West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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, the West German flag was raised at the closing ceremony.

West Germany at the
1968 Summer Olympics
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)

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
  • 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

Cycling

Fourteen cyclists represented West Germany in 1968.

Individual road race
  • Burkhard Ebert
  • Jürgen Tschan
  • Ortwin Czarnowski
  • Dieter Koslar
Team time trial
  • Burkhard Ebert
  • Jürgen Tschan
  • Ortwin Czarnowski
  • Dieter Koslar
Sprint
  • Jürgen Barth
1000m time trial
  • Herbert Honz
Tandem
  • Klaus Kobusch
  • Martin Stenzel
Individual pursuit
  • Rupert Kratzer
Team pursuit
  • Udo Hempel
  • Karl Link
  • Karl Heinz Henrichs
  • Jürgen Kissner
  • Rainer Podlesch

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Fencing

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

Men's foil
  • Tim Gerresheim
  • Friedrich Wessel
  • Dieter Wellmann
Men's team foil
  • Jürgen Theuerkauff, Friedrich Wessel, Tim Gerresheim, Jürgen Brecht, Dieter Wellmann
Men's épée
  • Fritz Zimmermann
  • Franz Rompza
  • Dieter Jung
Men's team épée
  • Dieter Jung, Franz Rompza, Fritz Zimmermann, Max Geuter, Paul Gnaier
Men's sabre
  • Paul Wischeidt
  • Walter Köstner
  • Volker Duschner
Men's team sabre
  • Percy Borucki, Walter Köstner, Paul Wischeidt, Klaus Allisat, Volker Duschner
Women's foil
Women's team foil
  • Heidi Schmid, Helga Koch, Gundi Theuerkauff, Monika Pulch, Helga Mees

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]

  • 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
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1968.

Individual
  • Elmar Frings
  • Heiner Thade
  • Hans Jürgen Todt
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)
  • Jochen Meißner
Men's double sculls
  • Wolfgang Glock
  • Udo Hild
Men's coxless pair
  • Günther Karl
  • Franz Held
Men's coxed pair
  • Bernhard Hiesinger
  • Rolf Hartung
  • Lutz Benter (cox)
Men's coxless four
  • Thomas Hitzbleck
  • Manfred Weinreich
  • Volkhart Buchter
  • Jochen Heck
Men's coxed four
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
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
  • Erich Masurat
  • Hans Standl
50 m pistol
  • Heinz Mertel
  • Kurt Meyer
50 m rifle, three positions
  • Bernd Klingner
  • Peter Kohnke
50 m rifle, prone
  • Karl Wenk
  • Klaus Zähringer
Trap
  • Werner Bühse
  • Erich Gehmann
Skeet
  • Konrad Wirnhier
  • Karl Meyer zu Hölsen

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
  • Dietmar Seiz
  • Günter Kilian
  • Heinz Kleimeier
  • Hermann Haverkamp
  • Kurt Schuhmann
  • Ludger Weeke
  • Ludwig Ott
  • Peter Teicher
  • Wolf-Rüdiger Schulz
  • Johannes Hoffmeister
  • Lajos Nagy

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting 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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