West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics
West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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IOC code | FRG |
NOC | German Olympic Sports Confederation |
Website | www |
in Mexico City | |
Competitors | 275 (232 men, 43 women) in 17 sports |
Flag bearer | Wilfried Dietrich |
Medals Ranked 8th |
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Summer Olympics appearances ( overview) | |
Other related appearances | |
Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–) Saar (1952) United Team of Germany (1956–1964) |
Athletes from
Medalists
Gold
- Ingrid Becker — Athletics, Women's Pentathlon
- Roswitha Esser, Annemarie Zimmermann — Canoeing, K2 500m Kayak Pairs
- Josef Neckermann, Reiner Klimke, Liselott Linsenhoff — Equestrian, Dressage Team
- Horst Meyer, Wolfgang Hottenrott, Dirk Schreyer, Egbert Hirschfelder, Rüdiger Henning, Jörg Siebert, Lutz Ulbricht, Niko Ott, Gunther Tiersch — Rowing, Men's Eight
- Bernd Klingner — Shooting, 50m Rifle Three Positions
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
- 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
- Heike Hustede, Heidemarie Reineck— Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Wilfried Dietrich — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Fourteen cyclists represented West Germany in 1968.
- 1000m time trial
- Udo Hempel
- Karl Link
- Karl Heinz Henrichs
- Jürgen Kissner
- Rainer Podlesch
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented West Germany in 1968.
- Gundi Theuerkauff, Monika Pulch, Helga Mees
Field hockey
Eighteen male field hockey players competed in 1968, when the West German team finished in 4th place.[2]
- Wolfgang Rott
- Günther Krauss
- Utz Aichinger
- Jürgen Wein
- Klaus Greinert
- Uli Vos
- Detlev Kittstein
- Norbert Schuler
- Fritz Schmidt
- Carsten Keller
- Michael Krause
- Wolfgang Müller
- Dirk Michel
- Eckardt Suhl
- Ulrich Sloma
- Hermann End
- Friedrich Josten
- Wolfgang Baumgart
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1968.
- Individual
- Team
- Elmar Frings
- Heiner Thade
- Hans Jürgen Todt
Rowing
West Germany had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1968.[3]
- Men's single sculls – 2nd place ( silver medal)
- Wolfgang Glock
- Udo Hild
- Men's eight – 1st place ( gold medal)
- Horst Meyer
- Dirk Schreyer
- Rüdiger Henning
- Wolfgang Hottenrott
- Lutz Ulbricht
- Egbert Hirschfelder
- Jörg Siebert
- Niko Ott
- Gunther Tiersch (cox)
- Roland Böse (heat 1)
Sailing
Shooting
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.
- 50 m rifle, prone
Swimming
Water polo
- 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
Wrestling
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.