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Germany at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Germany competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960.

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:

Archery

Germany earned one quota place at the 2019 Para Archery World Championships held in Den Bosch, Netherlands.

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Athletics

Johannes Floors, Niko Kappel, Felix Streng, Markus Rehm, Felix Streng, Sebastian Dietz, Katrin Mueller-Rottgardt, Irmgard Bensusan, Frances Herrmann and Birgit Kober are among the athletes to represent Germany in athletics.

Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Women's field
Mixed track

Badminton

Germany has qualified a total of six para-badminton players for each of the following events into the Paralympic tournament based on the Para Badminton World Rankings.

Men
Women
Mixed

Boccia

Boris Nicolai qualified for Germany in Individual BC4 events. This is the first time that Germany will compete in this sport.

Cycling

Men's road
Women's road
Mixed road
Men's track
Women's track

Equestrian

Germany qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after reaching 1st place in the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games. The team includes Saskia Deutz, Heidemarie Dresing, Regine Mispelkamp and Steffen Zeibig.

Goalball

Men

Group stage



Judo

Four German judoka have qualified to compete at the Games.

Men
Women

Paracanoeing

Germany qualified six paracanoeists.

Paratriathlon

Rowing

Germany qualified two boats in the single sculls events for the games. Sylvia Pille-Steppat will compete in the women's single sculls by finishing sixth at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria and securing one of seventh available place. Meanwhile, Marcus Klemp will compete in the men's single sculls events by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Gavirate, Italy.

<small>Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage</small>

Shooting

Germany entered four athletes into the Paralympic competition. All of them successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2018 WSPS World Championships which was held in Cheongju, South Korea, 2018 WSPS World Cup which was held in Châteauroux, France, 2019 WSPS World Cup which was held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates and 2019 WSPS World Championships which was held in Sydney, Australia.

Sitting volleyball

Germany have qualified to compete at the Games in the sitting volleyball.

Summary

Men's tournament

Group play


Fifth Place Match

Swimming

Men
Women

Table tennis

Germany entered eight athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Thomas Schmidberger & Valentin Baus qualified from 2019 ITTF European Para Championships which was held in Helsingborg, Sweden and six other athletes via World Ranking allocation.

Men
Women

Wheelchair basketball

Germany men's team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after entered top four at the 2019 IWBF Men's European Championship.

Germany's women's team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning the bronze medal in the 2018 Wheelchair Basketball World Championship held in Hamburg, Germany.

Summary

Men

Group play

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Quarter-final
Seventh place match

Women

Group play

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Quarter-final
Semi-final
Bronze medal match

Wheelchair fencing

Maurice Schmidt and Sylvi Tauber have been selected to compete.

Men
Women

Wheelchair tennis

See also

References

External links