Germany at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Germany at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code GER
NPC National Paralympic Committee Germany
Website www.dbs-npc.de (German)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 155[1] in ? sports
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
18 25 14 57
Summer Paralympics appearances
Other related appearances
West Germany (1960–1988)
East Germany (1984)

Germany is currently competing 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 have also qualified athletes in archery, cycling, equestrian, paracanoeing, paratriathlon, rowing and wheelchair basketball.

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

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]

Archery

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]

Cycling

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]

Equestrian

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.[12]

Goalball

Germany's men enter the tournament ranked 15th in the world.[13]

The following is the Germany roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[14]

0#0 Player Class Date of birth (age)
1 Feistle, MichaelMichael Feistle B2 (1992-10-13)13 October 1992 (aged 23)
3 Steiger, ThomasThomas Steiger B2 (1996-07-31)31 July 1996 (aged 20)
4 Friebel, ChristianChristian Friebel B2 (1989-03-17)17 March 1989 (aged 27)
5 Hawranke, StefanStefan Hawranke B2 (1985-01-01)1 January 1985 (aged 31)
6 Horauf, OliverOliver Horauf B2 (1996-11-13)13 November 1996 (aged 19)
7 Tiede, RenoReno Tiede B2 (1990-03-16)16 March 1990 (aged 26)
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Brazil (H) 4 4 0 0 42 15 +27 12 Quarter-finals
2 Sweden 4 3 0 1 33 23 +10 9
3 Germany 4 1 0 3 24 26 −2 3
4 Canada 4 1 0 3 26 39 −13 3
5 Algeria 4 1 0 3 25 47 −22 3
Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Host.
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
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

Paracanoeing

Germany earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Edina Muller earned the spot for Germany after finishing second in the women's KL1 event. Tom Kierey earned a second spot for Germany after finishing second in the men's KL3 event.[15][16]

Paratriathlon

Martin Schulz participated at the Rio test event, winning the PT4 with a time of 59:11.[17]

Rowing

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 criteria in the LTA Mixed Coxed Four event with a seventh-place finish in a time of 03:30.920.[18][19]

Sailing

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.[20]

Shooting

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.[21][22][23]

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.[22][24]

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.[22][25]

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.[22][26]

Sitting volleyball

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.[27]

Men

Pos Team Pld W L Pts SW SL SR SPW SPL SPR Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 6 9 4 2.250 267 234 1.141 Semi-finals
2  Brazil (H) 3 2 1 5 8 4 2.000 278 212 1.311
3  Germany 3 1 2 4 6 8 0.750 280 288 0.972 Classification 5th / 6th
4  United States 3 0 3 3 2 9 0.222 167 258 0.647 Classification 7th / 8th
Source: Paralympic.org
(H) Host.
9 September 2016
14:00
Egypt  3–2 Germany
(18–25, 21–25, 25–22, 25–14, 15–7)
Report
Riocentro - Pavillion 6, Rio de Janeiro
11 September 2016
18:30
United States  2–3 Germany
(25–20, 15–25, 10–25, 25–23, 10–15)
Report
Riocentro - Pavillion 6, Rio de Janeiro
13 September 2016
20:30
Germany  1–3 Brazil
(26–24, 23–25, 18–25, 12–25)
Report
Riocentro - Pavillion 6, Rio de Janeiro

Swimming

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.[28][29]

Table tennis

Wheelchair basketball

Men

The Germany men's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[30]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 402 206 +196 10 Quarter-finals
2  Great Britain 5 4 1 364 263 +101 9
3  Brazil (H) 5 2 3 309 314 −5 7[lower-alpha 1]
4  Germany 5 2 3 337 314 +23 7[lower-alpha 1]
5  Iran 5 2 3 295 361 −66 7[lower-alpha 1] 9th/10th place playoff
6  Algeria 5 0 5 187 436 −249 5 11th/12th place playoff
Source: Paralympic.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Brazil 3 pts, +11 PD; Germany 3 pts, +6 PD; Iran 3 pts, −17 PD

Women

The Germany women's national wheelchair basketball team has qualified for the 2016 Rio Paralympics.[30] As hosts, Brazil got to chose which group they were put into. They were partnered with Algeria, who would be put in the group they did not chose. 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.[31]

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 4 3 1 248 156 +92 7[lower-alpha 1] Quarter-finals
2  Great Britain 4 3 1 228 140 +88 7[lower-alpha 1]
3  Canada 4 3 1 252 181 +71 7[lower-alpha 1]
4  Brazil (H) 4 1 3 196 241 −45 5
5  Argentina 4 0 4 87 296 −209 4 9th/10th place playoff
Source: Paralympic.org
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Germany 3 pts, +9 PD; Great Britain 3 pts, −2 PD; Canada 3 pts, −7 PD

Wheelchair tennis

Katharina Kruger qualified for Rio in the women's singles event.[32]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Größeres Team reist zu den Paralympics". dbs-npc.de (in German). DBS NPC. 2016-08-25. Retrieved 2016-08-29.
  2. ↑ "The Paralympia" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Paralympics categories explained". ABC. 3 September 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Making sense of the categories". BBC Sport. 6 October 2000. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBC Sport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "DONAUESCHINGEN AWARDS 82 RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC QUOTA PLACES". World Archery Federation. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "First equestrian spots confirmed for Rio 2016". International Paralympic Committee. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Great Britain's dressage team win world title to qualify for Rio". BBC Sport. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  12. ↑ "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  13. ↑ "IBSA Goalball World Rankings" (PDF). IBSA Sports. IBSA Sports. July 31, 2016. Retrieved August 25, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Men's Goalball – Team Rosters – Germany". Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  15. ↑ "CANOE Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships — Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Qualifier" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "The Paralympian" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "Rowing Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "(LTAMix4+) LTA Mixed Coxed Four — Final". World Rowing. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "Ten countries guarantee their place in the Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing competition". Rio 2016 Official Website. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  21. ↑ "Shooters from 28 countries claim 63 spots at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  22. 1 2 3 4 "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  23. ↑ "Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  24. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  25. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  26. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, United States Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  27. ↑ "Germany qualify for sitting volleyball tournament at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  28. ↑ "Swimming QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  29. ↑ "Daily Medallists". International Paralympic Committee. July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  30. 1 2 "Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Wheechair Basketball Canada. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  31. ↑ "Groups drawn for wheelchair basketball at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-25.
  32. ↑ "ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics". ITF Tennis. ITF Tennis. June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
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