Sascha Klein and Patrick Hausding in Action

German divers Sascha Klein and Patrick Hausding in action

Robert Harting

Robert Harting is a German discuss thrower. He won gold medal in the 2012 London Olympics discuss event. He is also currently the  world and European champion in the men's event. 

Born: October 18, 1984 in Cottbus, Germany 
Height: 6'7" 
Weight: 280 lbs 
Website/Social media: derharting.de, Twitter , Facebook 

Career Highlights: 

 • personal best: 70.31 meters, set in May 2012 
 • won silver medak at the 2001 World Youth Championships 
 • won gold medal at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships 
 • won gold in 2011 and 2009 world Championships, silver in 2007 
 • won gold in 2012 European Championships in Helsinki, silver in 2010 Barcelona

Marcel Nguyen in Action

Marcel Nguyen of Germany in action at the London Olympics. Nguyen won silver in the men's all around event, and another silver in men's parallel bars.

Marcel Nguyen

Marcel Nguyen is a Viet-German gymnast. He recently won silver in the 2012 London Olympics men's all-around gymnastics competition, placing behind Japan's Kohei Ochimura. Nguyen also competed in the floor and parallel bars competition at the Olympics.

Nguyen started gymnastics at age four. He became a three-time European champion in bars and men's all around competition.

Born: September 8, 1987 in Munich, Germany
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 119 lbs
Website: Twitter






Career Highlights:

• German junior champion in parallel bars, 2006
• Finished 4th at the 2008 Olympics team all-around competition, 7th in the 2012 Olympics

Lukas Podolski

Lukas Podolski is a German forward playing for the English Premier League team Arsenal. He also competes internationally for the German national team.


Born in Poland, Podolski migrated to West Germany when he was 2 years old. He was part of the German U-17 in 2001 and continued playing for the national team until he reached the senior level in 2004, where he played as the youngest German player in Euro 2004. He also played in the 2006 and 2010 World Cups, as well as in Euro 2008 and Euro 2012.

Born: June 4, 1985 in Gliwice, Poland
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 83 kg
Website: Twitter

Career Highlights:

• Scored his first goal in 2006 World Cup in a match vs Ecuador
• Clubs: FC Koln (2004-06), Bayern Munich (2006-08),  FC Koln (2008-12), Arsenal (2012)
• FIFA World Cup Best Young Player, 2006
• UEFA Euro 2008 Silver Boot

Pavlo Rozenberg

Pavlo Rozenberg is a German diver, competing in 1-meter and 3-meter springboard competitions.  His diving partner is Sascha Klein. 

Born: July 22, 1983
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 150 lbs


Career Highlights:

• Placed fifth in 2008 Olympics 3-meter springboard final 
• Won bronze medal at the 2009 European Championships 1-meter springboard
• Won bronze medal at the 2011World Championships 1-meter springboard

Lars Bender

Lars Bender is a German midfielder, playing for the Bundesliga team Bayer Leverkusen. He previously played for 1860 Munich, from 2006  to 2009.


He also plays for the German national team since 2011. He was selected to join the German Euro 2012 team. 


Lars has a twin brother, Sven, who plays for Dortmund.

Born: April 27, 1989 in Rosenheim, West Germany
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 68.5 kg






Career Highlights:

• Part of the team who won 2008 Euro U-19 Championships
• Won the Fritz-Walter trophy
• Signed a 3-year contract with Leverkusen in 2009
• Joined the senior German team in September 2011

Sascha Klein

Sascha Klein is a German diver specializing in 10-meter platform and synchronized diving events. He also competes in 3-meter and 10-meter springboard events.

Klein and Patrick Hausding placed second in the 10-meter synchronized diving event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 

Born: September 12, 1985 in Eschweiler, Germany
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 72 kg

Achievements/Career Highlights:

• won silver (with Hausding) in 2008 Beijing Olympics
• won silver in 10-meter synchronized diving event in 2011 World Championships
• won bronze in 10-meter platform event in 2011 World Championships
• won gold in 10-meter platform event in 2008 FINA Diving World Cup
• won gold in 10-meter synchronized diving events in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 European championships

Michael Ballack

Michael Ballack is a professional footballer from Germany. He is currently a midfielder for the Bundesliga team Bayer Leverkusen. 


Ballack also plays internationally for Germany, playing in 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup as well as in European Championships in 2000, 2004 and 2008. 


He first played in Bundesliga for Kaiserslautern in 1997-99, then he moved to Bayer Leverkusen in 1999-2002, then to Bayern Munich from 2002 to 2006. He then joined Chelsea of the English Premier League in 2006, playing for the team for 3 years before returning to Leverkusen in the 2010 season. 

Born: September 26, 1976 in Gorlitz, East Germany

Height: 6' 2-1/2"

Weight: 80 kg

Website: www.michael-ballack.com/

Achievements/Career Highlights:

• Included by Pele in FIFA's 100 Greatest Living Players
• UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year, 2002
• German Footballer of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2005
• Worn the #13 shirt for every club he played with except Kaiserslautern

Patrick Hausding

Patrick Hausding is a German diver. He specializes in 10-meter platform synchronized diving event, often competing with his teammate Sascha Klein. He and Klein won silver in 10-meter platform synchro event in  the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Born: March 9, 1989 in Berlin, Germany
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 159 lbs

Achievements/Career Highlights:

• won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics 10-meter platform synchronized diving
• won silver at the 2011 World Championships 10-meter platform synchronized diving
• won silver at the 2008 FINA Diving World Cup 10-meter platform synchronized diving
• won gold at the 2008 European Championships 10-meter platform synchronized diving
• won gold at the 2011 European Championships 3-meter platform 
• won gold at the 2011 European Championships 10-meter platform synchronized diving

Steve Woitalla

Steve Woitalla is a German gymnast. He specializes in floor exercises, vault and bars.


Born: May 4, 1988
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 139 lbs

Fabian Hambuechen

Fabian Hambuechen is a German gymnast. 


Born: October 25, 1987 in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
Height: 5.38"
Weight: 139 lbs

Achievements/Career Highlights:

• youngest German athletes at the 2004 Athens Olympics
• won bronze in high bar competition at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
• won five medals at the World Championships
• won six medals at the European Championships
• 2007 German sportsperson of the year