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Germany
Career
1904 - 2026
Best year
1904
Total points
606
Best results
3x 1. Olympic Games
All-time rank
#3
10-year rank
#4
Ranking Development
Points distribution
Disciplines
Contests
Categories
| Year | Contest | Discipline | Category | Position | Points | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Olympic Games | 880 yard freestyle | Men | 1 | 30 | Emil Rausch |
| 1904 | Olympic Games | 1 mile freestyle | Men | 1 | 30 | Emil Rausch |
| 1976 | Olympic Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 30 | Petra Thümer |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 18 | Stefan Pfeiffer |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 18 | Ines Diers |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 18 | Astrid Strauss |
| 1996 | Olympic Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 18 | Dagmar Hase |
| 1986 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 10 | Rainer Henkel |
| 1991 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 10 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 2019 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 10 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 1986 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 10 | Astrid Strauss |
| 2001 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 10 | Hannah Stockbauer |
| 2003 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 10 | Hannah Stockbauer |
| 2001 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 1 | 10 | Hannah Stockbauer |
| 2003 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 1 | 10 | Hannah Stockbauer |
| 1984 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 6 | Stefan Pfeiffer |
| 1988 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 6 | Uwe Dassler |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 6 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 2020 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 6 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 2022 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Men | 2 | 6 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 2025 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Men | 2 | 6 | Sven Schwarz |
| 2024 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 6 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 2025 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 6 | Sven Schwarz |
| 1980 | Olympic Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 6 | Heike Dähne |
| 1992 | Olympic Games | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 6 | Jana Henke |
| 2020 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Women | 3 | 6 | Sarah Köhler |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | 1500m freestyle | Women | 3 | 6 | Isabel Marie Gose |
| 1986 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 6 | Katja Hartmann |
| 1991 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 6 | Grit Müller |
| 2024 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 6 | Isabel Marie Gose |
| 2019 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 2 | 6 | Sarah Köhler |
| 2026 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Johannes Liebmann |
| 1950 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Heinz-Günther Lehmann |
| 1970 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Hans Fassnacht |
| 1974 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Frank Pfütze |
| 1985 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Uwe Dassler |
| 1987 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Rainer Henkel |
| 1989 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 1991 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 1993 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 1995 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 2018 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 2026 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 5 | Johannes Liebmann |
| 1970 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Karin Neugebauer |
| 1974 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Cornelia Dörr |
| 1977 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Petra Thümer |
| 1981 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Carmela Schmidt |
| 1983 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Astrid Strauss |
| 1985 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Astrid Strauss |
| 1987 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Anke Möhring |
| 1989 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Anke Möhring |
| 1993 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Jana Henke |
| 1995 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Julia Jung |
| 1997 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Kerstin Kielgass |
| 1999 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Hannah Stockbauer |
| 2002 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 5 | Jana Henke |
| 2000 | World Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 4 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 2021 | World Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 4 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 2024 | World Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Women | 1 | 4 | Isabel Marie Gose |
| 2010 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Christian Kubusch |
| 2022 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Lukas Märtens |
| 2026 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Sven Schwarz |
| 1926 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Friedel Berges |
| 1970 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Werner Lampe |
| 1985 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Rainer Henkel |
| 1987 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Uwe Dassler |
| 1989 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Stefan Pfeiffer |
| 1993 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 3 | Sebastian Wiese |
| 1981 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 3 | Ines Diers |
| 1983 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 3 | Anke Sonnenbrodt |
| 1987 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 3 | Astrid Strauss |
| 1989 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 3 | Astrid Strauss |
| 1991 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 3 | Jana Henke |
| 1995 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 3 | Jana Henke |
| 2022 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 3 | Isabel Marie Gose |
| 2026 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 3 | Isabel Marie Gose |
| 2018 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 2 | 3 | Sarah Köhler |
| 2024 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 2 | 3 | Celine Rieder |
| 2026 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 2 | 3 | Isabel Marie Gose |
| 2025 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Lukas Märtens |
| 1991 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Stefan Pfeiffer |
| 1994 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Steffen Zesner |
| 2022 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 3 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 1973 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 3 | Gudrun Wegner |
| 1982 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 3 | Carmela Schmidt |
| 1991 | World Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 3 | Jana Henke |
| 2003 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 3 | 3 | Jana Henke |
| 2024 | World Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 3 | 3 | Isabel Marie Gose |
| 2024 | World Championship 25m | 800m freestyle | Men | 2 | 2 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 1993 | World Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 2 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 1997 | World Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 2 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 2024 | World Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 2 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 2001 | European Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 2 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 2009 | European Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 2 | Jan Wolfgarten |
| 2021 | European Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Men | 1 | 2 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 1997 | World Championship 25m | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 2 | Kerstin Kielgass |
| 2024 | World Championship 25m | 800m freestyle | Women | 2 | 2 | Isabel Marie Gose |
| 2017 | European Championship 25m | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 2 | Sarah Köhler |
| 2025 | European Championship 25m | 800m freestyle | Women | 1 | 2 | Isabel Marie Gose |
| 2018 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 1926 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Joachim Rademacher |
| 1927 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Joachim Rademacher |
| 1938 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Heinz Arendt |
| 1983 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Stefan Pfeiffer |
| 1985 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Stefan Pfeiffer |
| 1987 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Stefan Pfeiffer |
| 1991 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Sebastian Wiese |
| 1995 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Steffen Zesner |
| 2026 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Oliver Klemet |
| 1974 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 1 | Gudrun Wegner |
| 1977 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 1 | Marina Altmann |
| 1985 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 1 | Anke Möhring |
| 1997 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 1 | Jana Henke |
| 1999 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 1 | Jana Henke |
| 2002 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 1 | Hannah Stockbauer |
| 2026 | European Championship | 800m freestyle | Women | 3 | 1 | Maya Werner |
| 2026 | European Championship | 1500m freestyle | Women | 3 | 1 | Maya Werner |
| 1995 | World Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Men | 3 | 1 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 2021 | European Championship 25m | 800m freestyle | Men | 2 | 1 | Florian Wellbrock |
| 1999 | European Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Men | 2 | 1 | Jörg Hoffmann |
| 2025 | European Championship 25m | 1500m freestyle | Women | 2 | 1 | Maya Werner |
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