At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, German athletes stood on the podium 42 times. In the end, 17 gold, 10 silver and 15 bronze medals were awarded to the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB), which was 5th in the medal table.
The DOSB is currently skeptical that the current Olympic squad can reach this level. Rather, the association does not rule out a significant drop in medals in Tokyo. “The international forecasts point to a weaker performance than in Rio,” said Dirk Schimmelpfennig, head of competitive sports at the DOSB, in an interview with the German Press Agency (DPA). “After that, eight to ten fewer medals than in 2016 are expected from our team.”
Forecast: Germany will win 35 medals
However, a forecast is difficult because of the “unpredictable effects of the pandemic”. “But there will be some surprises in Tokyo. Let’s wait and see,” emphasized the Chef de Mission. Nevertheless, the German team could slip this time to tenth place on the medal table. At least this is the result of the American data and analysis service Gracenote.
With the help of a statistical model based on the results of previous Olympic Games, World Championships and World Cups, the most likely winners of gold, silver and bronze were predicted and a virtual medal table was developed. According to this, Germany’s athletes will only get 35 (13 gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze). The big winner of these Corona games is the USA with a record number of 96 medals, 40 of which are gold. Russia, actually banned from the Olympics and with more than 300 neutral athletes at the start, should achieve second place ahead of China (66).
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