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Germany at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Germany at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Sporting event delegation

Germany competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for four athletes in sailing events. They also qualified athletes in archery, cycling, equestrian, paracanoeing, paratriathlon, rowing and wheelchair basketball.

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Funding

One source of funding and support for Germany's Paralympic efforts through to the Rio Games is a local partnership with Allianz.[2]

Disability classifications

Main article: Disability sport classification

Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis.[3][4] Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.[5]

Medalists

Main article: 2016 Summer Paralympics medal table
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Archery

Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Jennifer Hess earned Germany a spot at the Rio Games following her performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. She qualified the country after her performance in the recurve women's open event. Uwe Herter earned Germany a second spot in the W1 men's event.[6]

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Athletics

Men
Track & road events
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Field events
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Women
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Paracanoe

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Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Germany qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[7][8]

Road

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Track

Pursuit
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Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Germany were one of three nations to qualify a team for dressage via their results at the 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games, where they won the bronze medal in the team event.[9][10][11] The country earned an additional individual slot via the Para Equestrian Individual Ranking List Allocation method following the suspension of Russia, and France Finland not using one of their allocated spots.[11]

  • Team Dressage – 4 quota places
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Goalball

Main article: Goalball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Germany's men enter the tournament ranked 15th in the world.[12]

The following is the Germany roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[13]

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Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Hosts
8 September 2016
13:15		 Algeria  0–10  Germany Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nejc Jakic (SLO), Daniel Voltan (BRA)
Report Horauf 5
Feistle 4
Steiger 1
10 September 2016
17:30		 Germany  5–7  Canada Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Vilma Basinkaite (LTU), Raili Sipura (FIN)
Feistle 5 Report Gaulin 6
Nesbitt 1
12 September 2016
09:00		 Sweden  9–5  Germany Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bülent Kimyon (TUR), Dawna Christy (CAN)
Björkstrand 4
Seremeti 3
Gahne 2		 Report Feistle 3
Horauf 2
13 September 2016
10:15		 Germany  4–10  Brazil Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Rudi Janssen (BEL), Raili Sipura (FIN)
Feistle 2
Horauf 2		 Report Sousa 4
Moreno 2
Celente 2
de Melo 2
Quarterfinal
14 September 2016
12:00		 United States  7–6  Germany Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Daniel Voltan (BRA), Patricia Fras (SLO)
Merren 3
Hamilton 3
Kusku 1		 Report Steiger 3
Feistle 2
Horauf 1

Judo

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Paratriathlon

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Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. Germany qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the LTA Mixed Coxed Four event with a seventh-place finish in a time of 03:30.920.[14][15]

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Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Germany qualified a boat for two of the three sailing classes at the Games through their results at the 2014 Disabled Sailing World Championships held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Places were earned in the solo 2.4mR event and a crew also qualified for the three-person Sonar class.[16]

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Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The first opportunity to qualify for shooting at the Rio Games took place at the 2014 IPC Shooting World Championships in Suhl. Shooters earned spots for their NPC. Germany earned a qualifying spot at this event in the R3 – 10Mm Air Rifle Prone Mixed SH1 event as a result of the performance Natascha Hiltrop. It was the only qualification spot Germany earned at the event.[17][18][19]

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was also available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Norbert Nau in the R1 – 10mAir Rifle Standing Men SH1 event.[18][20]

The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, Joseph Neumaier earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R1 - Men's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 event.[18][21]

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Bernhard Fendt earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R6- Mixed 50m Rifle Prone SH1 event. Elke Seeiger gave Germany their last direct qualification spot for the Rio Games in shooting with her performance in the R8 - Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions event.[18][22]

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Sitting volleyball

Main article: Sitting volleyball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

By finishing as runners-up in the European championship in Warendorf, Germany, Germany men's national sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics as Bosnia and Herzegovina men's national sitting volleyball team had already qualified for Rio.[23]

Men

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(H) Host
9 September 2016
14:00		 Egypt  3–2  Germany Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(18–25, 21–25, 25–22, 25–14, 15–7)
Report
11 September 2016
18:30		 United States  2–3  Germany Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(25–20, 15–25, 10–25, 25–23, 10–15)
Report
13 September 2016
20:30		 Germany  1–3  Brazil Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(26–24, 23–25, 18–25, 12–25)
Report
Classification 5th / 6th
16 September 2016
15:30		  Germany 1–3  Ukraine Riocentro - Pavilion 6, Rio de Janeiro
(21–25, 25–22, 19–25, 23–25)
Report

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Daniela Schulte earned Germany a spot after winning silver in the Women's 100m Freestyle S11.[24][25]

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Table tennis

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Wheelchair basketball

Main article: Wheelchair basketball at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Men

The Germany men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[26]

Group stage

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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Brazil 3 pts, +11 PD; Germany 3 pts, +6 PD; Iran 3 pts, −17 PD
8 September 2016
18:00
Germany  63–69  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 14–14, 22–10, 15–23
Pts: Halouski 22
Rebs: Halouski 11		 Pts: Ebrahimi 30
Rebs: Abedi 11
Asts: Ebrahimi 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Sebastian Gauthier
9 September 2016
09:30
United States  77–52  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 15–11, 24–15, 21–10, 17–15
Pts: Scott 15
Rebs: Serio 6
Asts: Paye, Serio 6		 Pts: Bohme 26
Rebs: Halouski 8
Asts: Bienek 5
Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Matt Wells
10 September 2016
18:00
Germany  97–41  Algeria
Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 32–3, 33–16, 20–8
Pts: Bohme 29
Rebs: Bienek 8
Asts: Bienek 11		 Pts: Guedoun 22
Rebs: Guedoun 8
Asts: Guedoun 6
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Alexandre Lapointe
11 September 2016
12:15
Great Britain  66–52  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 19–12, 18–15, 17–13
Pts: Sagar 21
Rebs: Choudhry 7
Asts: Sagar, Choudhry 4		 Pts: Passiwan 18
Rebs: Bohme 10
Asts: Passiwan 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Toma Pajer
12 September 2016
21:45
Brazil  61–73  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 8–15, 19–18, 18–21, 16–19
Pts: Da Silva 21
Rebs: De Miranda 12
Asts: Dos Santos 7		 Pts: Bohme 26
Rebs: Bohme 13
Asts: Bohme 7
Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Philip Haines

Quarterfinal

14 September 2016
11:45
Spain  70–66  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 15–19, 14–13, 22–13
Pts: A. Zarzuela, García 22
Rebs: A. Zarzuela 18
Asts: García 13		 Pts: Halouski 21
Rebs: Halouski 15
Asts: Bienek 8
Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bill Kuerzi

Women

The Germany women's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[26] As hosts, Brazil got to choose which group they were put into. They were partnered with Algeria, who would be put in the group they did not choose. Brazil chose Group A, which included Canada, Germany, Great Britain and Argentina. Algeria ended up in Group B with the United States, the Netherlands, France and China.[27]

Group stage

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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. Head-to-head record: Germany 3 pts, +9 PD; Great Britain 3 pts, −2 PD; Canada 3 pts, −7 PD
9 September 2016
15:15
Germany  77–32  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 23–2, 22–11, 18–8, 14–11
Pts: Mohnen 21
Rebs: Mohnen, Miller 7
Asts: Mohnen, Zeyen 7		 Pts: Almeida 7
Rebs: Almeida, Assuncao 4
Asts: Assuncao, Costa, Martins, Almeida 1
Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Tomas Pajer
10 September 2016
11:45
Great Britain  50–45  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 10–7, 12–4, 14–17
Pts: Freeman, Conroy 14
Rebs: Freeman 9
Asts: Freeman 9		 Pts: Mohnen 17
Rebs: Miller, Zeyen, Mohnen 6
Asts: Welin, Zeyen, Schunemann, Mohnen 3
Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Juan Uruneula
11 September 2016
10:00
Germany  68–54  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 9–17, 16–11, 23–12
Pts: Mohnen 23
Rebs: Breuer 8
Asts: Mohnen 9		 Pts: Cindy Ouellet 23
Rebs: Cindy Ouellet 6
Asts: McLachan, Harnock 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Adam Froczak
12 September 2016
9:00
Argentina  20–59  Germany
Scoring by quarter: 6–21, 2–11, 12–17, 0–10
Pts: Pallares 8
Rebs: Pallares 10
Asts: Pallares 2		 Pts: Schunemann 20
Rebs: Schunemann 18
Asts: Schunemann, Gross 5
Carioca Arena 1, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Celine Villard

Quarterfinal

13 September 2016
15:15
Germany  76–28  France
Scoring by quarter: 14–5, 20–11, 16–3, 26–9
Pts: Miller 22
Rebs: Schunemann 14
Asts: Schunemann 14		 Pts: Etavard-Glemp 8
Rebs: Menard 7
Asts: Etavard-Glemp 2
Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Bill Kuerzi

Semifinal

15 September 2016
15:15
Germany  55–45  Netherlands
Scoring by quarter: 14–4, 11–8, 7–15, 23–18
Pts: Miller 25
Rebs: Miller, Mohnen 12
Asts: Mohnen 7		 Pts: Visser 10
Rebs: Beijer 13
Asts: Huitzing 4
Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Juan Urunuela

Gold medal match

16 September 2016
17:30
Germany  45–62  United States
Scoring by quarter: 12–14, 5–15, 12–20, 16–13
Pts: Schunemann 13
Rebs: Miller 9
Asts: Schunemann 6		 Pts: Murray 33
Rebs: Hollermann 12
Asts: Hollermann 8
Rio Olympic Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Juan Urunuela

Wheelchair fencing

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Wheelchair tennis

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Katharina Krüger qualified for Rio in the women's singles event.[28]

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See also

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