Usa Gymnastics Team 2008

The German Sports Union Olympics (DOSB) has designated a total of 436 athletes for the 29th Summer Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing, China. This included a total of 194 women and 242 men who will be accompanied by approximately 317 childminders. For Germany, it is already visiting 22 Summer Olympics, which they are represented in 26 of 28 sports and they hope to have much success. The team sports of baseball and softball were not able to qualify.

For the past Summer Olympics in Athens in 2004, the German team finished the race in sixth place. At that time, Germany has achieved a total of 49 medals including 14 gold, 16 silver and 19 bronze medals. The German Olympic team in 2004 included a total of 453 athletes, 17 more than the team this year. The Director General of Olympic sports Union Michael Vesper said before the Games: "We will send a powerful team in Beijing. We aim to replicate our sixth place in Athens and the hope of halting the downward trend of past Olympic events ".

At the end of the day 14th contest of the German team 2008 stays in fifth place with a total of 36 medals behind China, the United Nations, United States, Britain and Russia. Of the 36 medals of Germany won 14 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze medals. The gold medals were obtained in the following sports: canoeing, kayaking, horseback riding, fencing, swimming, triathlon, weightlifting and modern pentathlon. The winners have been the most emotional 25-year-old weight lifting Matthias Steiner who dedicated his victory to his late wife Susan and Lena Schoneborn 22 years who won the first German medal in modern pentathlon in 72 years .

Steiner and won the first gold medal in his German class after many years. The last was made in 1992 by Ronny Weller. In the sport of weightlifting athletes are required to lift a bar, snatching or cleaning and jerking. The native of Vienna Steiner would not reach 207 pounds by the snatch and has consequently been delayed. At its last attempt in clean and jerk, then he raised eight kilos more than his own record so far and has made a total of 461 kilos. With these, it has exceeded its Russian competitor Ewgeni Tschihischew who reached the second place just one kilo less than the strongest man in the world. Matthias Steiner raised a photo of Susan to the victory ceremony and said: "This gold medal is for my wife died. I hope and I think she realizes it. "

Lena Schoneborn position is currently fifth in the world rankings and, surprisingly, won the gold medal in the sport of Modern Pentathlon. She hardly could believe his victory and sated after the ceremony: "I am so busy, and the happiest person in this world. The victory ceremony was a rollercoaster of emotions for me, I did not know if I should laugh or cry. "Lena has not had a good start when she turned that 177 rings 200 in the first discipline and ended up in 20th place. But already the second discipline that is closing, she could take the lead with a world record for victories 28:7. And also in the following three disciplines of swimming, riding and racing, it does not recognize his leadership. Lena now expects earnings sport more recognition after his victory.

The silver medals were obtained in the following sports: synchronized diving, Wrestling, shooting, rowing, cycling, gymnastics, table tennis, canoeing and horseback riding. The bronze medals were obtained in the following sports: synchronized diving, shooting, rowing, cycling, sailing, gymnastics, horseback riding, swimming, soccer, kayaking and athletics.