Germany at the Olympics
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Since 1896, when the first Olympics of the
modern era was held, Germany has
participated in most Olympic Games.
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Germany was banned from participating in
the Olympics for a time after both World
Wars.
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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
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Germany has hosted the Olympic Games
three times. In 1936, Germany hosted both
the Winter Games in GarmischPartenkirchen and the Summer Games in
Berlin.
Berlin
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In 1972, Germany hosted the Summer
Olympics in Munich.
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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.
Munich
GarmischPartenkirchen
German Olympic medals
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Including the Winter Games of 2010,
German athletes have won a total of
1618 medals: 528 gold, 542 silver and
548 bronze.
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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
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West Germany participated in the first
international Paralympic Games, which
were held in 1960 in Rome.
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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.
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Germany hosted the 1972 Summer
Paralympics in Heidelberg.
Die Olympischen Sportarten
Badmington
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 Pack
Games, Activities and Resources to Teach German
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The enthusiasm and excitement surrounding the
Olympics makes it an ideal topic for teaching
German.
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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
For more information:
www.brilliantpublications.co.uk/book/german-olympicstopic-pack-383