Germany

Germany first competed in the IOL in 2008, and has competed in 12 olympiads. They most recently competed in 2026. They have sent 64 participants in 16 teams.

In competition, teams from Germany have brought home 15 medals (2 gold, 6 silver and 7 bronze), 1 gold trophy, 2 best-solution prizes, 17 honorable mentions and 2 team contest honorable mentions.

In addition, Germany has sent 4 Repeat Medalists to the Hall of Fame.

Team Germany is chosen through DOL, German Linguistics Olympiad (Deutsche Linguistik-Olympiade).

Individual Contest Medalists

Year Medal Name Team
2026 Gold Mikhail Iomdin Germany Umlaut
2024 Gold Leonard Kottisch Germany Umlaut
2026 Silver Yiming Qiao Germany Umlaut
2025 Silver Leonard Kottisch Germany Umlaut
2025 Silver Mikhail Iomdin Germany Umlaut
2024 Silver Mikhail Iomdin Germany Umlaut
2022 Silver Merlin Jonathan Fischer Germany Umlaut
2012 Silver Max Allmendinger Germany
2026 Bronze Stella Heinzelmann Germany Umlaut
2026 Bronze Sofiia Slyvchenko Germany Eszett
2025 Bronze Stella Heinzelmann Germany Umlaut
2023 Bronze Merlin Jonathan Fischer Germany Umlaut
2022 Bronze Réka Wagener Germany Eszett
2021 Bronze Louis Cho Streichholzschächtelchen
2010 Bronze Jakob Park Germany

Honorable Mentions

Year Award Name Team
2026 HM Tobias Wendel Germany Eszett
2026 HM Jascha Kogan Germany Umlaut
2025 HM Daniel Pahi Germany Umlaut
2024 HM Lennart Zenker Germany Eszett
2024 HM Stella Heinzelmann Germany Eszett
2023 HM Konrad Jannes Köhler Germany Umlaut
2022 HM Michał Boroń Germany Umlaut
2021 HM Levente Hartstang Quietscheentchen
2021 HM Konrad Jannes Köhler Quietscheentchen
2021 HM Merlin Jonathan Fischer Streichholzschächtelchen
2021 HM Michał Boroń Quietscheentchen
2019 HM Maja Sellmer Germany
2012 HM Maylis Ribette Germany
2010 HM Maximilian König Germany
2010 HM Nadine Sedlaczeck Germany
2009 HM Tony Keller Germany
2009 HM Jens Theilen Germany

Team Contest Trophies

Year Trophy Team
2026 Gold Germany Umlaut

Team Contest Honorable Mentions

Year Award Team
2025 HM Germany Umlaut
2024 HM Germany Eszett