Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Artistic Gymnastics

Individual All-Around, Men Helmut Bantz 6
Robert Klein =20
Theo Wied 25
Hans Pfann 29
Erich Wied 41
Jakob Kiefer 42
Team All-Around, Men Unified Team of Germany 5
Helmut BantzRobert KleinTheo WiedHans PfannErich WiedJakob Kiefer
Floor Exercise, Men Helmut Bantz =8
Robert Klein =16
Theo Wied =23
Hans Pfann =33
Jakob Kiefer =38
Erich Wied 45
Horse Vault, Men Helmut Bantz =1 Gold
Theo Wied =4
Jakob Kiefer =7
Robert Klein =7
Erich Wied =16
Hans Pfann =33
Parallel Bars, Men Helmut Bantz =13
Hans Pfann 23
Theo Wied =31
Robert Klein =33
Erich Wied 39
Jakob Kiefer =48
Horizontal Bar, Men Helmut Bantz 6
Theo Wied =18
Jakob Kiefer =22
Robert Klein =29
Erich Wied =37
Hans Pfann =48
Rings, Men Robert Klein 14
Helmut Bantz 18
Hans Pfann =23
Theo Wied 30
Erich Wied =32
Jakob Kiefer 48
Pommelled Horse, Men Helmut Bantz =12
Hans Pfann =28
Jakob Kiefer =33
Robert Klein 36
Theo Wied 37
Erich Wied =51

Athletics

100 metres, Men Manfred Germar 5
Heinz Fütterer 5 h1 r2/4
Manfred Steinbach 3 h3 r1/4
200 metres, Men Leo Pohl 4 h2 r3/4
Karl-Friedrich Haas 5 h1 r3/4
Manfred Germar 2 h1 r1/4
400 metres, Men Karl-Friedrich Haas 2 Silver
Jürgen Kühl 5 h1 r2/4
Horst Mann AC h8 r1/4
800 metres, Men Klaus Richtzenhain 5 h5 r1/3
Paul Schmidt 6 h2 r1/3
Günter Dohrow 6 h3 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men Klaus Richtzenhain 2 Silver
Günter Dohrow 9 h2 r1/2
Siegfried Herrmann AC h3 r1/2
5,000 metres, Men Herbert Schade 12
Friedrich Janke 6 h3 r1/2
Siegfried Herrmann DNS
10,000 metres, Men Herbert Schade 9
Walter Konrad 13
Klaus Porbadnik 17
Marathon, Men Lothar Beckert 19
Kurt Hartung 28
Klaus Porbadnik DNF
110 metres Hurdles, Men Martin Lauer 4
Bert Steines 4 h2 r2/3
400 metres Hurdles, Men Helmut Janz DNS
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Heinz Laufer 4
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men Unified Team of Germany 3 Bronze
Lothar KnörzerLeo PohlHeinz FüttererManfred GermarBert Steines (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men Unified Team of Germany 4
Jürgen KühlWalter ObersteManfred PoerschkeKarl-Friedrich HaasPaul Schmidt (DNS)Horst Mann (DNS)
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Dieter Lindner DQ
Pole Vault, Men Manfred Preußger 8
Shot Put, Men Karl-Heinz Wegmann 7
Javelin Throw, Men Herbert Koschel 4
Heiner Will 9
Decathlon, Men Martin Lauer 5
Walter Meier 6
100 metres, Women Christa Stubnick 2 Silver
Gisela Köhler 4 h2 r2/3
Inge Fuhrmann 3 h5 r1/3
200 metres, Women Christa Stubnick 2 Silver
Gisela Köhler 6
Inge Fuhrmann 3 h6 r1/3
80 metres Hurdles, Women Gisela Köhler 2 Silver
Zenta Gastl 4 h2 r2/3
Maria Sander 4 h4 r1/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women Unified Team of Germany 6
Maria SanderChrista StubnickGisela KöhlerBärbel MayerErika Fisch (DNS)Inge Fuhrmann (DNS)
High Jump, Women Inge Kilian 18
Long Jump, Women Erika Fisch 4
Helga Hoffmann 10
Shot Put, Women Marianne Werner 3 Bronze
Johanna Lüttge 11
Anne-Chatrine Lafrenz 12
Discus Throw, Women Marianne Werner 10
Anne-Chatrine Lafrenz 15 r1/2
Almut Brömmel 22 r1/2
Javelin Throw, Women Erika Raue 10
Almut Brömmel 13

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Edgar Basel =17
Bantamweight, Men Wolfgang Behrendt 1 Gold
Featherweight, Men Bernhard Schröter =9
Lightweight, Men Harry Kurschat 2 Silver
Light-Welterweight, Men Willi Roth =9
Light-Middleweight, Men Ulrich Kienast =5
Middleweight, Men Dieter Wemhöner =5
Heavyweight, Men Ulli Nitzschke =5

Canoe Marathon

Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men Michel Scheuer 3 Bronze
Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men Unified Team of Germany 2 Silver
Fritz BrielTheo Kleine
Canadian Singles, 10,000 metres, Men Franz Johannsen 5
Canadian Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men Unified Team of Germany 4
Egon DrewsWilfried Soltau

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Ernst Steinhauer 8
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Unified Team of Germany 1 Gold
Michel ScheuerMeinrad Miltenberger
Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Franz Johannsen 5
Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men Unified Team of Germany 5 h1 r1/2
Egon DrewsHerbert Kirschner
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women Therese Zenz 2 Silver

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Horst Tüller 4
Gustav-Adolf Schur 5
Reinhold Pommer 18
Erich Hagen 22
Road Race, Team, Men Unified Team of Germany 3 Bronze
Horst TüllerGustav-Adolf SchurReinhold PommerErich Hagen

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Günther Ziegler DNS
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men Unified Team of Germany =9
Günther ZieglerFritz Neuser
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men Unified Team of Germany 2 h3 r1/4
Werner MalitzSiegfried KöhlerRolf NitzscheFred Gieseler

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Günter Stratmann 5 p2 r2/3
Épée, Individual, Men Günter Stratmann 5 p3 r2/4
Sabre, Individual, Men Günter Stratmann 6 p1 r3/4

Football

Football, Men Unified Team of Germany =9
Albert GörtzErnst-Günter HabigFritz SemmelmannHerbert SchäferHermann HöferHans ZeitlerKarl HoffmannMatthias MauritzRolf GeigerRudi HoffmannWilli GerdauAlbert Brülls (DNS)Manfred Eglin (DNS)Günter Jäger (DNS)Max Schwall (DNS)

Hockey

Hockey, Men Unified Team of Germany 3 Bronze
Alfred LückerHelmut NonnGünther UllerichGünther BrenneckeWerner DelmesEberhard FerstlHugo DollheiserHeinz RadzikowskiWolfgang NonnHugo BudingerWerner RosenbaumHeinz Schmidt (DNS)Franz Nikodem (DNS)Hans Plaß (DNS)Harry Reuff (DNS)

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Klaus von Fersen 4 h1 r3/4
Double Sculls, Men Unified Team of Germany 4
Thomas SchneiderKurt Hipper
Coxless Pairs, Men Unified Team of Germany 3 h2 r3/4
Helmut SauermilchClaus Heß
Coxed Pairs, Men Unified Team of Germany 2 Silver
Moritz von GroddeckHorst ArndtRainer Borkowsky
Coxless Fours, Men Unified Team of Germany 3 h2 r3/4
Willi MontagHorst StobbeGunther KaschlunManfred Fitze

Sailing

One Person Dinghy, Open Jürgen Vogler 4
Three Person Keelboat, Open Gustl XI 10
Theodor ThomsenErich NatuschGeorg Nowka
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open Wendehals 6
Rolf MulkaIngo von Bredow
5.5 metres, Open Tilly 10
Hans LubinusAdolf SteinLudwig Bielenberg

Shooting

Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Men Rudi Sigl 9
Albert Sigl 11
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men Rudi Sigl 11
Albert Sigl 27

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Paul Voell 13
Hans Köhler =22
Horst Bleeker =26
400 metres Freestyle, Men Hans Zierold 5
Hans Köhler 18
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Hans-Joachim Reich 17
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men Unified Team of Germany 5
Hans KöhlerHans-Joachim ReichHans ZieroldHorst BleekerPaul Voell (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Men Ekkehard Miersch 12
Dieter Pfeifer =13
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Herbert Klein DQ
200 metres Butterfly, Men Horst Weber 11
100 metres Freestyle, Women Birgit Klomp 16
Christel Steffin 18
Kati Jansen 19
400 metres Freestyle, Women Ingrid Künzel 14
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women Unified Team of Germany 4
Ingrid KünzelHertha HaaseKati JansenBirgit KlompChristel Steffin (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Women Helga Schmidt 4
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Ursula Happe 1 Gold
Eva-Maria ten Elsen 3 Bronze
100 metres Butterfly, Women Jutta Langenau 6

Water Polo

Water Polo, Men Unified Team of Germany 6
Karl NeuseAlfred ObschernikatWilfried BodeAchim SchneiderWilli SturmHarry HilkerFriedhelm OsselmannEmil BildsteinErich PennekampHans-Werner Seher

Weightlifting

Featherweight, Men Georg Miske 6
Lightweight, Men Willi Kolb 12

Wrestling

Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men Fred Kämmerer 5
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men Siegfried Schäfer =5
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men Hans Sterr 4
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Wilfried Dietrich 2 Silver
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men Fred Kämmerer 6
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Alfred Tischendorf AC
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men Hans Sterr =5