East Germany
East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
(German Democratic Republic; GDR) and
West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
(Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes f ...
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and List of cities in Japan, largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, ...
, Japan. 337 competitors, 275 men and 62 women, took part in 159 events in 19 sports.
Medalists
Nationality in brackets.
Gold
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Karin Balzer
Karin Balzer (''née'' Richert; 5 June 1938 – 17 December 2019) was an East German hurdler who competed in the 80 m hurdles event at the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Olympics, and in the 100 m hurdles in 1972. She won a gold medal in 1964 and a bronz ...
Jürgen Eschert
Jürgen Eschert (born 24 August 1941) is a retired German sprint canoeist. Competing in the C-1 1000 m event he who a gold medal at the 1964 Olympics and a bronze at the 1965 European Championships.
In 1971 Eschert was expelled from the East ...
() — Canoeing, Men's C1 1.000m Canoe Singles
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Roswitha Esser
Roswitha Esser (; born 18 January 1941 in Bad Godesberg) is a West German sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-2 500 m event (1964, ...
Lothar Claesges
Lothar Claesges (3 July 1942 – 12 November 2021) was a German cyclist. He won the gold medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an internat ...
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Karl-Heinz Henrichs
Karl-Heinz Henrichs (1 July 1942 – 3 April 2008) was a German racing cyclist. Together with his teammates he won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Me ...
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Karl Link
Karl Link (born 27 July 1942) is a German racing cyclist. Together with his teammates he won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
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Ernst Streng
Ernst Streng (25 January 1942 – 27 March 1993) was a German cyclist. He competed in the Men's team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international m ...
Josef Neckermann
Josef Carl Peter Neckermann (5 June 1912 – 13 January 1992) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won Olympic medals at four different Olympics, in 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972. Later Neckermann became a member of the West German ...
(all from ) — Equestrian, Dressage Team
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Hermann Schridde
Hermann Schridde (3 July 1937, in Celle – 18 May 1985 in Meißendorf, near Winsen) was a German equestrian. Schridde won the German show jumping championship in 1960.
Schridde was a show jumper at the 1964 Summer Olympics for t ...
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Kurt Jarasinski
Kurt Jarasinski (6 November 1938 in Elpersbüttel – 27 October 2005 in Langerwehe) was a German equestrian
The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse".
Horseback ri ...
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Hans Günter Winkler
Hans Günter Winkler (; 24 July 1926 – 9 July 2018) was a German show jumper. He is the only show jumper to have won five Olympic gold medals and a total of seven Olympic medals, and to compete and win medals in six different Olympic Games. In ...
(all from ) — Equestrian, Jumping Team
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Peter Neusel
Peter Neusel (19 November 1941 – 22 July 2021) was a German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed four
A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons ...
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Bernhard Britting
Bernhard Britting (born 22 October 1940) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed four
A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons ...
Egbert Hirschfelder
Egbert Hirschfelder (13 July 1942 – 31 May 2022) was a German rower. In 1963–1964 he won a European title and Olympic gold medal in the coxed four
A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing ...
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Jürgen Oelke
Jürgen Oelke (born 25 November 1940) is a retired German rowing coxswain who had his best achievements in the coxed four
A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four p ...
(all from ) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
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Wilhelm Kuhweide
Wilhelm "Willi" Kuhweide (; born 6 January 1943) is a former West German sailor. He competed in one-person dinghy at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics and 1963, 1966 and 1967 world championships and won on all occasions except in 1968. He then changed ...
() — Sailing, Finn
Silver
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Harald Norpoth
Harald Norpoth (born 22 August 1942) is a West German former middle and long distance runner. He won the silver medal over 5000 m at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo as a member of the United Team of Germany.Dieter Lindner () — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
* Wolfgang Reinhardt () — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
* Renate Culmberger () — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
* Ingrid Lotz () — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
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Emil Schulz
Emil Schulz (25 May 1938 – 22 March 2010) was a German amateur boxer and five-time national champion, who lost only 21 of his 223 fights. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Olympics in the middleweight division and won a si ...
Friedhelm Wentzke
Friedhelm Wentzke (born 13 September 1935 in Castrop-Rauxel, Province of Westphalia) is a German sprint canoeist who competed in the early to mid-1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold in the K-1 4 × 500 m (1 ...
Hermann Schridde
Hermann Schridde (3 July 1937, in Celle – 18 May 1985 in Meißendorf, near Winsen) was a German equestrian. Schridde won the German show jumping championship in 1960.
Schridde was a show jumper at the 1964 Summer Olympics for t ...
Birgit Radochla
Birgit Radochla (later Birgit Michailoff, born 31 January 1945) is a retired German gymnast. She competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and finished in fourth place with the German team. Individually she won a s ...
Thomas Ahrens Thomas Ahrens may refer to:
* Thomas Ahrens (rowing) (born 1948), German Olympic coxswain
* Thomas J. Ahrens (1936–2010), professor of geophysics
* Tom Ahrens
Thomas Ahrens is an American nurse, researcher, and educator at Barnes-Jewish Hospi ...
Frank Wiegand
Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals.
He won eight medals at two European ch ...
Frank Wiegand
Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals.
He won eight medals at two European ch ...
Frank Wiegand
Frank Wiegand (born 15 March 1943) is a German former swimmer, Olympic medalist and world record holder. He participated in the 1960, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics, winning a total of four silver medals.
He won eight medals at two European ch ...
Ernst-Joachim Küppers
Ernst-Joachim Küppers (born 24 August 1942) is a German former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport eve ...
Klaus Rost
Klaus Rost (born 2 March 1940) is a retired German lightweight wrestler. He competed in freestyle wrestling at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1964. In Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco- ...
Heinz Schulz
Heinz Schulz (born 5 January 1935) is an East German former featherweight boxer who competed for the United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany ...
Fritz Ligges
Fritz Ligges (29 July 1938 in Asseln – 21 May 1996 in Herbern) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the West German team at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics ...
() — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
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Fritz Ligges
Fritz Ligges (29 July 1938 in Asseln – 21 May 1996 in Herbern) was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won a gold medal in show jumping with the West German team at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics ...
Wolfgang Barthels
Wolfgang Barthels (born 23 November 1940 in Marienburg) is a former German footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footba ...
Siegfried Fülle
Siegfried Fülle (born 6 October 1939) is a German former Gymnastics, gymnast. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won two bronze medals with t ...
Klaus Köste
Klaus Köste (27 February 1943 – 14 December 2012) was a German gymnast. He won a gold medal in the vault at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He competed for East Germany and won bronze medals in the team all-around event in three Olympics, ...
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Günter Lyhs
Günter Lyhs (born 20 April 1934) is a German former gymnast. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to ...
Lothar Metz
Lothar Metz (Germany, 16 January 1939 – Germany, 23 January 2021) was a German wrestler.
Career
He won an Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling
Greco-Roman (American English), Graeco-Roman (British English), classic wrestlin ...
() — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
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Heinz Kiehl
Heinz Kiehl (6 June 1943 – 26 July 2016) was a German wrestler who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics for West Germany.
Kiehl was born on 6 June 1943 in Oggersheim. He won a bronze medal in 1964 the light-heavywe ...
Wilfried Dietrich
Wilfried Dietrich (14 October 1933 – 2 June 1992) was a German heavyweight wrestler. Between 1956 and 1972 he took part in five Olympics and six world championships, often entering both the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling contests – a ...
Peter Glemser
Peter Glemser (born 12 December 1940) is a former German cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport eve ...
Lothar Claesges
Lothar Claesges (3 July 1942 – 12 November 2021) was a German cyclist. He won the gold medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an internat ...
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Tandem
Tandem, or in tandem, is an arrangement in which a team of machines, animals or people are lined up one behind another, all facing in the same direction.
The original use of the term in English was in ''tandem harness'', which is used for two ...
Individual pursuit
The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.
It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...
Team pursuit
The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome.
Race format
Both men's and women's events are competed over ...
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Lothar Claesges
Lothar Claesges (3 July 1942 – 12 November 2021) was a German cyclist. He won the gold medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an internat ...
Karl Link
Karl Link (born 27 July 1942) is a German racing cyclist. Together with his teammates he won the gold medal in the team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City
Mexico City ...
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Ernst Streng
Ernst Streng (25 January 1942 – 27 March 1993) was a German cyclist. He competed in the Men's team pursuit at the 1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international m ...
field hockey
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Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1964.
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* Wolfgang Gödicke
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Uwe Adler
Uwe Adler (born 30 May 1944) is a German modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics for the United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany (german: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germa ...
* Elmar Frings
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* Wolfgang Gödicke
* Uwe Adler
* Elmar Frings
Rowing
The United Team of Germany had 26 male rowers participate in all seven
rowing
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Günter Bergau
Günter Bergau (born 11 April 1939) is a retired German rower. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the coxed pairs and for East Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos ...
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Peter Gorny
Peter Gorny (born 20 April 1941) is a retired German rower. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the coxed pairs and for East Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Ol ...
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Karl-Heinz Danielowski
Karl-Heinz Danielowski (born 31 March 1940) is a retired German coxswain. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics and for East Germany at the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics
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Günter Schroers
Günter Schroers (born 11 January 1939) is a retired German rower who specialized in the coxless four
A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oa ...
Albrecht Müller
Albrecht Christoph Müller (4 November 193924 May 2018) was a rower who competed for West Germany. In 1964 he joined the German coxless four rowing team, winning a European title and finishing sixth at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He served as the ...
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Manfred Misselhorn
Manfred Misselhorn (born 29 July 1938) is a retired German rower who specialized in the coxless four. In this event he won the European title in 1964 and finished in sixth place at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
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Peter Neusel
Peter Neusel (19 November 1941 – 22 July 2021) was a German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed four
A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons ...
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Bernhard Britting
Bernhard Britting (born 22 October 1940) is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the coxed four
A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons ...
Egbert Hirschfelder
Egbert Hirschfelder (13 July 1942 – 31 May 2022) was a German rower. In 1963–1964 he won a European title and Olympic gold medal in the coxed four
A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing ...
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Jürgen Oelke
Jürgen Oelke (born 25 November 1940) is a retired German rowing coxswain who had his best achievements in the coxed four
A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four p ...
Thomas Ahrens Thomas Ahrens may refer to:
* Thomas Ahrens (rowing) (born 1948), German Olympic coxswain
* Thomas J. Ahrens (1936–2010), professor of geophysics
* Tom Ahrens
Thomas Ahrens is an American nurse, researcher, and educator at Barnes-Jewish Hospi ...
Sailing
Shooting
Ten shooters represented Germany in 1964.
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25 m pistol
25 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often known as sport pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It was devised as a women's event in the 1960s, based upon the rules of 25 meter center-fire pistol but shot with a .22-caliber sp ...
50 m pistol
The 50 meter pistol, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to t ...
Klaus Zähringer
Klaus Zähringer (born 17 October 1939) is a German sport shooter. He was born in Königsberg. He won a bronze medal in 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
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Klaus Zähringer
Klaus Zähringer (born 17 October 1939) is a German sport shooter. He was born in Königsberg. He won a bronze medal in 50 metre rifle three positions event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome
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Trap
A trap is a mechanical device used to capture or restrain an animal for purposes such as hunting, pest control, or ecological research.
Trap or TRAP may also refer to:
Art and entertainment Films and television
* ''Trap'' (2015 film), Fil ...
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...