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) was the host nation of the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...

. 423 competitors, 340 men and 83 women, took part in 183 events in 23 sports.

Medalists

West Germany finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with 13 gold medals and 40 medals overall.

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, West Germany entered two men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Siegfried Ortmann, at 14th place in the men's competition. Women's Individual Competition: * Ursula Bueschking - 2200 points (→ 30th place) * Carla Nolpa - 2165 points (→ 35th place) Men's Individual Competition: * Siegfried Ortmann - 2390 points (→ 14th place) * Richard Krust - 2342 points (→ 30th place)

Athletics

Men's 800 metres *

Franz-Josef Kemper Franz-Josef Kemper (born 30 September 1945) is a Germans, German Athletics (sport), athlete, Olympian, and official. He achieved his greatest success as a middle-distance runner in the 1960s and 1970s.Josef Schmidt :* Heat — 1:47.8 :* Semifinals — 1:48.8 (→ did not advance) * Walter Adams :* Heat — DNF (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres * Paul-Heinz Wellmann :* Heat — 3:41.8 :* Semifinals — 3:38.4 :* Final — 3:40.1 (→ 7th place) *

Thomas Wessinghage Thomas Wessinghage (born 22 February 1952 in Hagen, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German former middle- and long-distance runner who won the 1982 European Championships' final over 5000 metres beating the British world-record holder David Moorcro ...

:* Heat — 3:40.6 :* Semifinals — 3:43.4 (→ did not advance) * Bodo Tümmler :* Heat — 3:44.5 :* Semifinals — 3:50.0 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres *

Jürgen May Jürgen May (born 18 June 1942 in Nordhausen, Thuringia, Nordhausen, Thuringia) is a former middle-distance runner, who was a successful athlete and Olympic Games competitor, who escaped from the German Democratic Republic, GDR to continue his ca ...

:* Heat — 14:06.6 (→ did not advance) * Wolfgang Riesinger :* Heat — 14:15.2 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay *

Jobst Hirscht Jobst Hirscht (born 19 July 1948) is a German former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Born in Schleswig, he competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won th ...

Karlheinz Klotz Karlheinz Klotz (born 10 March 1950, in Karlsruhe) was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bro ...

Gerhard Wucherer Gerhard Wucherer (born 11 February 1948 in Kempten im Allgäu, Bavaria) is a German former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre relay ...

, and

Klaus Ehl Klaus Ehl (born 16 August 1949 in Paderborn) is a German former athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Biography Born in Paderborn, he competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the 4 x 100 metre r ...

:* Heat — 39.17s :* Semifinals — 38.86s :* Final — 38.79s (→ Bronze Medal) Men's High Jump * Hermann Magerl :* Qualifying Round — 2.15m :* Final — 2.18m (→ 4th place) * Ingomar Sieghart :* Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)

Basketball

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Lost to Puerto Rico (74-81) :* Lost to Soviet Union (63-87) :* Defeated Philippines (93-74) :* Lost to Italy (57-68) :* Lost to Yugoslavia (56-81) :* Defeated Poland (67-65) :* Defeated Senegal (72-62) *Classification Matches :* 13th/16th place: Lost to

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(69-70) :* 11th/12th place: Lost to

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(83-84) → 12th place *Team Roster :* Karl Ampt :*

Holger Geschwindner Geschwindner taking a jump shot for the West German national team during the 1972 Summer Olympics Holger Geschwindner (born September 12, 1945 in Bad Nauheim, Hessen) is a German former professional basketball player. He is known as the long- ...

:* Dietrich Keller :* Hans-Jörg Krüger :* Dieter Kuprella :*

Joachim Linnemann Joachim Linnemann (born 17 April 1951) is a former West German basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly k ...

:* Rainer Pethran :* Joachim Pollex :*

Norbert Thimm Norbert Thimm (born August 21, 1949 in Dortmund, West Germany) is a retired German professional basketball player. He is 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) tall and played the center position. He currently works for the sports management company T.E. ...

:* Helmut Uhlig :*

Klaus Weinand Klaus Weinand (born 14 December 1940) is a former German basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known a ...

Jürgen Wohlers Jürgen Wohlers (born 27 June 1945) is a former German basketball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg) * Gerd Schubert :* First Round — Defeated Phar Khong (CMB), walkover :* Second Round — Lost to Orn-Chim Chawalit (THA), 1:4
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg) * Werner Schaefer :* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Lost to Joe Destimo (GHA), 2:3
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) * Peter Prause :* First Round — Lost to Jochen Bachfeld (GDR), 0:5
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) * Peter Hess :* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Defeated Enrique Requeiferos (CUB), 4:1 :* Third Round — Lost to Svein Erik Paulsen (NOR), KO-2
Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg) *

Günther Meier Günther Meier (July 26, 1941 – November 23, 2020) was a German amateur boxer who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) category. He won an Olympic bronze medal in 1968. Meier also competed as a welterweight at the 1972 Mun ...

:* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Defeated Jeff Rackley (NZL), 5:0 :* Third Round — Defeated Sangnual Rabieb (THA), 5:0 :* Quarterfinals — Lost to Emilio Correa (CUB), 2:3
Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg) *

Dieter Kottysch Dieter Kottysch (30 June 1943 – 9 April 2017) was a German amateur middleweight boxer; he competed for West Germany in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972. 1968 Olympic results Below are the results of Dieter Kottysch ...

→ Gold Medal :* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Defeated Bonifacio Avila (COL), TKO-2 :* Third Round — Defeated Evengelos Oikonomakos (GRE), 5:0 :* Quarterfinals — Defeated

Mohamed Majeri Mohamed Majeri (born 23 August 1948) is a Tunisian boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

(TUN), 5:0 :* Semifinals — Defeated Alan Minter (GBR), 3:2 :* Final — Defeated Wiesław Rudkowski (POL), 3:2
Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg) *

Ewald Jarmer Ewald Jarmer (born 12 August 1942) is a German boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 197 ...

:* First Round — Bye :* Second Round — Lost to Marvin Johnson (USA), 0:5
Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg) * Rudi Hornig :* First Round — Defeated

Henri Moreau Henri-Claude Moreau (born 5 August 1945) is a French boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as ...

(FRA), 5:0 :* Second Round — Defeated

Guglielmo Spinello Guglielmo Spinello (born 21 November 1941) is an Italian boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known ...

(ITA), 4:1 :* Quarterfinals — Lost to

Janusz Gortat Janusz Kazimierz Gortat (born November 5, 1948) is a retired boxer from Poland, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. In both tournaments he won the bronze medal in the light heavywei ...

(POL), TKO-1
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg) *

Peter Hussing Peter Hussing (15 May 1948 – 8 September 2012) was a West German heavyweight boxer. He won a bronze medal at the 1972 Olympics and placed fifth in 1976 and 1984; he missed the 1980 Moscow Games due to their boycott by West Germany. Huss ...

→ Bronze Medal :* First Round — Bye :* Quarterfinals — Defeated Oscar Ludeña (PER), KO-1 :* Semifinals — Lost to

Teófilo Stevenson Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence (29 March 1952 – 11 June 2012) was a Cuban amateur boxer who competed from 1966 to 1986. He won the Val Barker Trophy (1972) and was honored with the Olympic Order (1987). Stevenson is one of only three boxers t ...

(CUB), TKO-2

Canoeing

Cycling

17 cyclists represented West Germany in 1972. ; Individual road race * Wilfried Trott — 7th place * Erwin Tischler — 22nd place * Alfred Gaida — 57th place *

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— 68th place ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

* Johannes Knab *

Algis Oleknavicius Algis Oleknavicius (born 17 August 1947) is a German former cyclist. He competed for West Germany in the team time trial at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonl ...

* Rainer Podlesch * Erwin Tischler ; Sprint * Karl Köther *

Dieter Berkmann Dieter Berkmann (born 27 July 1950) is a German former cyclist. He competed for West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultu ...

; 1000m time trial * Karl Köther :* Final — 1:07.21 (→ 4th place) ;

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* Jürgen Barth and Rainer Müller → 6th place ;

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 ...

Hans Lutz Hans Lutz (born 31 March 1949) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, alongsi ...

;

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 ...

Jürgen Colombo Jürgen Colombo (born 2 September 1949) is a retired track cyclist from West Germany, who won the gold medal in the Men's 4000m Team Pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, alongside Günther Schumacher, Günter Haritz, and Udo Hempel ...

Günter Haritz Günter Haritz (born 16 October 1948) is a retired road and track cyclist from West Germany, who won the gold medal in the Men's 4.000 Team Pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, alongside Günther Schumacher, Jürgen Colombo, and Udo ...

Udo Hempel Udo Hempel (born 3 November 1946) is a retired road and track cyclist from West Germany, who won the gold medal in the Men's 4.000 Team Pursuit at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, alongside Günther Schumacher, Jürgen Colombo, and Günter H ...

Günther Schumacher Günther Schumacher (born 27 June 1949) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer born in East Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1984. He twice represented West Germany at the Summer Olympics (1972 and 1976), and won ...

Peter Vonhof Peter Vonhof (born 15 January 1949) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Germany, who represented West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the Men's Team Pursuit, a ...

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard *

Norbert Huda Norbert Huda (born 5 March 1950, in Gelsenkirchen) is a German former diving (sport), diver who competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. References

1950 births Livi ...

— 524.16 points (→ 8th place) * Gerhard Hölzl — 327.42 points (→ 19th place) * Reinhard vom Bauer — 299.79 points (→ 30th place) Men's 10m Platform * Karl-Heinz Schwemmer — 281.55 points (→ 16th place) * Bernd Wucherpfennig — 267.87 points (→ 24th place) * Klaus Konzorr — 260.01 points (→ 30th place) Women's 3m Springboard * Michaela Herweck — 261.78 points (→ 13th place) Women's 10m Platform * Maxie Michael — 183.48 points (→ 15th place) * Ursula Sapp — 162.39 points (→ 24th place)

Equestrian

Fencing

19 fencers, 13 men and 6 women, represented West Germany in 1972. ; Men's foil * Friedrich Wessel * Klaus Reichert *

Harald Hein Harald Hein (19 April 1950 – 20 May 2008) was a German foil fencer. He won a gold medal in the team event at the 1976 and a silver in the same event at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXI ...

; Men's team foil * Klaus Reichert, Friedrich Wessel,

, Dieter Wellmann, Erk Sens-Gorius ; Men's épée *

Hans-Jürgen Hehn Hans-Jürgen Hehn (born 1 October 1944) is a retired German épée fencer. He won silver medals in the individual and team events at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Soc ...

* Reinhold Behr ; Men's team épée * Reinhold Behr,

, Dieter Jung, Max Geuter ; Men's sabre * Paul Wischeidt * Walter Convents * Knut Höhne ; Men's team sabre * Walter Convents, Volker Duschner, Knut Höhne, Dieter Wellmann, Paul Wischeidt ; Women's foil * Irmela Broniecki * Brigitte Oertel * Karin Rutz-Gießelmann ; Women's team foil * Gundi Theuerkauff, Irmela Broniecki, Karin Rutz-Gießelmann, Monika Pulch, Erika Bethmann

Football

Men's Team Competition: * West Germany - Eliminated in Second Round * First round: 3-0-0 ** Defeat

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3-0 ** Defeat

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3-0 ** Defeat the

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7-0 * Second Round: 0-1-2 (Did not advance) ** Drew with

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

1-1 ** Lost to

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ...

1-4 ** Lost to

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 ...

2-3 * Roster -

Heiner Baltes Heiner Baltes (born 19 August 1949 in Erkrath-Unterbach, West Germany) is a German retired footballer who played as a defender. He spent his whole 11-year career with Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., ...

, Hermann Bitz,

Hartwig Bleidick Hartwig Bleidick (born 26 December 1944) is a former football defender. References External links * Living people 1944 births German men's footballers Germany men's international footballers Footballers at the 1972 Summer Olympics ...

, Hans-Jürgen Bradler, Friedhelm Haebermann, Ewald Hammes,

Ottmar Hitzfeld Ottmar Hitzfeld (; born 12 January 1949) is a German former professional football player ( striker) and manager. He accumulated a total of 18 major titles, mostly in his tenures with Grasshopper Club Zürich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. ...

Uli Hoeneß Ulrich "Uli" Hoeneß (, ; born 5 January 1952) is the former president of German football club Bayern Munich and a former footballer for West Germany who played as a forward for club and country. Hoeneß represented Germany at one World Cup and ...

Reiner Hollmann Reiner Hollmann (born 30 September 1949) is a German former football player and now manager. Footballer Before coming to Duisburg, Hollmann was in the youth section of Eintracht Duisburg. He played from 1970 to 1984 for Rot-Weiß Oberhausen a ...

Jürgen Kalb Jürgen Kalb (born 20 May 1948) is a German footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (g ...

Manfred Kaltz Manfred Kaltz (born 6 January 1953) is a German former football player and manager, who played as a right-back. Kaltz played in the Bundesliga for Hamburger SV and 13 times (one goal) for FC Mulhouse in Ligue 1 after initially joining Mulhouse l ...

, Dieter Mietz,

Bernd Nickel Bernd Nickel (15 March 1949 – 27 October 2021) was a German professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or striker. Due to his straight shots his nickname was ''"Doktor Hammer"''. Nickel began his career in 1957 at SV Eisem ...

, Egon Schmitt, Hans-Dieter Seelmann,

Rudi Seliger Rudolf "Rudi" Seliger (born 20 September 1951) is a former football striker. References External links * Living people 1951 births Sportspeople from Mülheim German footballers Germany international footballers Germany B internat ...

, Günter Wienhold,

Ronald Worm Ronald Worm (born 7 October 1953) is a German former international footballer who played as a striker. Club career Worm began his career at his hometown club MSV Duisburg, for which he made 231 appearances in the Bundesliga between 1971 and ...

, and

Klaus Wunder Klaus Wunder (born 13 September 1950 in Erfurt) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. For Bayern Munich, he was part of the club's European Cup victory in 1974–75. He earned one cap for the Germany national t ...

Gymnastics

Handball

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round :* Defeated Spain (13-10) :* Drew with Norway (15-15) :* Lost to Romania (11-13) *Main Round :* Lost to Yugoslavia (15-24) :* Defeated Hungary (17-14) *Classification Match :* 5th/6th place: Lost to Soviet Union (16-17) → Sixth place *Team Roster :*

Herwig Ahrendsen Herwig Ahrendsen (born March 1, 1948 in Husum, Schleswig-Holstein) is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commo ...

:* Hans-Jürgen Bode :* Wolfgang Braun :* Peter Bucher :*

Jochen Feldhoff Jochen Feldhoff (born 10 September 1943) is a former West German handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (germ ...

:* Diethard Finkelmann :*

Josef Karrer Josef Karrer (born 3 March 1939) is a West German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: Münc ...

:* Klaus Kater :* Klaus Lange :* Herbert Lübking :*

Heiner Möller Heiner Möller (born 3 September 1948 in Herford) is a West German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1 ...

:* Hans-Peter Neuhaus :* Uwe Rathjen :* Herbert Rogge :* Herbert Wehnert :* Klaus Westebbe

Hockey

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group A) :* Defeated Belgium (5-1) :* Defeated Malaysia (1-0) :* Defeated Argentina (2-1) :* Defeated Pakistan (2-1) :* Drew with Uganda (1-1) :* Defeated Spain (2-1) :* Defeated France (4-0) *Semi Final Round :* Defeated The Netherlands (3-0) *Final :* Defeated Pakistan (1-0) → Gold Medal *Team Roster :* Wolfgang Baumgart :* Horst Dröse :* Dieter Freise :* Werner Kaessmann :* Carsten Keller :* Detlev Kittstein :* Ulrich Klaes :* Michael Krause :*

Peter Kraus Peter Kraus (born 18 March 1939) is an Austrian-German singer and actor. Born Peter Siegfried Krausenecker in Munich, Germany, Kraus was popular especially in the 1950s, notably in those musical comedy films where he played opposite Cornelia F ...

Michael Peter Michael Peter (7 May 1949 – 23 October 1997) was a field hockey player from West Germany, who captained the West German team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Twelve years later, at age 35, he was a member of the ...

Wolfgang Rott Wolfgang Rott (born 28 November 1946) is a former field hockey player from West Germany, who was a member of the West-German team that won the golden medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He also competed at the 1968 and 1976 Olymp ...

:* Fritz Schmidt :*

Rainer Seifert Rainer Seifert (born 10 December 1947 in Wiesbaden) is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the West German squad that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ; german: München ...

Wolfgang Strödter Wolfgang Strödter (5 April 1948 – 4 June 2021) was a field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the West-German team that won the gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Strödter was a terrific hitter of penalty cor ...

Eckart Suhl Eckart Suhl (sometimes spelled Eckardt Suhl; born 20 April 1943 in Hamburg) is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the West-German team that won the golden medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich ( ...

:* Eduard Thelen :* Peter Trump :*

Uli Vos Uli Vos (2 September 1946 – 1 December 2017) was a German field hockey player. At the 1972 Munich Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München ...

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1972. Men's Individual Competition: * Heiner Thade — 5145 points (→ 7th place) *

Walter Esser Walter Esser (born 21 February 1945) is a German modern pentathlete. He competed for West Germany at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights e ...

— 4826 points (→ 20th place) * Hole Rößler — 4678 points (→ 27th place) Men's Team Competition: * Thade, Esser, and Rößler — 14682 points (→ 6th place) Alternate Member *

Elmar Frings Elmar Frings (26 March 1939 – 29 July 2002) was a German modern pentathlete. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics and for West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos ...

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls * Udo Hild :*Heat — 7:48.12 :*Repechage — 7:48.11 :*Semi Finals — 8:26.37 :*Final — 7:20.81 (→ 4th place) Men's Coxed Pairs * Heinz Mußmann, Bernd Krauß and Stefan Kuhnke :*Heat — 8:02.19 :*Repechage — 8:07.95 :*Semi Finals — 8:19.86 :*Final — 7:21.52 (→ 4th place)

Sailing

Shooting

Fourteen male shooters represented West Germany in 1972. Konrad Wirnhier won gold in the skeet. ; 25 m pistol * Helmut Seeger * Erwin Glock ; 50 m pistol * Heinrich Fretwurst * Heinz Mertel ; 300 m rifle, three positions * Dirk Fudickar ; 50 m rifle, three positions * Gottfried Kustermann * Bernd Klingner ; 50 m rifle, prone * Silvester Knipfer * Gottfried Kustermann ; 50 m running target * Christoph-Michael Zeisner * Günther Danne ;

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* Heinz Leibinger * Peter Blecher ;

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* Konrad Wirnhier * Walter Wrigge

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle *

Klaus Steinbach Klaus Steinbach (born 14 December 1953

:* Heat — 52.91s :* Semifinals — 52.87s :* Final — 52.92s (→ 8th place) *

Kersten Meier Kersten Meier (23 February 1954 in Celle – 3 April 2001) was a German swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He died in 2001 in Düsseldorf. The cause of death was suicide Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's ...

:* Heat — 53.96s :* Semifinals — 54.35s (→ did not advance) * Gerhard Schiller :* Heat — 54.28s (→ did not advance) Men's 200m Freestyle *

Werner Lampe Werner Lampe (born 30 November 1952) is a retired German swimmer and Olympic medalist. He is the brother of Hans Lampe and father of Oliver Lampe. He participated at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, winning a silver medal in 4 × 200 m fre ...

:* Heat — 1:55.97 :* Final — 1:53.99 (→ Bronze Medal) *

Klaus Steinbach Klaus Steinbach (born 14 December 1953

:* Heat — 1:55.80 :* Final — 1:56.65 (→ 6th place) * Olaf von Schilling :* Heat — 2:00.27 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay * Gerhard Schiller, Rainer Jacob, Hans-Günther Vosseler, and

:* Heat — 3:37.59 *

Klaus Steinbach Klaus Steinbach (born 14 December 1953

, Rainer Jacob, and Hans Faßnacht :* Final — 3:33.90 (→ 6th place) Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay * Hans Faßnacht, Gerhard Schiller,

Folkert Meeuw Folkert Meeuw (born 11 November 1946) is a German former swimmer who competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics, and won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay in 1972. Next year he won a bronze in the same event at the 1973 World Aq ...

, and Hans-Günther Vosseler :* Heat — 7:53.98 *

Klaus Steinbach Klaus Steinbach (born 14 December 1953

, Hans-Günther Vosseler, and Hans Faßnacht :* Final — 7:41.69 (→ Silver Medal)

Volleyball

Water polo

;Men's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group B) :* Drew with Hungary (3-3) :* Drew with the Netherlands (4-4) :* Defeated Greece (3-8) :* Defeated Australia (6-3) *Final Round (Group I) :* Drew with United States (4-4) :* Lost to Soviet Union (2-4) :* Drew with Italy (2-2) :* Lost to Yugoslavia (4-5) → Fourth place * Team Roster :* Gerd Olbert :* Hermann Haverkamp :* Peter Teicher :* Kurt Küpper :*

Günter Wolf Günter Wolf (born 27 September 1949) is a German water polo player. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Righ ...

:* Ingulf Nossek :* Ludger Weeke :* Kurt Schuhmann :* Jürgen Stiefel :* Hans Georg Simon :* Hans Hoffmeister

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:West Germany At The 1972 Summer Olympics Germany, West

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...