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Sport in Germany is an important part of German culture and their society. In 2006 about 28 million people were members of the more than 87.000 sport clubs in Germany. Almost all sports clubs are represented by the German Olympic Sports Federation.
In several sports, both individual and team, Germany has good representation and many success stories. The most popular sport in Germany is football.[1] Germany´s national football team is one of the world's most successful teams with four FIFA World Cup victories (1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014) and three UEFA Euro victories (1972, 1980 and 1996).[2] German clubs have won 32 major European trophies, making Germany the fourth most successful country in European football. Germany's top-flight club football league is named Bundesliga and is followed by millions of fans around the world.[3]
Other popular team sports in Germany include basketball, tennis, motorsport and handball.[4] Germany´s male and female national handball teams are often featured among the world's best, while the Handball-Bundesliga is seen as one of the elite leagues of Europe.[5][6][7][8] The German national basketball team's best results were gold in 1993, silver in 2005, and bronze in 2022. Germany have made seven appearances at the FIBA World Cup, winning gold in 2023, and bronze in 2002. At the Olympic Games, in Germany's seven appearances, their top performance is their fourth place finish in 2024. The Basketball Bundesliga is widely considered one of the most competitive in Europe.[9]
Germany has a long and successful tradition in individual sports as well. Tennis has a long history in the country with a German, Gottfried von Cramm, being the first non American, British, Australian or French Grand Slam tournemant singles winner,[10] along with fencing, shooting and boxing. Winter sports are also widespread in Germany, and the country is a popular international skiing destination, known for its ski resorts.[11] German skiers achieved good results in Winter Olympic Games and Alpine Ski World Cup, while German athletes won the most gold medals at the Olympics in Biathlon. Motorsports is also extremely popular in Germany with racing teams like Mercedes and Audi and race drivers like Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel.
Historically, Germany has been very successful in the Olympic Games, taking part from the first Olympiad and most Games out of 48.[12] German sportsmen have won 1,419 medals at the Summer Olympic Games, and another 435 at the Winter Olympic Games, for a combined total of 1,854 medals , which makes them the third most successful nation in Olympic history for total medals. The country hosted one Winter Olympics, in 1936, and two Summer games in 1936 and 1972.
- ^ https://www.statista.com/statistics/975658/most-popular-sports-in-germany/
- ^ "Previous FIFA World Cups". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
- ^ https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/why-german-football-has-the-best-fans-in-the-world-23395
- ^ https://www.statista.com/statistics/975658/most-popular-sports-in-germany/
- ^ https://www.handball-world.news/artikel/ehf-rangliste-die-besten-nationalteams-in-europa-997915
- ^ https://gohandball.com/womens-wc-2023/final-ranking
- ^ https://justlovebasketball.com/best-european-basketball-leagues/
- ^ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1366054/leading-handball-leagues-men/
- ^ https://justlovebasketball.com/best-european-basketball-leagues/
- ^ https://www.tennis-academies.com/europe/germany
- ^ https://www.snowtrex.co.uk/magazine/top-10/biggest-ski-resorts-in-germany/
- ^ https://www.deutschland.de/en/topic/life/olympic-games-sport-in-germany