reunification of Germany in 1990, German

athletes have competed together again.

• Germany hosted the 1972 Summer

Paralympics in Heidelberg.

Die Olympischen Sportarten

Badminton

Basketball

Bogenschießen

Boxen

Fechten

Feldhockey

Fußball

Gewichtheben

Handball

Judo

Kanusport

Leichtathletik

Moderner Fünfkampf

Radsport

Reiten

Ringen

Rudern

Schießen

Segeln

Taekwondo

Tennis

Tischtennis

Triathlon

Turnen

Volleyball

Wassersport

German Olympics Topic PackGames, Activities and Resources to Teach German

• The enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the Olympics makes it an ideal topic for teaching German.

• The German Olympics Topic Pack contains photocopiable activities and resources which include:– Flashcards and picture flashcards– word searches, crossword puzzles and other word

games– listening activities– bingo and other games– sentence building activities– background information on Germany at the Olympics

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