Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Art Competitions

Architecture, Open Gustav Allinger AC
Friedrich HeyerOtto Derreth AC
Richard Konwiarz AC
Werner March AC
Literature, Open Carl Diem AC
Eberhard Koebsell AC
Music, Compositions For Orchestra, Open Werner Egk AC
Painting, Open Arnold Bode AC
Constantin von Mitschke-Collande AC
Edvard Frank AC
Rüdiger Halt AC
Rüdiger Halt AC
Rüdiger Halt AC
Edwin Scharff AC
Hans Schminke AC
Carl Schwalbach AC
Sculpturing, Open Fritz Fleer AC
Horst Gabel AC
Alfred Lörcher AC
Ottmar Obermaier AC
Emy Roeder AC
Edwin Scharff AC
Richard Scheibe AC
Fritz Schwarzbeck AC
Herbert Zeitner AC

Artistic Gymnastics

Individual All-Around, Men Helmut Bantz 9
Adalbert Dickhut 24
Theo Wied 26
Alfred Schwarzmann 27
Hans Pfann 33
Erich Wied 40
Friedel Overwien =48
Jakob Kiefer =150
Team All-Around, Men Unified Team of Germany 4
Helmut BantzAdalbert DickhutTheo WiedAlfred SchwarzmannHans PfannErich WiedJakob Kiefer
Floor Exercise, Men Adalbert Dickhut =32
Helmut Bantz =38
Hans Pfann =71
Theo Wied =73
Alfred Schwarzmann =78
Erich Wied =92
Friedel Overwien 121
Jakob Kiefer 180
Horse Vault, Men Theo Wied =5
Adalbert Dickhut =9
Helmut Bantz =13
Alfred Schwarzmann =13
Friedel Overwien =44
Erich Wied =54
Hans Pfann =83
Jakob Kiefer 182
Parallel Bars, Men Helmut Bantz 12
Alfred Schwarzmann =15
Theo Wied =15
Adalbert Dickhut =19
Hans Pfann =23
Jakob Kiefer =27
Erich Wied =27
Friedel Overwien =40
Horizontal Bar, Men Alfred Schwarzmann =2 Silver
Helmut Bantz =7
Erich Wied =14
Theo Wied =32
Jakob Kiefer =38
Hans Pfann =51
Friedel Overwien =56
Adalbert Dickhut =75
Rings, Men Helmut Bantz =14
Hans Pfann 18
Friedel Overwien =45
Adalbert Dickhut =45
Theo Wied =45
Erich Wied =50
Alfred Schwarzmann =58
Jakob Kiefer =73
Pommelled Horse, Men Helmut Bantz 11
Jakob Kiefer 12
Friedel Overwien =15
Adalbert Dickhut =18
Hans Pfann 21
Theo Wied =37
Erich Wied =43
Alfred Schwarzmann =65
Individual All-Around, Women Irma Walther 24
Hanna Grages 26
Elisabeth Ostermeyer =38
Wolfgard Voß 53
Inge Sedlmaier 54
Lydia Zeitlhofer 60
Brigitte Kiesler 80
Hilde Koop 118
Team All-Around, Women Unified Team of Germany 5
Irma WaltherHanna GragesElisabeth OstermeyerWolfgard VoßInge SedlmaierLydia ZeitlhoferBrigitte KieslerHilde Koop
Team Portable Apparatus, Women Unified Team of Germany 4
Irma WaltherHanna GragesElisabeth OstermeyerWolfgard VoßInge SedlmaierLydia ZeitlhoferBrigitte KieslerHilde Koop
Floor Exercise, Women Hanna Grages =24
Lydia Zeitlhofer =31
Irma Walther =47
Inge Sedlmaier =52
Elisabeth Ostermeyer =56
Wolfgard Voß =71
Brigitte Kiesler =73
Hilde Koop 95
Horse Vault, Women Elisabeth Ostermeyer =20
Wolfgard Voß =27
Brigitte Kiesler =27
Hanna Grages 30
Irma Walther =38
Hilde Koop =44
Inge Sedlmaier 71
Lydia Zeitlhofer 117
Uneven Bars, Women Irma Walther 24
Hanna Grages =31
Elisabeth Ostermeyer 37
Lydia Zeitlhofer 40
Inge Sedlmaier =58
Brigitte Kiesler =63
Wolfgard Voß 77
Hilde Koop =89
Balance Beam, Women Irma Walther 28
Lydia Zeitlhofer 36
Hanna Grages =42
Wolfgard Voß 55
Inge Sedlmaier =73
Elisabeth Ostermeyer 75
Brigitte Kiesler 122
Hilde Koop 133

Athletics

100 metres, Men Werner Zandt 4 h3 r2/4
Erich Fuchs 3 h12 r1/4
Heinz Fütterer DNS
200 metres, Men Werner Zandt 4 h1 r3/4
Peter Kraus 4 h2 r2/4
Leo Lickes DNS
400 metres, Men Karl-Friedrich Haas 4
Hans Geister 4 h2 r3/4
800 metres, Men Heinz Ulzheimer 3 Bronze
Günther Steines 6
Urban Cleve 5 h1 r2/3
1,500 metres, Men Werner Lueg 3 Bronze
Rolf Lamers 6
Günter Dohrow 10 h2 r2/3
5,000 metres, Men Herbert Schade 3 Bronze
10,000 metres, Men Herbert Schade DNS
Marathon, Men Dieter Engelhardt 30
Ludwig Warnemünde 43
110 metres Hurdles, Men Wolfgang Troßbach 4 h3 r1/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Günter Heßelmann 6
Helmut Gude 8
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Unified Team of Germany 4 h3 r1/3
Peter KrausWerner ZandtJosef HeinenFranz HappernaglLeo Lickes (DNS)Erich Fuchs (DNS)Heinz Fütterer (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men Unified Team of Germany 3 Bronze
Hans GeisterGünther SteinesHeinz UlzheimerKarl-Friedrich HaasLeo Lickes (DNS)Urban Cleve (DNS)Günter Dohrow (DNS)Peter Kraus (DNS)
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Rudi Lüttge 13
Long Jump, Men Günther Jobst DNS
Discus Throw, Men Sepp Hipp 27 r1/2
Hammer Throw, Men Karl Storch 2 Silver
Karl Wolf 6
Javelin Throw, Men Herbert Koschel 12
Decathlon, Men Sepp Hipp 5
Friedel Schirmer 8
100 metres, Women Maria Sander 5
Marga Petersen 5 h1 r3/4
Helga Klein 6 h2 r3/4
200 metres, Women Helga Klein 5
Ursula Knab 7 h1 r2/3
Maria Sander DNS
80 metres Hurdles, Women Maria Sander 3 Bronze
Anneliese Seonbuchner 4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Unified Team of Germany 2 Silver
Ursula KnabMaria SanderHelga KleinMarga PetersenMargot Ulzheimer (DNS)Leni Hofknecht (DNS)Irmgard Schmelzer (DNS)Elfriede von Nitzsch (DNS)
Long Jump, Women Irmgard Schmelzer 4
Elfriede von Nitzsch 14
Leni Hofknecht 15
Shot Put, Women Marianne Werner 2 Silver
Gertrud Kille 5
Dorothea Kress 11
Discus Throw, Women Marianne Werner 9
Javelin Throw, Women Marlies Müller 6
Jutta Krüger 8
Inge Bausenwein 12

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Edgar Basel 2 Silver
Bantamweight, Men Egon Schidan =9
Featherweight, Men Willi Roth =9
Lightweight, Men Hans-Werner Wohlers =9
Light-Welterweight, Men Herbert Schilling =17
Welterweight, Men Günther Heidemann =3 Bronze
Light-Middleweight, Men Erich Schöppner =5
Middleweight, Men Dieter Wemhöner =5
Light-Heavyweight, Men Karl Kistner =5
Heavyweight, Men Edgar Gorgas =16

Canoe Marathon

Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men Michel Scheuer 3 Bronze
Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men Unified Team of Germany 6
Karl Heinz SchäferMeinrad Miltenberger
Canadian Singles, 10,000 metres, Men Franz Johannsen 7
Canadian Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men Unified Team of Germany 3 Bronze
Egon DrewsWilfried Soltau

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Meinrad Miltenberger 5
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Unified Team of Germany 4
Gustav SchmidtHelmut Noller
Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Ralf Berckhan 6
Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Unified Team of Germany 3 Bronze
Egon DrewsWilfried Soltau
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women Josefa Köster 8

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Edi Ziegler 3 Bronze
Oskar Zeißner 8
Paul Maue 48
Walter Becker DNF
Road Race, Team, Men Unified Team of Germany 5
Edi ZieglerOskar ZeißnerPaul MaueWalter Becker

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Werner Potzernheim 3 Bronze

Diving

Springboard, Men Hanns Aderhold 11
Werner Sobek 12
Platform, Men Günther Haase 3 Bronze
Fritz Geyer 10
Werner Sobek 20

Equestrian Dressage

Individual, Open Heinz Pollay 7
Ida von Nagel 10
Fritz Thiedemann 12
Team, Open Unified Team of Germany 3 Bronze
Heinz PollayIda von NagelFritz Thiedemann

Equestrian Eventing

Individual, Men Willi Büsing 3 Bronze
Klaus Wagner 5
Otto Rothe 11
Team, Men Unified Team of Germany 2 Silver
Willi BüsingKlaus WagnerOtto Rothe

Equestrian Jumping

Individual, Men Fritz Thiedemann 3 Bronze
Georg Höltig =16
Hans-Hermann Evers =35
Team, Men Unified Team of Germany 6
Fritz ThiedemannGeorg HöltigHans-Hermann Evers

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Norman Casmir 6 p4 r2/4
Kurt Wahl 5 p4 r1/4
Julius Eisenecker =5 p5 r1/4
Foil, Team, Men Unified Team of Germany 4 p3 r2/4
Willy FascherKurt WahlNorman CasmirJulius EiseneckerSiegfried RossnerRichard Liebscher (DNS)
Épée, Individual, Men Erwin Kroggel 7 p7 r1/4
Sabre, Individual, Men Willy Fascher =7 p4 r2/4
Hans Esser 5 p3 r1/4
Richard Liebscher 5 p6 r1/4
Sabre, Team, Men Unified Team of Germany 3 p3 r2/4
Siegfried RossnerWilly FascherHans EsserRichard LiebscherJulius Eisenecker (DNS)Kurt Wahl (DNS)
Foil, Individual, Women Lilo Allgayer 6 p2 r3/4

Football

Football, Men Unified Team of Germany 4
Alfred PostErich GleixnerGeorg StollenwerkHans EberleHerbert JägerHerbert SchäferHans ZeitlerKarl KlugKurt EhrmannKurt SommerlattLudwig HinterstockerMatthias MauritzRudi SchönbeckWilli SchröderJosef Bensch (DNS)Gert Schuster (DNS)Heinz Wittig (DNS)Hannes Kirk (DNS)Walter Brech (DNS)Georg Bogert (DNS)

Hockey

Hockey, Men Unified Team of Germany =5
Alfred LückerLutz PetersFriedrich HiddingGünther UllerichGünther BrenneckeHans-Jürgen DollheiserHeiner ThielemannHeinz SchützHugo BudingerHugo DollheiserRolf StoltenbergWerner RosenbaumWilfried GrubeWilli SuhrenHeinz Schmidt

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Berthold Slupik 32
Dietloff Kapp 36
Adolf Harder DNF
Team, Men Unified Team of Germany DNF
Adolf HarderBerthold SlupikDietloff Kapp

Rowing

Double Sculls, Men Unified Team of Germany 2 h2 r4/5
Waldemar BeckGerhard Füßmann
Coxless Pairs, Men Unified Team of Germany DNS h2 r2/5
Heinz RennebergHeinz Eichholz
Coxed Pairs, Men Unified Team of Germany 2 Silver
Heinz ManchenHelmut HeinholdHelmut Noll
Coxed Fours, Men Unified Team of Germany 2 h2 r2/5
Günther TwiesselmannKlaus SchulzeHeinz BeyerGerd VogeleyHans-Joachim Wiemken
Eights, Men Unified Team of Germany 5
Anton ReinartzMichael ReinartzRoland FreihoffHeinz ZünklerPeter BetzStefan ReinartzHans BetzToni SiebenhaarHermann Zander

Sailing

One Person Dinghy, Open Werner Krogmann 15
Two Person Keelboat, Open Paka V 11
Claus WunderlichPaul Fischer
Three Person Keelboat, Open Gustel X 3 Bronze
Erich NatuschGeorg NowkaTheodor Thomsen
5.5 metres, Open Tom Kyle 9
Hans LubinusHans-Hermann MagnussenLudwig Bielenberg
6 metres, Open Nirwana 10
Andreas HowaldtGötz Freiherr von MirbachHans KadelbachPaul-Heinrich LangeWolfgang Elsner

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Men Ludwig Leupold 23
Paul Wehner 24
Free Pistol, 50 metres, Men Fritz Krempel 34
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men Erich Spörer 18
Albert Sigl 20
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men Erich Spörer 5
Albert Sigl 31
Trap, Men Kurt Schöbel 23

Swimming

1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Heinz-Günther Lehmann 11
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Herbert Klein 3 Bronze
100 metres Freestyle, Women Elisabeth Rechlin 15
Wera Schäferkordt 25
400 metres Freestyle, Women Elisabeth Rechlin 23
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women Unified Team of Germany 7
Elisabeth RechlinWera SchäferkordtKati JansenGisela Jacob-ArendtUrsula Happe (DNS)Ruth Schleibinger (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Women Gertrud Herrbruck 6
Erna Herbers 18
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Ursula Happe 13

Water Polo

Water Polo, Men Unified Team of Germany =13
Günter HeinePaul UellendahlErich SauermannWilfried BodeWilli SturmHeinz ZanderFerdinand PankeEmil BildsteinPhilipp DotzerBernhard Baier (DNS)Norberto Marino (DNS)Hans Schulze (DNS)

Weightlifting

Bantamweight, Men Josef Schuster 14
Featherweight, Men Oswald Junkes 16
Lightweight, Men Toni Leuthe AC
Light-Heavyweight, Men Hans Claußen 11
Heavyweight, Men Heinz Schattner 4

Wrestling

Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Heini Weber 4
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men Ferdinand Schmitz 6
Featherweight, Greco-Roman, Men Rolf Ellerbrock AC
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men Heini Nettesheim AC
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men Anton Mackowiak AC
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men Gustav Gocke AC
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Max Leichter AC
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Willi Waltner 4
Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Heini Weber 5
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men Ferdinand Schmitz AC
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men Rolf Ellerbrock AC
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Heini Nettesheim =6
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Anton Mackowiak AC
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men Gustav Gocke 4
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Max Leichter AC
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Willi Waltner AC