Germany competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's sixth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics after its reunification in 1990. The German Olympic Sports Confederation (, DOSB) sent the nation's smallest delegation to the Games since its reunification. A total of 392 athletes, 218 men and 174 women, competed in 23 sports, and were nominated by DOSB on four occasions.
Germany left London with a total of 44 medals (11 gold, 20 silver, and 13 bronze), finishing sixth in the overall medal standings. Eight of these medals were awarded to the team in athletics and canoeing, six in cycling, and four each in equestrian and judo. Seven German athletes won more than a single Olympic medal in London. In team sports, the men's field hockey team managed to defend its Olympic title from Beijing, winning the gold medal against the Netherlands. For the first time since 1932, Germany did not win an Olympic medal in swimming, except for the open water marathon.
Among the nation's medalists were equestrian rider Michael Jung, who led his eventing team to win its first Olympic gold medal in London, and track cyclist Kristina Vogel, who claimed the title in the women's team sprint, along with Miriam Welte. Discus thrower and pre-Olympic favorite Robert Harting celebrated his gold medal victory by ripping off his shirt and then running a hurdle lap. Meanwhile, gymnast Marcel Nguyen won two silver medals in the men's all-around and men's parallel bars exercises. Table tennis player Dimitrij Ovtcharov led his team to win a bronze medal in the men's event. Other notable accomplishments included two gold medals won by rowers in men's eight and quadruple sculls, and three gold medals in sprint canoeing.
Medalists
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" | Medal Name Sport Event Date Sandra AuffarthMichael JungIngrid KlimkeDirk SchradePeter Thomsen Equestrian Team eventing Michael Jung Equestrian Individual eventing Filip AdamskiAndreas KuffnerEric JohannesenMaximilian ReineltRichard SchmidtLukas MüllerFlorian MennigenKristof WilkeMartin Sauer Rowing Men's eight Kristina VogelMiriam Welte Cycling Women's team sprint Karl SchulzePhilipp WendeLauritz SchoofTim Grohmann Rowing Men's quadruple sculls Robert Harting Athletics Men's discus throw Sebastian Brendel Canoeing Men's C-1 1000 m Peter KretschmerKurt Kuschela Canoeing Men's C-2 1000 m Franziska WeberTina Dietze Canoeing Women's K-2 500 m Julius BrinkJonas Reckermann Beach volleyball Men's tournament Germany men's national field hockey team Field hockey Men's tournament Britta Heidemann Fencing Women's épée Sideris Tasiadis Canoe slalom Men's slalom C-1 Ole Bischof Judo Men's 81 kg Annekatrin ThieleCarina BärJulia RichterBritta Oppelt Rowing Women's quadruple sculls Judith Arndt Cycling Women's road time trial Tony Martin Cycling Men's road time trial Kerstin Thiele Judo Women's 70 kg Marcel Nguyen Gymnastics Men's artistic individual all-around David Storl Athletics Men's shot put Lilli Schwarzkopf Athletics Heptathlon Marcel Nguyen Gymnastics Men's parallel bars Fabian Hambüchen Gymnastics Men's horizontal bar Helen LangehanenbergDorothee SchneiderKristina Sprehe Equestrian Team dressage Maximilian Levy Cycling Men's keirin Carolin LeonhardtFranziska WeberKatrin Wagner-AugustinTina Dietze Canoeing Women's K-4 500 m Christina Obergföll Athletics Women's javelin throw Thomas Lurz Swimming Men's 10 km open water Björn Otto Athletics Pole vault Sabine Spitz Cycling Women's cross-country Betty Heidler Athletics Women's hammer throw Sandra Auffarth Equestrian Individual eventing Hannes Aigner Canoeing Men's slalom K-1 Dimitrij Ovtcharov Table tennis Men's singles Dimitri Peters Judo Men's 100 kg René EndersMaximilian LevyRobert Förstemann Cycling Men's team sprint Andreas Tölzer Judo Men's +100 kg Sebastian BachmannPeter JoppichBenjamin KleibrinkAndré Weßels Fencing Men's team foil Max Hoff Canoeing Men's K-1 1000 m Martin HollsteinAndreas Ihle Canoeing Men's K-2 1000 m Timo BollDimitrij OvtcharovBastian Steger Table tennis Men's team Linda Stahl Athletics Women's javelin throw Raphael Holzdeppe Athletics Pole vault Helena Fromm Taekwondo Women's 67 kg
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Medals by sportSport TotalCanoeing3238Equestrian2114Rowing2103Athletics1528Cycling1416Beach volleyball1001Field hockey1001Judo0224Gymnastics0303Fencing0112Swimming0101Table tennis0022Taekwondo0011Total11201344
Delegation Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (DOSB) selected a team of 392 athletes, 218 men and 174 women, to compete in 23 sports; it was the nation's smallest team sent to the Olympics after its reunification in 1990. Germany qualified teams only in field hockey, and men's indoor volleyball. Athletics was the largest team by sport, with a total of 77 competitors.
The German team featured twelve defending champions from Beijing, including judoka Ole Bischof, freestyle swimmer Britta Steffen, triathlete and two-time world champion Jan Frodeno, modern pentathlete Lena Schöneborn, and weightlifter Matthias Steiner. Other notable German athletes also included swimmer and world-record holder Paul Biedermann, gymnast and pre-Olympic favorite Marcel Nguyen, track cyclist and four-time World Cup champion Maximilian Levy, and open water swimmer Thomas Lurz, bronze medalist in Beijing.
Two naturalized German athletes made their sixth Olympic appearance as individuals: Mongolian-born pistol shooter Munkhbayar Dorjsuren, who won two Olympic bronze medals (including one from Beijing), and Uzbek-born gymnast Oksana Chusovitina, who won silver in the women's vault exercises. Other naturalized athletes included Kazakh-born marathon runner Irina Mikitenko, who competed at her fifth Olympics as an individual athlete, and Georgian-born trampoline gymnast Anna Dogonadze, who represented her current nation in four consecutive Olympic Games. Pistol shooter and triple Olympic gold medalist Ralf Schumann was at his seventh appearance, having participated at every Olympic Games since 1988 (his first under the former East Germany). Rifle shooters Maik Eckhardt and Sonja Pfeilschifter, on the other hand, made their fifth Olympic appearance, although the latter had participated in the Games since 1992. Equestrian eventing rider and Olympic gold medalist Peter Thomsen, at age 51, was the oldest athlete of the team, while gymnast Janine Berger was the youngest, at age 16.
Several German athletes also came from their families, who previously competed at the Summer Olympics. Ingrid Klimke, daughter of the late Reiner Klimke, and Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum, sister-in-law of four-time gold medalist Ludger Beerbaum, followed their families' role and tradition in participating at the Olympic Games and ultimately, in winning an Olympic equestrian medal. Natascha Keller, who competed at her fifth Olympics, succeeded her family's role to lead the national team in women's field hockey. Because of her sporting success and popularity, Keller became Germany's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000, and the fourth in Olympic history.
| width=78% align=left valign=top | The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games. Note that reserves in fencing, field hockey, football, and handball are not counted as athletes: SportMenWomenTotalArchery 1 1 2Athletics 37 40 77Badminton 4 2 6Boxing 4 0 4Canoeing 15 6 21Cycling 13 12 25Diving 4 4 8Equestrian 4 9 13Fencing 7 5 12Field hockey 16 16 32Gymnastics 6 13 19Judo 6 5 11Modern pentathlon 2 2 4Rowing 28 20 48Sailing 8 4 12Shooting 9 8 17Swimming 19 11 30Table tennis 3 3 6Taekwondo 0 2 2Tennis 3 5 8Triathlon 3 3 6Volleyball 16 4 20Weightlifting 3 2 5Wrestling 3 1 4 Total 218 174 392
Archery
Germany had qualified the following archers.
AthleteEventRanking roundRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / ScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankCamilo MayrMen's individual65352 (13)L 0–6did not advanceElena RichterWomen's individual64230 (35)W 6–5 (3)L 2–6did not advance
Athletics
German athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards and DLV standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Men Track & road events AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankErik Balnuweit110 m hurdles13:776Did not advanceMatthias Bühler13:686Did not advanceArne Gabius5000 m13:28.017colspan=2 Did not advanceAndré Höhne20 km walk colspan=4 1:22:022150 km walk colspan=4 3:44:2611Alexander John110 m hurdles13:676Did not advanceChristopher Linke50 km walk colspan=4 3:49:1924Sören Ludolph800 m1:48.577Did not advanceSilvio Schirrmeister400 m hurdles50.214Did not advanceCarsten Schlangen1500 m3:41.516 Q3:38.2311did not advanceSteffen Uliczka3000 m steeplechase8:41.0813colspan=2 Did not advanceLucas JakubczykMartin KellerAlexander KosenkowJulian ReusTobias Unger4 × 100 m relay38.377colspan=2 Did not advanceKamghe GabaEric KrügerJonas PlassThomas Schneider4 × 400 m relay3:03.506colspan=2 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionRalf BartelsShot put20.0016 Did not advanceSebastian BayerLong jump7.9212 q8.105Alyn Camara7.7222Did not advanceMatthias de ZordoJavelin throw—Did not advanceTino Häber80.3912 q81.218Robert HartingDiscus throw66.222 Q68.27Raphael HolzdeppePole vault5.651 q5.91Malte Mohr5.509 q5.509Markus MünchDiscus throw59.9530Did not advanceBjörn OttoPole vault5.509 q5.91Christian ReifLong jump7.9213 Did not advanceDavid StorlShot put21.152 Q21.86Martin WierigDiscus throw64.138 q65.856
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEvent 100 m 400 m 1500 mFinalRankPascal BehrenbruchResult11.067.15 =SB15.671.9650.0414.3344.714.7064.804:37.46812610Points847850831767813932761819810696Rico FreimuthResult10.657.21 SB14.871.9048.0613.8949.11 PB4.90 PB57.374:37.6283206Points940864782714906989852880698695Jan-Felix KnobelResult11.427.0515.291.9049.8715.0346.104.40—Points7698268087148218467907310—
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankSusanne HahnMarathoncolspan=6 2:30:2232Corinna Harrer1500 m4:07.8310 qcolspan=2 4:05.707 Did not advanceSabine Krantz20 km walkcolspan=6 Gesa Felicitas Krause3000 m steeplechase9:24.911 Qcolspan=4 9:23.528Irina MikitenkoMarathoncolspan=6 2:26:4414Sabrina Mockenhaupt10000 m colspan=6 31:50.3517Antje Möldner-Schmidt3000 m steeplechase 9:26.57 4 Qcolspan=4 9:21.787Carolin Nytra100 m hurdles13.303 Q colspan=2 13.317 Did not advanceTatjana Pinto100 m colspan=2 11.394 Did not advanceCindy Roleder100 m hurdles13.064 qcolspan=2 13.027 Did not advanceVerena Sailer100 m colspan=2 11.12 3 Q 11.25 6 Did not advanceMelanie Seeger20 km walkcolspan=6 1:30:4419Anne CibisLeena GüntherYasmin KwadwoTatjana PintoVerena SailerMarion Wagner4 × 100 m relay42.693 Qcolspan=4 42.675Esther CremerMaral FeizbakhshChristiane KlopschFabienne KohlmannJanin Lindenberg4 × 400 m relay3:31.068colspan=4 Did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAriane FriedrichHigh jump1.93 SB14Did not advanceBetty HeidlerHammer throw74.443 Q77.13Kathrin Klaas74.145 Q76.05 PB5Nadine KleinertShot put18.3613Did not advanceSosthene MoguenaraLong jump6.2321Did not advanceKatharina MolitorJavelin throw62.059 Q62.896Nadine MüllerDiscus throw65.892 Q65.944Anna Rüh62.989 q61.369Julia Fischer60.2320Did not advanceChristina ObergföllJavelin throw66.142 Q65.16Lisa RyzihPole vault4.554 q4.45=6Christina SchwanitzShot put18.629 q18.4710Silke SpiegelburgPole vault4.556 q4.654Linda StahlJavelin throw64.78 SB4 Q64.91 SBMartina StrutzPole vault4.557 q4.555Josephine TerleckiShot put17.7819Did not advance
Combined events – Heptathlon