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 Fu?ball = soccer ball)

baseball (n.)  r Baseball
  baseball bat  r Baseballschl?ger
  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

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.)  k?mpfen 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

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 S?bel 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 Fu?ball (soccer, European football)

Fu?ball is often referred to as "K?nig Fu?ball" (King Soccer) in Germany because of that sport's dominant position over any other Sportart.

football (American)  r (amerikanische) Football

football (soccer)  r Fu?ball

Formula One (racing)  e Formel-Eins, Formel-1

forward, striker (soccer)  r Stürmer

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 Golfschl?ger
  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)

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.

M

medal (n.)  e Medaille
  bronze medal  die Bronzemedaille
  silver medal  die Silbermedaille
  gold medal  die Goldmedaille

medley, individual medley (race)  e Lagen (pl.)
  the 4x100m medley relays  die 4x100m Lagen

motocross  s Motocross

motorcycle, motorbike  s Motorrad, e Maschine

motor racing  r Motorsport

mountain bike  s Mountainbike

mountain climbing, mountaineering (n.)  s Bergsteigen

N

net (n.)  s Netz

O

Olympiad  e Olympiade, die Olympischen Spiele

Eine Olympiade was originally the four-year period between Olympic Games. Because of the importance of the Olympics, the ancient Greeks measured time by Olympiads. The Games must take place in the first year of each Olympiad.

Olympic flame  das olympische Feuer

The custom of bringing das olympische Feuer and die olympische Fackel from Olympia, Greece to the Olympic site - and having the sacred fire burn during the Games - began at the Berlin Games in 1936.

Olympic torch  die olympische Fackel

Olympic village  das olympische Dorf

The first olympisches Dorf was built for the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.

Olympics  e Olympiade, die Olympischen Spiele
  the Olympic Games (n. pl.)  die Olympischen Spiele

opening ceremonies (Olympics)  die (olympische) Er?ffnungsfeier

The first modern Olympiade took place in 1896 in Athens (Athen) with just 13 nations participating. The 2004 Athens Olympiad is the 28th to be held since then. The Games have been held every four years (alle vier Jahre) since 1896 - with the exception of the war years 1916 and 1940. The Winter Games began in 1924 in Chamonix in Frankreich.

opponent  r Gegner, e Gegnerin

P

pentathlete  r Fünfk?mpfer
pentathlon (event)  r Fünfkampf

pitch (baseball, cricket) (n.)  r Wurf, r Pitch

pitch, field (sports)  s (Sport)Feld, r (Sport)Platz

pitch, throw, toss (v.)  werfen (warf, geworfen)

pitcher (baseball, cricket)  r Werfer, r Pitcher

piton (n.)  r Felshacken (for mountaineering)

play (v.)  spielen (spielte, gespielt)

player  r Spieler (m.), e Spielerin (f.)

playoff (game), deciding game  s Entscheidungsspiel, r Entscheidungskampf
  final(s) (n.)  s Finale

point (points) (n.)  r Punkt (e Punkte)

pole vault (n.)  r Stabhochsprung

polo  s Polo
  water polo (n.)  r Wasserball

pro, professional (n.)  r Profi, r Berufssportler

putt (n., golf)  r Putt
putting green  s Green

R

race (auto, foot, etc.) (n.)  s Rennen, r Wettlauf
  horse race  s Pferderennen
  motor race  s Motorrennen, s Autorennen

referee, umpire (n.)  r Schiedsrichter

relay race, relay team (n.)  r Staffellauf, e Staffel
  freestyle relay (race)  die Freistilstaffel

results (scores) (n., pl.)  e Entscheidung (sing.), die Resultate (pl.)

run (v.)  laufen (lief, ist gelaufen), rennen (rannte, ist gerannt)

runner (n.)  r L?ufer, e L?uferin

running (n.)  s Laufen, s Rennen

S

score (n.)  s Ergebnis, r Punktstand, e Punktzahl, e Entscheidung, r Score (golf only)
  scoreboard (n.)  e Anzeigetafel
  The score was Adler 2, Fire 0.  Es stand 2:0 (zwei zu null) für Adler (gegen Fire).
  What's the score?  Wie steht's?

score (a goal, point) (v.)  ein Tor schie?en, einen Punkt erzielen/machen

scoreless, nil (adj.)  null zu null, torlos (football, soccer)

scores, times, results (n., pl.)  e Entscheidung (sing.), die Resultate (pl.)

serve (tennis) (v.)  aufschlagen (schlug auf, aufgeschlagen)

shinguard, shinpad  r Schienbeinschutz

shot put (n.)  s Kugelsto?en

shoot, fire (gun) (v.)  schie?en (pron. SHEE-sen)
shooting (n.)  s Schie?en
shooting club  r Schie?verein shooting match  s Wettschie?en
shooting range  r Schie?platz, r Schie?stand
shooting practice  e Schie?übung

soccer (football)  r Fu?ball

spectator(s)  r Zuschauer (die Zuschauer)

spectator sport  r Publikumssport

spike (on shoe)  r Spike (-s)

sport(s) (n.)  r Sport (singular only)
  sports equipment  e Sportartikel (pl.)
  sporting/sports event  e Sportveranstaltung
  sports field  s Sportfeld, r Sportplatz
  sports medicine  e Sportmedizin
  sportswear  e Sportkleidung
  type of sport (the sport)  die Sportart
  types of sports  die Sportarten (pl.)

sport-loving, good in sports, athletic (adj.)  sportlich

stadium(s)  s Stadion (die Stadien, pl.)

stage (of a race, event)  e Etappe
  in the first stage  in der ersten Etappe

stock-car racing  s Stockcarrennen

stopwatch  e Stoppuhr

striker, forward (soccer)  r Stürmer

swim (v.)  schwimmen (schwamm, ist geschwommen)

swimming (n.)  s Schwimmen

swimming pool(s) (n.)  s Schwimmbad (-b?der), r Swimmingpool (-pools, pl.)
  indoor swimming pool (n.)  s Hallenbad

T

table tennis, ping pong (n.)  r Tischtennis

tackle, tackling (n.)  tiefes Fassen, s Fassen und Halten, s Tackling

tackle (v.)  (tief) fassen (und halten)

target, finish line  s Ziel
  target practice  e Schie?übung

  shooting target  e Schie?scheibe

team (n.)  e Mannschaft, s Team

team sports (n., pl.)  e Mannschaftssportarten (pl.)

tennis (n.)  s Tennis
  tennis clothes  die Tenniskleidung
  tennis court  r Tennisplatz
  tennis racket  r Tennisschl?ger
  tennis shoes  e Tennisschuhe (pl.)

throw, toss, pitch (v.)  werfen (warf, geworfen)

tied, a draw (adj.)  unentschieden

time (an event) (v.)  stoppen, die Zeit messen/nehmen

timekeeper (person) (n.)  r Zeitnehmer, e Zeitnehmerin

timekeeping (n.)  e Zeitmessung

times (n., pl.)  e Zeiten (pl.), e Entscheidung (sing.)

track (athletic)  e Bahn, e Rennbahn

track and field  e Leichtathletik (sing. only)

training (n.)  s Trainieren, e Ausbildung

train, work out (v.)  trainieren

U

umpire, referee  r Schiedsrichter

W

water polo  r Wasserball

win (v.)  gewinnen (gewann, gewonnen)
  They won (the game).  Sie haben (das Spiel) gewonnen.

world championship  e Weltmeisterschaft (WM)

World Cup (soccer)  r Weltpokal