West Germany at the Olympics

West Germany at the
Olympics
West Germany at the; Olympics
	Flag of Germany
IOC code	FRG
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website	www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
Medals; Ranked 24th	Gold 67 Silver 82 Bronze 94 Total 243
Summer appearances
	1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988;
Winter appearances
	1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988;
Other related appearances
	Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–); Saar (1952); United Team of Germany (1956–1964)

West Germany competed at the Olympic Games between 1952 and 1988. While in 1952 - Germany's first Olympics after World War II and the Partitions of Germany - there was a de facto West German team, given East Germany refused to collaborate, its results are counted towards Germany. Likewise, between 1956 and 1964 both countries competed together under the United Team of Germany flag. It was not until 1968 that a full-fledged West German team appeared, and it competed in all the Olympics but the 1980 Summer Olympics - as it supported the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott - until 1988. Afterwards, the German reunification in 1990 reestablished the German team.

Timeline of participation

Olympic year/s	team
1896–1912		Germany (GER)
1920–1924	denied participation after WWI
1928–1932		Germany (GER)
1936		Germany (GER)
1948	occupied country after WWII: former German Olympic Committee was dissolved
1952		Germany (GER)
1952	Saar (SAA)		East Germany did not participate
1956–1964	United Team of Germany (EUA)
1968–1988	Germany	(FRG)	East Germany (GDR)
since 1992	Germany	(GER)

West Germany has hosted the games on one occasion.

Games	Host city	Dates	Nations	Participants	Events
1972 Summer Olympics	Munich, Bavaria	26 August – 10 September	121	7,134	195

Total		56	67	81	204	24
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1896–1912	as part of Germany (GER)
1920 Antwerp	did not participate
1924 Paris	did not participate
1928–1936	as part of / Germany (GER)
1948 London	did not participate
1952 Helsinki	as part of Germany (GER)
1956–1964	as part of United Team of Germany
1968 Mexico City	275	5	11	10	26	8
1972 Munich	423	13	11	16	40	4
1976 Montreal	290	10	12	17	39	4
1980 Moscow	did not participate
1984 Los Angeles	390	17	19	23	59	3
1988 Seoul	347	11	14	15	40	5
1992–Present	as part of Germany (GER)

Total		11	15	13	39	19
Games	Athletes	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Rank
1924–1936	as part of / Germany (GER)
1948 St. Moritz	did not participate
1952 Oslo	as part of Germany (GER)
1956–1964	as part of United Team of Germany
1968 Grenoble	87	2	2	3	7	8
1972 Sapporo	78	3	1	1	5	6
1976 Innsbruck	71	2	5	3	10	5
1980 Lake Placid	80	0	2	3	5	12
1984 Sarajevo	84	2	1	1	4	8
1988 Calgary	90	2	4	2	8	8
1992–Present	as part of Germany (GER)


Sport	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Athletics	12	14	17	43
Equestrian	11	5	9	25
Fencing	7	8	1	16
Cycling	4	5	5	14
Rowing	4	4	6	14
Shooting	4	4	3	11
Swimming	3	5	14	22
Canoeing	2	6	3	11
Sailing	2	2	3	7
Weightlifting	2	2	3	7
Wrestling	1	4	4	9
Judo	1	4	3	8
Field hockey	1	3	0	4
Boxing	1	0	5	6
Tennis	1	0	1	2
Handball	0	1	0	1
Gymnastics	0	0	2	2
Football	0	0	1	1
Water polo	0	0	1	1
Totals (19 entries)	56	67	81	204