Germany
Number of Athletes: 439
Sports: Germany has athletes in 26 sports
Medal Prospects: Canoeing, handball, women’s football, and the equestrian are the Germans’ favorite events in summer Olympics. Britta Steffen (women’s 100m freestyle)
Athens Medals: Gold 13, Silver 16, Bronze 20, Total 49
Germany wins gold medal in men’s hockey
Germany defeated Spain 1-0 to win the gold medal in men’s hockey at the Beijing Olympics.
Christopher Zeller was the only goal scorer for the game.
Earlier in the day, Australia crushed the Netherlands 6-2 to win bronze.