English-German Sports Glossary
Olympic and Sports Vocabulary
Part 1 (A-L)
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Noun genders indicated by: r (der, masc.), e (die, fem.), s (das, neu.)
Abbreviations: adj. (adjective), n. (noun), v. (verb), pl. (plural), sing. (singular)
A
amateur (n.) r Amateur, e Amateurin
athlete (n.) r Athlet/e Athletin, r Sportler/e Sportlerin
athletic, good at sports (adj.) sportlich
athletics (n., pl.) e Athletik (sing. only), r Sport (sing. only)
B
badminton s Badminton
shuttlecock der Federball
ball r Ball (r Fußball = soccer ball)
baseball (n.) r Baseball
baseball bat r Baseballschläger
baseball cap r Basecap, e Baseballmütze
(baseball) base s Mal, s Base
on second base auf Mal/Base zwei
(baseball) batter r Schlagmann
(baseball) pitcher r Werfer, r Pitcher
Baseball, a popular game in the US, Canada, Japan, Cuba and parts of Central America, is a rare game in Germany and Europe. But baseball caps (Basecaps) are very popular there.
basketball r Basketball
For the names of many different sports (Sportarten), see our Sports Names page.
beach volleyball r Strandvolleyball
bicycle, bike (n.) s Fahrrad, s Rad, s Velo (Swiss Ger.)
motorbike s Motorrad, e Maschine
mountain bike s Mountainbike
blade, runner (on skates, sled) e Kufe (-n)
r Kufenstar ice-skating star
bodybuilding s Muskeltraining, s Bodybuilding
broad jump (n.) r Weitsprung
C
caddie (n., golf) r Caddie
championship (n.) e Meisterschaft (-en)
European Championship e Europameisterschaft (EM) (soccer)
world championship e Weltmeisterschaft
champion (n.) r Meister, e Meisterin
European champion r Europameister
cleat, spike (on shoe) r Stollen (-), r Spike (-s)
coach (athletics) (n.) r Trainer
compete for (a medal) (v.) kämpfen um (eine Medaille)
cricket (game) (n.) s Kricket
cricket bat s Schlagholz
cricket match s Kricketspiel
cricket pitch s Kricketfeld
crossbar (goal) e Torlatte
cycling (n.) der Radsport, s Radfahren
D
defender (soccer, etc.) r Verteidiger
defense, defenders e Verteidigung
do/engage in sports (v.) Sport treiben
I do sports/engage in sports. Ich treibe Sport.
I do gymnastics. Ich bin in Gymnastik. / Ich mache Gymnastik.
doping s Doping
a draw, tied (adj.) unentschieden
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E
engage in/do sports Sport treiben
She likes to do sports. Sie treibt Sport gern.
equestrian (rider) r Reiter, e Reiterin
equestrian event(s) s Reiten
F
face mask (sports) e Gesichtsmaske
face-off (ice hockey) s Bully
fan (of sports) r Fan, r Sportliebhaber
favorite (adj.) (game, sport) Lieblings- (s Lieblingsspiel, r Lieblingssport)
fencer (sport) r Fechter (-), die Fechterin (-nen)
fencing s Fechten
with épées Degen fechten
with foils Florett fechten
with sabres Säbel fechten
field, pitch (sports field) s (Sport)Feld, r (Sport)Platz
final(s), the final round s Finale, r Endkampf
semi-finals s Halbfinale
final lap/race r Endlauf
finish line s Ziel, e Ziellinie
finishing tape s Zielband
football r Fußball (soccer, European football)
Fußball is often referred to as "König Fußball" (King Soccer) in Germany because of that sport's dominant position over any other Sportart. See the Fußball/Soccer German-English glossary.
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football (American) r (amerikanische) Football
football (soccer) r Fußball
For the names of many different sports (Sportarten), see our Sports Names page.
Formula One (racing) e Formel-Eins, Formel-1
forward, striker (soccer) r Stürmer
See the Fußball/Soccer German-English glossary.
freestyle (swimming) (n.) r Freistil
the 400m freestyle der 400m-Freistil
freestyle relay (race) die Freistilstaffel
G
game(s) (n.) s Spiel(e), r Wettkampf (match, competition)
to go in for (a sport) (eine Sportart) ausüben, betreiben
goal (soccer, hockey) s Tor
score/shoot a goal ein Tor schiessen
goalie, goalkeeper r Tormann, r Torwart/e Torwartin, r Torhüter/e Torhüterin
goal post (n.) r Torpfosten
golf (n.) s Golf
golf ball r Golfball
golf cap e Golfmütze
golf cart s Golfkart
golf club r Golfschläger
golf course r Golfplatz
golfer r Golfspieler, e Golfspielerin
golf tournament s Golfturnier
(golf) green s Green
The German word Golf has two meanings and two genders. The masculine form, der Golf means "gulf" in English. The game is das Golf.
good at/in sports, athletic gut im Sport, sportlich
gymnasium (n.) e Turnhalle, e Sporthalle
The word gymnasium comes from Greek. A gymnasion was originally a place for physical and mental training. English took the physical side, while German uses the mental meaning. In German, das Gymnasium is an academic secondary school.
gymnastics (n.) e Gymnastik
gymnastic (adj.) gymnastisch
gym shoes (n., pl.) e Turnschuhe
gym suit (n.) r Trainingsanzug
H
hole (golf) e Bahn, s Loch
on the ninth hole auf der neunten Bahn
on the ninth hole auf dem neunten Loch
the 17th hole die 17. Bahn, das 17. Loch
high jump r Hochsprung
hit (n.) r Treffer
hit (the ball) (v.) (den Ball) schlagen (schlug, geschlagen)
hurdles (n., pl.) r Hürdenlauf (running), s Hürdenrennen (equestrian)
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I
injury (n.) e Verletzung
J
javelin (n.) das Speerwerfen
jog (v.) joggen (joggte, gejoggt)
jogging suit (n.) r Jogging-Anzug
jump (n.) r Sprung
broad/long jump (n.) r Weitsprung
high jump (n.) r Hochsprung
jump (v.) springen
K
kick (v.) kicken (kickte, gekickt)
kick (n.) r Kick (a kick in soccer, football)
The noun der Kicker/die Kickerin in German refers to a soccer/football player, not just someone playing the position of "kicker." The verb "to kick" can take several forms in German (treten, schlagen). The verb kicken is usually limited to sports.
L
league e Liga
German Federal League (soccer) die Bundesliga
long jump (n.) r Weitsprung
lose (v.) verlieren (verlor, verloren)
We lost (the game). Wir haben (das Spiel) verloren.
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Related Pages
Part 2 of this Glossary (M-Z)
More sports terms in English and German.
Fußball/Soccer
An annotated German-English glossary of soccer terms.
Names of Sports
Various sports in English and German.
Olympic Links
Torino 2006, Athens 2004, and earlier Olympic games in English and German.
Sports/Olympics Quiz 1
A self-scoring quiz on Olympic sporting events.
Sports/Olympics Quiz 2
A self-scoring pictogram quiz on Olympic winter events.
The Winter Olympics in German
The 2006 Torino games and the 2002 Winter Olympics am Salzsee.
Sydney 2000: The Olympics in German
About the 2000 Olympic Games in Australia.
More English-German Glossaries
Annotated glossaries on many topics.
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