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West Germany at the
Olympics
IOC codeFRG
NOCGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
Medals
Gold
67
Silver
82
Bronze
94
Total
243
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
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.

Hosted Games

West Germany has hosted the Games on one occasion.

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

Medal tables

Medals by Summer Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1896–1952 as part of  Germany
1956–1964 as part of  United Team of Germany
1968 Mexico City 275 5 11 10 26 8
1972 Munich (host nation) 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 56 67 81 204 22

Medals by Winter Games

Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank
1928–1952 as part of  Germany
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)
Total 11 15 13 39 18

Medals by summer sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Athletics12141743
 Equestrian115925
 Fencing78116
 Cycling45514
 Rowing44614
 Shooting44311
 Swimming351422
 Canoeing26311
 Sailing2237
 Weightlifting2237
 Wrestling1449
 Judo1438
 Field hockey1304
 Boxing1056
 Tennis1012
 Handball0101
 Gymnastics0022
 Football0011
 Water polo0011
Totals (19 entries)566781204

Medals by winter sport

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 Alpine skiing3519
 Speed skating3003
 Nordic combined2103
 Luge14510
 Bobsleigh1326
 Biathlon1225
 Figure skating0022
 Ice hockey0011
Totals (8 entries)11151339

See also

  • "Olympic Results". International Olympic Committee.
  • "West Germany". Olympedia.com.
  • "Olympic Analytics/FRG". olympanalyt.com.