West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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West Germany at the
1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg
Flag of Germany superimposed
with the Olympic rings
IOC codeFRG
NOCGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Mexico City
Competitors275 (232 men, 43 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearerWilfried Dietrich
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
5
Silver
11
Bronze
10
Total
26
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–)
 Saar (1952)
 United Team of Germany (1956–1964)

Athletes from West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time that East Germany (German Democratic Republic) and West Germany sent separate teams to the Summer Olympic Games. 275 competitors, 232 men and 43 women, took part in 154 events in 17 sports for West Germany.[1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Munich, a German segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

Medalists[]

Gold[]

Silver[]

  • Gerhard Hennige — Athletics, Men's 400m Hurdles
  • Claus Schiprowski — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
  • Hans-Joachim Walde — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
  • Liesel Westermann — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
  • Detlef Lewe — Canoeing, Men's C1 1.000m Canoe Singles
  • Renate Breuer — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
  • Karl Link, Udo Hempel, Karlheinz Henrichs, Jürgen Kissner — Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit
  • Josef Neckermann — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
  • Jochen Meißner — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
  • Ulli Libor, Peter Naumann — Sailing, Flying Dutchman
  • Heinz Mertel — Shooting, 50m Pistol

Bronze[]

  • Bodo Tümmler — Athletics, Men's 1.500 metres
  • Helmar Müller, Manfred Kinder, Gerhard Hennige, Martin Jellinghaus — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
  • Kurt Bendlin — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
  • Günther Meier — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
  • Reiner Klimke — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
  • Hermann Schridde, Alwin Schockemöhle, Hans Günter Winkler — Equestrian, Jumping Team
  • Konrad Wirnhier — Shooting, Skeet
  • Michael Holthaus — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley
  • Angelika Kraus, Uta Frommater, Heike Hustede, Heidemarie Reineck — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
  • Wilfried Dietrich — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight

Athletics[]

Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Boxing[]

Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Canoeing[]

Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Cycling[]

Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fourteen cyclists represented West Germany in 1968.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving[]

Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Equestrian[]

Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fencing[]

Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented West Germany in 1968.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Field hockey[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Eighteen male field hockey players competed in 1968, when the West German team finished in 4th place.[2]

Gymnastics[]

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon[]

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1968.

Individual
Team
  • Elmar Frings
  • Heiner Thade
  • Hans Jürgen Todt

Rowing[]

Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

West Germany had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1968.[3]

Men's single sculls – 2nd place (Med 2.png silver medal)
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four
Men's coxed four
Men's eight – 1st place (Med 1.png gold medal)

Sailing[]

Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Shooting[]

Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Twelve shooters, all men, represented West Germany in 1968. Bernd Klingner won gold in the 50 m rifle, three positions and Konrad Wirnhier won bronze in the skeet.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
  • Bernd Klingner
  • Peter Kohnke
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming[]

Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Water polo[]

Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Men's Team Competition
  • Preliminary Round (Group A)
  • Defeated Spain (5:3)
  • Lost to Hungary (4:6)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (3:6)
  • Defeated Brazil (10:5)
  • Lost to Cuba (6:7)
  • Lost to United States (5:7)
  • Classification Matches
  • 9th/12th place: Defeated Mexico (6:3)
  • 9th/10th place: Lost to Spain (5:7) → Tenth place
  • Team Roster

Weightlifting[]

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Wrestling[]

Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "West Germany at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "West Germany Hockey at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "West Germany Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de Mexico Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2018.

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