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Gerhard Gustmann
Gerhard Gustmann (1910–1992), German rower, Olympic gold medalist in coxed pairs at Berlin 1936 with Herbert Adamski and cox Dieter Arend; German champions 1936–39, European champions 1937.
Gerhard Haidacher
Gerhard Haidacher, Austrian bobsledder born 1963 in Innsbruck, won four-man gold at the 1992 Albertville Olympics in Ingo Appelt's Austria 1 by 0.02 seconds, Austria's only Olympic bobsleigh gold, plus 1993 world silver.
Gerhard Heer
Gerhard Heer (born 1955, Tauberbischofsheim) is a German former épée fencer who won team épée gold for West Germany at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and later ran a photo shop.
Gerhard Hetz
Gerhard Hetz (1942–2012), West German swimmer and coach, set two 400 m individual medley world records (4:53.8 in 1962, 4:50.2 in 1963), won 1964 Olympic silver and bronze, and coached Rainer Henkel.
Gerhard Schiller
Gerhard Schiller (born 1949, Stuttgart), German freestyle swimmer for SSF Bonn; 1972 Munich Olympian, 1970 and 1974 European relay medalist, West German 100 m record holder, later record-setting masters swimmer.
Gerhard Weidner
Gerhard Weidner (1933-2021), West German race walker, three-time Olympian (1968-76), set world records at 20 miles, 30 miles, and 50 km in 1973-74, and was the oldest sport world record breaker at 41 years 71 days.
Germaine de Randamie
Germaine de Randamie, "The Iron Lady" (born 1984, Utrecht), Dutch MMA fighter and undefeated kickboxer (46-0, 30 KOs); first UFC women's featherweight champion (beat Holm, UFC 208, 2017), twice beaten by Amanda Nunes, UFC record 10-5.
Germaine Delapierre
Germaine Delapierre (1897-1939), French hurdler and footballer, Femina Sport co-founder (1912), French 80 m hurdles champion 1919-1921, gold medalist at the 1921 Women's Olympiad in Monte Carlo.
German Equestrian Federation
German Equestrian Federation (Deutsche Reiterliche Vereinigung, FN), founded 1905 in Berlin, HQ Warendorf; world's largest equestrian federation, governing German riding, driving, vaulting, breeding, and the LPO rulebook, merging with the DOKR under Pferdesport Deutschland.
German Figure Skating Championships
German Figure Skating Championships (Deutsche Meisterschaften im Eiskunstlaufen), Germany's annual national figure skating championships run by the Deutsche Eislauf-Union; 127th edition held December 2025 in Oberstdorf, 128th scheduled for Krefeld 2026.
German Football Association
German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB), founded 28 January 1900 in Leipzig; governing body of German football, FIFA member since 1904, with over 24,000 clubs, 8 million members, Bundesliga founder, president Bernd Neuendorf.
German Football League
German Football League (GFL), top American football league of Germany under the AFVD, founded 1979, renamed from 1. Bundesliga in 1999; 28 teams in 2026, champion decided in the GFL Bowl, distinct from the soccer Bundesliga.
German football league system
German football league system: the DFB/DFL pyramid from the 18-club Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga through the 3. Liga, five Regionalliga divisions, Oberligen and Kreisligigen, with promotion, relegation, licensing, the 50+1 rule and women's leagues.
German Grand Prix
The German Grand Prix (Großer Preis von Deutschland) is a Formula 1 motor race, first held in 1926 and run at the Nürburgring, AVUS, and Hockenheim, last held in 2019.
German Lux
Germán Darío Lux, Argentine goalkeeper born 1982 in Carcarañá; won 2004 Athens Olympic football gold with River Plate, keeping a clean sheet all tournament; later Mallorca, Deportivo, and assistant coach.
German Mesa
Germán Mesa (Germán Mesa Fresneda, El Imán), Cuban shortstop born 1967, Olympic gold 1992 and silver 2000 with Cuba; later manager of Industriales, Nicaraguan champion, and Cuba national team manager from 2025.
Germán Pezzella
Germán Alejo Pezzella (born 1991, Bahía Blanca) is an Argentine centre-back, River Plate academy product, 2022 World Cup winner with Argentina, and Copa del Rey winner with Real Betis in 2022; later Fiorentina, River Plate return, Peñarol.
German school of fencing
German school of fencing (Deutsche Fechtkunst), Liechtenauer tradition: medieval German fight-book system of longsword combat built on the Zettel verse, five Meisterhau, and vor/nach/indes principles, from MS I.33 and Hs. 3227a to Joachim Meyer.
German Sveshnikov
German Sveshnikov (Герман Александрович Свешников), Soviet foil fencer (1937–2003). Two Olympic team foil golds (Rome 1960, Tokyo 1964), silver 1968, and nine world championship golds including individual titles in 1962 and 1966.
Germany at the FIFA World Cup
Germany at the FIFA World Cup: the DFB men's national team, four-time champions (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) from eight finals, with 106 matches and 224 goals, eliminated by Paraguay on penalties in the 2026 Round of 32.
Germany at the Paralympics
Germany at the Paralympics: NPC Germany (DBS), competing since Rome 1960; 660 Summer and 236 Winter medals, fourth all-time in Winter; Barcelona 1992 best Games with 61 gold; Paris 2024: 49 medals, 12th.
Germany men's national basketball team
Germany men's national basketball team (DBB): reigning FIBA World Cup (2023, 8-0) and EuroBasket (1993, 2025) champion, Paris 2024 fourth place, FIBA world ranking No. 2, coached by Álex Mumbrú, captained by Dennis Schröder.
Germany men's national ice hockey team
Germany men's national ice hockey team (Deutscher Eishockey-Bund), ranked 7th by the IIHF with 4910 points; 2023 World Championship silver medalists, 2026 Worlds Group A team, and host of the 2027 Worlds in Mannheim and Düsseldorf.
Germany national football team
Germany national football team (Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft), DFB-governed men's team; four World Cup titles (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), three European titles, 21 World Cup appearances; coached by Jürgen Klopp since 2026 after Nagelsmann's round-of-32 exit to Paraguay.
Germany national football team manager
The Germany national football team manager, officially the Bundestrainer, is the head coach of Germany's national team appointed by the German Football Association, currently Jürgen Klopp.
Germany national under-21 football team
Germany national under-21 football team (U 21-Nationalmannschaft), the DFB's under-21 men's selection. Three-time UEFA U21 EURO champions (2009, 2017, 2021), 2025 runners-up; coach Antonio Di Salvo; qualified for the 2027 finals in Albania and Serbia.
Germany national youth football team
Germany national youth football team: DFB junior national sides (U15-U21 men, U15-U23 women). First junior international 1953; U20 World Cup 1981; swept U17, U19, U21 titles 2008-2009.
Germany women's national football team
The Germany women's national football team, known in German as Frauen-Nationalmannschaft, represents Germany in international women's football and has won eight European titles and two World Cups.
Germie Bernard
Germie Bernard, born 2003, is an NFL wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers, drafted 47th overall in 2026 after college stops at Michigan State, Washington, and Alabama.
Gerónimo Rulli
Gerónimo Rulli (born 1992, La Plata) is an Argentine goalkeeper, 2022 World Cup and 2024 Copa América winner, 2021 Europa League final hero with Villarreal, who joined Manchester City from Marseille in August 2026.