West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Archery

Individual, Men Siegfried Ortmann 14
Richard Krust 30
Individual, Women Ursula Büschking 30
Carla Nolpa 35

Artistic Gymnastics

Individual All-Around, Men Eberhard Gienger 14
Walter Mössinger 24
Günter Spies 25
Bernd Effing =38 r1/2
Reinhard Ritter =44 r1/2
Heinz Häussler =52 r1/2
Team All-Around, Men West Germany 5
Eberhard GiengerWalter MössingerGünter SpiesBernd EffingReinhard RitterHeinz Häussler
Floor Exercise, Men Walter Mössinger =16 r1/1
Bernd Effing =25 r1/1
Günter Spies =33 r1/1
Eberhard Gienger =33 r1/1
Heinz Häussler =42 r1/1
Reinhard Ritter =45 r1/1
Horse Vault, Men Eberhard Gienger =30 r1/1
Reinhard Ritter =38 r1/1
Bernd Effing =47 r1/1
Günter Spies =54 r1/1
Walter Mössinger =64 r1/1
Heinz Häussler =100 r1/1
Parallel Bars, Men Eberhard Gienger =6 r1/1
Günter Spies 10 r1/1
Walter Mössinger =22 r1/1
Bernd Effing =38 r1/1
Reinhard Ritter =42 r1/1
Heinz Häussler =63 r1/1
Horizontal Bar, Men Eberhard Gienger =8 r1/1
Günter Spies 18 r1/1
Walter Mössinger 31 r1/1
Heinz Häussler 41 r1/1
Bernd Effing =56 r1/1
Reinhard Ritter =91 r1/1
Rings, Men Walter Mössinger =16 r1/1
Günter Spies =22 r1/1
Eberhard Gienger =26 r1/1
Reinhard Ritter 46 r1/1
Heinz Häussler =58 r1/1
Bernd Effing =61 r1/1
Pommelled Horse, Men Reinhard Ritter =19 r1/1
Bernd Effing =34 r1/1
Heinz Häussler =39 r1/1
Walter Mössinger =41 r1/1
Eberhard Gienger =69 r1/1
Günter Spies 76 r1/1
Individual All-Around, Women Uta Schorn 23
Jutta Oltersdorf =35 r1/2
Andrea Niederheide =46 r1/2
Angelika Kern =48 r1/2
Ulrike Weyh =50 r1/2
Ingrid Santer 76 r1/2
Team All-Around, Women West Germany 8
Uta SchornJutta OltersdorfAndrea NiederheideAngelika KernUlrike WeyhIngrid Santer
Floor Exercise, Women Jutta Oltersdorf =30 r1/1
Uta Schorn =38 r1/1
Angelika Kern =47 r1/1
Ingrid Santer 58 r1/1
Andrea Niederheide =59 r1/1
Ulrike Weyh =62 r1/1
Horse Vault, Women Uta Schorn =19 r1/1
Jutta Oltersdorf =33 r1/1
Ingrid Santer =37 r1/1
Ulrike Weyh =46 r1/1
Andrea Niederheide =49 r1/1
Angelika Kern =61 r1/1
Uneven Bars, Women Uta Schorn =26 r1/1
Andrea Niederheide =26 r1/1
Jutta Oltersdorf =31 r1/1
Angelika Kern =49 r1/1
Ulrike Weyh =54 r1/1
Ingrid Santer =100 r1/1
Balance Beam, Women Angelika Kern =35 r1/1
Ulrike Weyh =37 r1/1
Uta Schorn =42 r1/1
Jutta Oltersdorf =42 r1/1
Andrea Niederheide =62 r1/1
Ingrid Santer =79 r1/1

Athletics

100 metres, Men Jobst Hirscht 6
Klaus Ehl 5 h3 r2/4
Gerhard Wucherer 4 h2 r1/4
200 metres, Men Martin Jellinghaus 7
Manfred Ommer 6 h1 r3/4
400 metres, Men Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske 5
Karl Honz 7
Georg Nückles 7 h1 r3/4
800 metres, Men Franz-Josef Kemper 4
Josef Schmid 4 h1 r2/3
Walter Adams AC h5 r1/3
1,500 metres, Men Paul-Heinz Wellmann 7
Thomas Wessinghage 7 h1 r2/3
Bodo Tümmler 10 h2 r2/3
5,000 metres, Men Harald Norpoth 6
Wolfgang Riesinger 9 h4 r1/2
Jürgen May 9 h5 r1/2
10,000 metres, Men Manfred Letzerich 14 h3 r1/2
Günter Mielke AC h1 r1/2
Marathon, Men Paul Angenvoorth 16
Manfred Steffny 31
Lutz Philipp 32
110 metres Hurdles, Men Günther Nickel 6 h2 r2/3
Eckart Berkes 4 h1 r1/3
Manfred Schumann 5 h4 r1/3
400 metres Hurdles, Men Rainer Schubert 5
Rolf Ziegler 5 h1 r2/3
Dieter Büttner AC h2 r2/3
3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men Willi Maier 4 h2 r1/2
Willi Wagner 6 h3 r1/2
Hans-Dieter Schulten 6 h4 r1/2
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men West Germany 3 Bronze
Jobst HirschtKarlheinz KlotzGerhard WuchererKlaus EhlKlaus Bieler (DNS)Manfred Ommer (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Men West Germany 4
Bernd HerrmannHorst-Rüdiger SchlöskeHermann KöhlerKarl HonzMartin Jellinghaus (DNS)Georg Nückles (DNS)
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Heinz Mayr 13
Wilfried Wesch 16
Bernd Kannenberg DNF
50 kilometres Race Walk, Men Bernd Kannenberg 1 Gold
Gerhard Weidner 6
Horst-Rüdiger Magnor 16
High Jump, Men Hermann Magerl 4
Ingomar Sieghart 24 r1/2
Pole Vault, Men Reinhard Kuretzky 4
Volker Ohl 6
Long Jump, Men Hans Baumgartner 2 Silver
Sepp Schwarz 19 r1/2
Andreas Gloerfeld 22 r1/2
Shot Put, Men Heinfried Birlenbach 7
Ralf Reichenbach 13
Traugott Glöckler 18
Discus Throw, Men Klaus-Peter Hennig 15 r1/2
Dirk Wippermann 16 r1/2
Hein-Direck Neu 17 r1/2
Hammer Throw, Men Uwe Beyer 4
Edwin Klein 7
Karl-Hans Riehm 10
Javelin Throw, Men Klaus Wolfermann 1 Gold
Günter Glasauer 18 r1/2
Decathlon, Men Hans-Joachim Walde DNF
Hans-Joachim Perk DNF
Horst Beyer DNF
100 metres, Women Annegret Richter 5
Elfgard Schittenhelm 5 h1 r3/4
Ingrid Mickler-Becker 7 h1 r3/4
200 metres, Women Anne Kroniger =5
Christiane Krause 5 h1 r3/4
400 metres, Women Rita Wilden 2 Silver
Christel Frese AC h1 r3/4
Anette Rückes 7 h1 r2/4
800 metres, Women Hildegard Falck 1 Gold
Sylvia Schenk 5 h1 r2/3
Gisela Ellenberger 7 h2 r2/3
1,500 metres, Women Ellen Tittel 1 h4 r1/3
Christa Merten 6 h1 r1/3
Gerda Ranz 8 h2 r1/3
100 metres Hurdles, Women Margit Bach 6 h1 r2/3
Heidi Schüller 6 h2 r2/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women West Germany 1 Gold
Christiane KrauseIngrid Mickler-BeckerAnnegret RichterHeide RosendahlAnne Kroniger (DNS)Elfgard Schittenhelm (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women West Germany 3 Bronze
Anette RückesInge BöddingHildegard FalckRita WildenChristel Frese (DNS)Erika Weinstein (DNS)
High Jump, Women Ulrike Meyfarth 1 Gold
Ellen Mundinger 10
Renate Gärtner 14
Long Jump, Women Heide Rosendahl 1 Gold
Heidi Schüller 5
Ingrid Mickler-Becker AC r1/2
Discus Throw, Women Liesel Westermann 5
Brigitte Berendonk 11
Javelin Throw, Women Anneliese Gerhards 9
Amelie Koloska 18 r1/2
Pentathlon, Women Heide Rosendahl 2 Silver
Karen Mack 7
Margot Eppinger 12

Badminton

Singles, Men Wolfgang Bochow =3
Doubles, Men West Germany =3
Willi BraunRoland Maywald
Mixed team 2 =5
Wolfgang Bochow (FRG) • Jamie Paulson (CAN)
Singles, Women Brigitte Steden =5
Doubles, Mixed West Germany =3
Roland MaywaldBrigitte Steden

Basketball

Basketball, Men West Germany 12
Dieter KuprellaDietrich KellerHans-Jörg KrügerHelmut UhligHolger GeschwindnerJoachim LinnemannJochen PollexJürgen WohlersKarl AmptKlaus WeinandNorbert ThimmRainer Pethran

Boxing

Flyweight, Men Gerd Schubert =17
Bantamweight, Men Werner Schäfer =17
Featherweight, Men Peter Prause =33
Lightweight, Men Peter Heß =9
Welterweight, Men Günther Meier =5
Light-Middleweight, Men Dieter Kottysch 1 Gold
Middleweight, Men Ewald Jarmer =9
Light-Heavyweight, Men Rudi Hornig =5
Heavyweight, Men Peter Hussing =3 Bronze

Canoe Slalom

Kayak Singles, Slalom, Men Ulrich Peters 4
Alfred Baum 5
Jürgen Gerlach 26
Canadian Singles, Slalom, Men Reinhold Kauder 2 Silver
Wolfgang Peters 5
Bernhard Heinemann 16
Canadian Doubles, Slalom, Men West Germany 1 2 Silver
Hans-Otto SchumacherWilli Baues
West Germany 2 7
Michael ReimannOlaf Fricke
West Germany 3 9
Theo NüsingHans Jakob Hitz
Kayak Singles, Slalom, Women Gisela Grothaus 2 Silver
Magdalena Wunderlich 3 Bronze
Ulrike Deppe 7

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Bernd Guse 5 h2 r2/4
Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men West Germany 8
Hans-Jürgen RiemenschneiderHorst Mattern
Kayak Fours, 1,000 metres, Men West Germany 5
Rudolf BlaßEberhard FischerRainer HennesErich Pasch
Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres, Men Detlef Lewe 3 Bronze
Canadian Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men West Germany 4
Peter HoffmannHermann Glaser
Kayak Singles, 500 metres, Women Irene Pepinghege 4
Kayak Doubles, 500 metres, Women West Germany 5
Roswitha EsserRenate Breuer

Cycling Road

Road Race, Individual, Men Wilfried Trott 7
Erwin Tischler 22
Alfred Gaida 57
Peter Weibel 68
100 kilometres Team Time Trial, Men West Germany 20
Johannes KnabAlgis OleknaviciusRainer PodleschErwin Tischler

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Karl Köther 2 h1 r7/10
Dieter Berkmann 2 h4 r4/10
1,000 metres Time Trial, Men Karl Köther 4
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men West Germany =5
Jürgen BarthRainer Müller
Individual Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men Hans Lutz 3 Bronze
Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men West Germany 1 Gold
Jürgen ColomboGünter HaritzUdo HempelGünther SchumacherPeter Vonhof

Diving

Springboard, Men Norbert Huda 8
Gerhard Hölzl 19 r1/2
Reinhard vom Bauer 30 r1/2
Platform, Men Karlheinz Schwemmer 16 r1/2
Bernd Wucherpfennig 24 r1/2
Klaus Konzorr 30 r1/2
Springboard, Women Michaela Herweck 13 r1/2
Platform, Women Maxie Michael 15 r1/2
Ursula Sapp 24 r1/2

Equestrian Dressage

Individual, Open Liselott Linsenhoff 1 Gold
Josef Neckermann 3 Bronze
Karin Schlüter 7
Team, Open West Germany 2 Silver
Liselott LinsenhoffJosef NeckermannKarin Schlüter

Equestrian Eventing

Individual, Open Harry Klugmann 9
Lutz Gössing 13
Karl Schultz 16
Horst Karsten DNF
Team, Open West Germany 3 Bronze
Harry KlugmannLutz GössingKarl SchultzHorst Karsten

Equestrian Jumping

Individual, Open Hartwig Steenken =4
Fritz Ligges =8
Gerd Wiltfang 16
Team, Open West Germany 1 Gold
Fritz LiggesGerd WiltfangHartwig SteenkenHans Günter Winkler

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Fritz Wessel 4 p2 r4/5
Klaus Reichert 5 p1 r3/5
Harald Hein 5 p3 r1/5
Foil, Team, Men West Germany 5
Klaus ReichertFritz WesselHarald HeinDieter WellmannErk Sens-Gorius
Épée, Individual, Men Hans-Jürgen Hehn 5 p3 r3/5
Reinhold Behr 5 p1 r2/5
Rudi Maier DNF
Épée, Team, Men West Germany 12
Reinhold BehrHans-Jürgen HehnHarald HeinDieter JungMax GeuterRudi Maier (DNS)
Sabre, Individual, Men Paul Wischeidt 5 p2 r4/5
Walter Convents 6 p1 r3/5
Knut Höhne 6 p2 r3/5
Sabre, Team, Men West Germany =7
Walter ConventsVolker DuschnerKnut HöhneDieter WellmannPaul Wischeidt
Foil, Individual, Women Irmela Broniecki 4 p1 r2/4
Brigitte Oertel 4 p2 r2/4
Karin Gießelmann 4 p8 r1/4
Foil, Team, Women West Germany 5
Gundi TheuerkauffIrmela BronieckiKarin GießelmannMonika PulchErika Bethmann

Football

Football, Men West Germany =5
Bernd NickelDieter MietzEgon SchmittEwald HammesFriedhelm HäbermannGünter WienholdHans-Jürgen BradlerHartwig BleidickHeiner BaltesHermann BitzJürgen KalbKlaus WunderManfred KaltzOttmar HitzfeldReiner HollmannRonnie WormRudi SeligerUli HoeneßHans-Dieter Seelmann (DNS)

Handball

Handball, Men West Germany 6
Diethard FinkelmannPeter NeuhausHans-Jürgen BodeHeiner MöllerHerbert LübkingHerbert RoggeHerbert WehnertHerwig AhrendsenJochen FeldhoffJosef KarrerKlaus KaterKlaus LangeKlaus WestebbePeter BucherUwe RathjenWolfgang Braun

Hockey

Hockey, Men West Germany 1 Gold
Peter KrausMichael PeterDieter FreiseMichael KrauseEduard ThelenHorst DröseCarsten KellerUlrich KlaesWolfgang BaumgartUli VosPeter TrumpWolfgang RottDetlev KittsteinWerner KaessmannFritz SchmidtWolfgang StrödterEckardt SuhlRainer Seifert

Judo

Lightweight, Men Wolfram Koppen =5
Half-Middleweight, Men Engelbert Dörbrandt =5
Middleweight, Men Gerd Egger =7
Half-Heavyweight, Men Paul Barth =3 Bronze
Heavyweight, Men Klaus Glahn 2 Silver
Open Class, Men Klaus Glahn =5

Modern Pentathlon

Individual, Men Heiner Thade 7
Walter Esser 20
Hole Rößler 27
Team, Men West Germany 6
Heiner ThadeWalter EsserHole Rößler

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Udo Hild 4
Double Sculls, Men West Germany 10
Jochen MeißnerArthur Heyne
Coxless Pairs, Men West Germany 7
Erwin HaasLutz Ulbricht
Coxed Pairs, Men West Germany 4
Heinz MußmannBernd KrauseStefan Kuhnke
Coxless Fours, Men West Germany 3 Bronze
Joachim EhrigPeter FunnekötterFranz HeldWolfgang Plottke
Coxed Fours, Men West Germany 1 Gold
Peter BergerHans-Johann FärberGerhard AuerAlois BierlUwe Benter
Eights, Men West Germany 5
Reinhard WendemuthFrithjof HenckelNorbert KindlmannWolfgang HottenrottHans-Ulrich BuchholzGünter PetersmannBernd TruschinskiWinfried RingwaldManfred Klein

Sailing

One Person Dinghy, Open Walter Mai 12
Two Person Keelboat, Open West Germany 3 Bronze
Karsten MeyerWilli Kuhweide
Two Person Keelboat, Open West Germany 11
Heinz LaprellWolf Stadler
Three Person Keelboat, Open West Germany 4
Franz HeilmeierKonrad GlasRichard Kuchler
Three Person Keelboat, Open West Germany 11
Friedrich MayHans-Joachim BerndtNorbert Wagner
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open West Germany 3 Bronze
Peter NaumannUlli Libor

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, 25 metres, Open Helmut Seeger 11
Erwin Glock 16
Free Pistol, 50 metres, Open Heinrich Fretwurst 15
Heinz Mertel 16
Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Open Dirk Fudickar 20
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Open Gottfried Kustermann 7
Bernd Klingner 16
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Open Sylvester Knipfer 16
Gottfried Kustermann 37
Running Target, 50 metres, Open Christoph-Michael Zeisner 5
Gunther Danne 7
Trap, Open Heinz Leibinger 12
Peter Blecher 26
Skeet, Open Konrad Wirnhier 1 Gold
Walter Wrigge 22

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Klaus Steinbach 8
Kersten Meier 16
Gerhard Schiller 18
200 metres Freestyle, Men Werner Lampe 3 Bronze
Klaus Steinbach 6
Olaf, Baron von Schilling 25
400 metres Freestyle, Men Werner Lampe 7
Hans Faßnacht 10
Peter Rosenkranz 18
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men Hans Faßnacht 10
Dusan Grozaj 13
Peter Rosenkranz 17
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men West Germany 6
Klaus SteinbachWerner LampeRainer JacobHans FaßnachtGerhard SchillerHans-Günther VosselerKersten Meier
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men West Germany 2 Silver
Klaus SteinbachWerner LampeHans-Günther VosselerHans FaßnachtGerhard SchillerFolkert Meeuw
100 metres Backstroke, Men Andreas Weber 28
200 metres Backstroke, Men Norbert Verweyen 26
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Walter Kusch 5
Michael Günther 18
Andreas Hellmann 29
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Walter Kusch 6
Andreas Hellmann 24
Gregor Betz 34
100 metres Butterfly, Men Lutz Stoklasa 15
Peter Remmel 19
Hans Lampe 20
200 metres Butterfly, Men Hans Faßnacht 5
Folkert Meeuw 8
Walter Mack 21
200 metres Individual Medley, Men Thomas Aretz 10
Klaus Steinbach 14
Andreas Weber 19
400 metres Individual Medley, Men HaJo Geisler 15
Mike Holthaus 28
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Men West Germany 11
Andreas WeberWalter KuschLutz StoklasaKlaus Steinbach
100 metres Freestyle, Women Heidi Reineck 5
Jutta Weber 9
Angela Steinbach 21
200 metres Freestyle, Women Angela Steinbach 11
Jutta Weber =12
Uta Schütz 15
400 metres Freestyle, Women Uta Schütz 10
Helga Wagner 24
800 metres Freestyle, Women Uta Schütz 10
Barbara Schwarzfeldt 11
Helga Wagner 23
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women West Germany 3 Bronze
Jutta WeberHeidi ReineckGudrun BeckmannAngela Steinbach
100 metres Backstroke, Women Silke Pielen 8
Annegret Kober 12
Angelika Kraus 15
200 metres Backstroke, Women Annegret Kober 4
Karin Bormann 10
Angelika Kraus 29
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Vreni Eberle 6
Dagmar Sierck =21
Patricia Siewert 29
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Petra Nows 5
Vreni Eberle 11
Ulrike Klees 23
100 metres Butterfly, Women Gudrun Beckmann 7
Edeltraud Koch 10
Heike Nagel 11
200 metres Individual Medley, Women Karin Bormann 22
Helmi Boxberger 34
400 metres Individual Medley, Women Helga Niemann 20
Helmi Boxberger 34
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women West Germany 3 Bronze
Silke PielenVreni EberleGudrun BeckmannHeidi ReineckAnnegret KoberEdeltraud KochJutta WeberHeike Nagel (DNS)Dagmar Sierck (DNS)

Volleyball

Volleyball, Men West Germany 11
Bernard EndrichHans-Georg von der OheHans-Ulrich GraßhoffHatto NolteKlaus MeetzKlaus-Dieter BuschleRüdiger HildToni RimrodUlf TütkenUwe ZitranskiVolker PaulusWolfgang Simon
Volleyball, Women West Germany 8
Annedore RichterAnnette EllerbrackeBirgit PörnerErika HeuckeIngrid LorenzMargret StenderMarianne LepaRegina PützRike RuschenburgTraute SchäferUrsula WestphalBirgit Drechsel (DNS)

Water Polo

Water Polo, Men West Germany 4
Gerd OlbertHermann HaverkampPeter TeicherKurt KüpperGünter WolfIngulf NossekLudger WeekeKurt SchuhmannJürgen StiefelHans SimonHans Hoffmeister

Waterskiing

Slalom, Men Hans-Willi Ellermeier 5
Karl-Heinz Benzinger 6
Tricks, Men Karl-Heinz Benzinger 3
Jumping, Men Hagen Klie =2
Jumping, Women Petra Trautmann 5

Weightlifting

Lightweight, Men Werner Schraut 12
Pietro Masala DNF
Middleweight, Men Uwe Kliche AC
Light-Heavyweight, Men Rolf Milser 7
Middle-Heavyweight, Men Dietrich Leh 9
Heavyweight, Men Rainer Dörrzapf 8
Super-Heavyweight, Men Rudolf Mang 2 Silver

Wrestling

Light-Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Günter Maas AC
Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Fritz Huber AC
Bantamweight, Greco-Roman, Men Hans-Jürgen Veil 2 Silver
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men Manfred Schöndorfer 4
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men Werner Schröter AC
Middleweight, Greco-Roman, Men Reinhold Hucker AC
Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Günter Kowalewski AC
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Lorenz Hecher AC
Super-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Wilfried Dietrich AC
Light-Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Rolf Lacour AC
Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Mario Sabatini AC
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men Gerhard Weisenberger AC
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Klaus Rost AC
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Adolf Seger 3 Bronze
Middleweight, Freestyle, Men Peter Neumair 6
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Ernst Knoll AC
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Alfons Hecher AC
Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Wilfried Dietrich 5