Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
competed at the
1992 Winter Olympics
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, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines)
, opening = 8 February 1992
, closing = 23 February 1992
, opened_by = President François Mitterrand
, cauldron ...
in
Albertville
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It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had ...
,
France
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. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the Olympic Games following
reunification in 1990. Previously,
West Germany
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and
East Germany
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had sent independent teams to the Games.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Germany at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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Medalists
Alpine skiing
;Men
Men's combined
;Women
Women's combined
Biathlon
;Men
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
;Women
;Women's 3 x 7.5 km relay
: 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
: 2 One minute added per missed target.
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men
: 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
: 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
;Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Figure skating
;Women
;Pairs
Freestyle skiing
;Men
;Women
Ice hockey
Group A
Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the Consolation Round for the 9th to 12th places.
Final round
Quarter-finals
Consolation Round 5th-8th Places
5th Place Match
*Team Roster
**Karl Friesen
Karl Heinz Friesen (born June 30, 1958) is a Canadian-born German former professional ice hockey goaltender. Friesen spent most of his career in Germany, playing in the Eishockey-Bundesliga and Deutsche Eishockey Liga, but he also played four ga ...
** Helmut de Raaf
** Josef Heiß
** Mike Heidt
**Udo Kiessling
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People Medieval era
*Udo of Neustria, 9th century nobleman
* Udo (Obotrite prince) (died 1028)
* Udo (archbishop of Trier) (c. 1030 – 1078)
*Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark (c. 1025 – ...
** Rick Amann
**Uli Hiemer
Ulrich Hiemer (born 21 September 1962 in Füssen, West Germany) is a German former professional ice hockey player who was among the first Germans to play in the NHL. He appeared at three Olympics and at the 1984 Canada Cup. He spent three seasons ...
**Mike Schmidt
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** Jörg Mayr
**Ron Fischer
Ronald Alexander Fischer (born April 12, 1959) is a Canadian-born German former professional ice hockey defenceman. He played eighteen games in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres between the 1981–82 and 1982–83 seasons, reco ...
**Michael Rumrich
Michael Rumrich (born 1 July 1965) is a German former ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournaments at the 1992 Winter Olympics and the 1994 Winter Olympics.
References
External links
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1965 births
Living people
Olympic ice ...
** Georg Holzmann
** Jürgen Rumrich
** Bernd Truntschka
** Gerd Truntschka
**Dieter Hegen
Dieter Hegen (born April 29, 1962 in Kaufbeuren, West Germany) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the Eishockey-Bundesliga and its replacement the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
Playing career
Hegen began playing for his hometown ...
** Ernst Köpf
**Peter Draisaitl
Peter Draisaitl (born 7 December 1965) is a German former professional ice hockey centre, and head coach. He is the current head coach of Krefeld Pinguine of the DEL2. He was previously the head coach of Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks) of the Deu ...
**Andreas Brockmann
Andreas Brockmann (born 11 June 1967) is a German former ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Winter Olympics
)
, nations = 64
, athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women)
, events = 57 in 6 sports ( ...
** Raimund Hilger
**Thomas Brandl
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Career statistics Regular season and playoffs
Interna ...
** Axel Kammerer
** Andreas Niederberger
*Head Coaches: Ludĕk Bukač and Franz Reindl
Franz Reindl (born 24 November 1954) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the German Bundesliga. He was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.
Reindl played for SC Riessersee his first 12 seasons of senior team hocke ...
Luge
;Men
(Men's) Doubles
;Women
Nordic combined
Men's individual
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 15 km cross-country skiing
Men's Team
Three participants per team.
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 10 km cross-country skiing
Ski jumping
;Men's team large hill
: 1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
Speed skating
;Men
;Women
References
Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database
Olympic Winter Games 1992, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Top Winter Olympics medal-winning nations
Nations at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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Winter Olympics
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