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Germany
Career
1900 - 2026
Best year
1988
Total points
1283
Best results
1x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#3
10-year rank
#10
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Disciplines
Contests
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Olympic Games | 200m team race | Men | 1 | 90 | - |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 54 | - |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 54 | - |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 54 | - |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 54 | - |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 54 | - |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 30 | Michael Gross |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 30 | Uwe Dassler |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 30 | Lukas Märtens |
| 1975 | World Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 30 | - |
| 1986 | World Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 30 | - |
| 1991 | World Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 30 | - |
| 1964 | Olympic Games | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 18 | Frank Wiegand |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 18 | - |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 18 | - |
| 1986 | World Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 18 | - |
| 1926 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 1927 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 1938 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 1970 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 1974 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 1983 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 1985 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 1987 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 1995 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 1999 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 2012 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 2014 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 15 | - |
| 1982 | World Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 10 | Michael Gross |
| 1986 | World Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 10 | Michael Gross |
| 2009 | World Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 10 | Paul Biedermann |
| 1986 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 10 | Rainer Henkel |
| 1991 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 10 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 2009 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 10 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2025 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 10 | Lukas Märtens |
| 1931 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 1934 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 1966 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 1977 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 1981 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 1983 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 1987 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 1989 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 1993 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 2000 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 2002 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 2010 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 9 | - |
| 1973 | World Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 1978 | World Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 1982 | World Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 1994 | World Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 2003 | World Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 9 | - |
| 1993 | World Championship 25m | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 1995 | World Championship 25m | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 6 | - |
| 1972 | Olympic Games | 200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 6 | Werner Lampe |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | 200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 6 | Thomas Fahrner |
| 1986 | World Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 6 | Sven Lodziewski |
| 1991 | World Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 6 | Steffen Zesner |
| 1986 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 6 | Uwe Dassler |
| 1991 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 6 | Stefan Pfeiffer |
| 2022 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 6 | Lukas Märtens |
| 1904 | Olympic Games | 220 yard freestyle | Men | 3 | 6 | Emil Rausch |
| 1970 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Hans Fassnacht |
| 1974 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Peter Nocke |
| 1977 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Peter Nocke |
| 1983 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Michael Gross |
| 1985 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Michael Gross |
| 2008 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2010 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2012 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Paul Biedermann |
| 1966 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Frank Wiegand |
| 1985 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Uwe Dassler |
| 1987 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Uwe Dassler |
| 1995 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Steffen Zesner |
| 2012 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2022 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Lukas Märtens |
| 2010 | World Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 4 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2012 | World Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 4 | Paul Biedermann |
| 1974 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Klaus Steinbach |
| 1983 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Jörg Woithe |
| 1985 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Sven Lodziewski |
| 2014 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Paul Biedermann |
| 1926 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Herbert Heinrich |
| 1927 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Herbert Heinrich |
| 1938 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Werner Plath |
| 1970 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Hans Fassnacht |
| 1977 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Frank Wennmann |
| 1985 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Sven Lodziewski |
| 1987 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Rainer Henkel |
| 1989 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Stefan Pfeiffer |
| 2010 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Paul Biedermann |
| 1962 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1970 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1977 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1989 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1991 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1997 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 2026 | European Championship | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 2012 | World Championship 25m | 4x200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | - |
| 1973 | World Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Roger Pyttel |
| 1982 | World Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Jörg Woithe |
| 2011 | World Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2015 | World Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Paul Biedermann |
| 1975 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Frank Pfütze |
| 1982 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Sven Lodziewski |
| 2011 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2023 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Lukas Märtens |
| 2024 | World Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Lukas Märtens |
| 2012 | World Championship 25m | 200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 2 | Paul Biedermann |
| 1995 | World Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 2 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 1996 | European Championship 25m | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 2 | Lars Conrad |
| 2009 | European Championship 25m | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 2 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2011 | European Championship 25m | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 2 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2015 | European Championship 25m | 200m freestyle | Men | 1 | 2 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2008 | European Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 2 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2009 | European Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 2 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2010 | European Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 2 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2011 | European Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 1 | 2 | Paul Biedermann |
| 1983 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Thomas Fahrner |
| 1987 | European Championship | 200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Michael Gross |
| 1926 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Friedel Berges |
| 1950 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Heinz-Günther Lehmann |
| 1962 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Frank Wiegand |
| 1977 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Frank Pfütze |
| 1985 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Rainer Henkel |
| 1987 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Thomas Fahrner |
| 2018 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Henning Mühlleitner |
| 2022 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Henning Mühlleitner |
| 2026 | European Championship | 400m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Lukas Märtens |
| 1997 | World Championship 25m | 200m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Lars Conrad |
| 2007 | European Championship 25m | 200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 1 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2010 | European Championship 25m | 200m freestyle | Men | 2 | 1 | Paul Biedermann |
| 1996 | European Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 1 | Stefan Pohl |
| 1999 | European Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 1 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 2001 | European Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 1 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 2007 | European Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 1 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2015 | European Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 1 | Paul Biedermann |
| 2025 | European Championship 25m | 400m freestyle | Men | 2 | 1 | Lukas Märtens |
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