West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Archery

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

Artistic Gymnastics

All-Around, Individual, 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
Helmut Tepasse DNS
Team, Men West Germany 5
Eberhard GiengerWalter MössingerGünter SpiesBernd EffingReinhard RitterHeinz HäusslerHelmut Tepasse (DNS)
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
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
Pommel 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
All-Around, Individual, 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
Ingrid Wendel DNS
Team, Women West Germany 8
Uta SchornJutta OltersdorfAndrea NiederheideAngelika KernUlrike WeyhIngrid SanterIngrid Wendel (DNS)
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
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
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
Long Jump, Men Hans Baumgartner 2 Silver
Sepp Schwarz 19 r1/2
Andreas Gloerfeld 22 r1/2
Pole Vault, Men Reinhard Kuretzky 4
Volker Ohl 6
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 / 80 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 (K1), Slalom, Men Ulrich Peters 4
Alfred Baum 5
Jürgen Gerlach 26
Canoe Singles (C1), Slalom, Men Reinhold Kauder 2 Silver
Wolfgang Peters 5
Bernhard Heinemann 16
Canoe Doubles (C2), 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 (K1), Slalom, Women Gisela Grothaus 2 Silver
Magdalena Wunderlich 3 Bronze
Ulrike Deppe 7

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles (K1), 1,000 metres, Men Bernd Guse 5 h2 r2/4
Kayak Doubles (K2), 1,000 metres, Men West Germany 8
Hans-Jürgen RiemenschneiderHorst Mattern
Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men West Germany 5
Rudolf BlaßEberhard FischerRainer HennesErich Pasch
Canoe Singles (C1), 1,000 metres, Men Detlef Lewe 3 Bronze
Canoe Doubles (C2), 1,000 metres, Men West Germany 4
Peter HoffmannHermann Glaser
Kayak Singles (K1), 500 metres, Women Irene Pepinghege 4
Kayak Doubles (K2), 500 metres, Women West Germany 5
Roswitha EsserRenate Breuer

Cycling Road

Road Race, Men Wilfried Trott 7
Erwin Tischler 22
Alfred Gaida 57
Peter Weibel 68
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
Track Time Trial, Men Karl Köther 4
Tandem Sprint, 2,000 metres, Men West Germany =5
Jürgen BarthRainer Müller
Individual Pursuit, Men Hans Lutz 3 Bronze
Team Pursuit, 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
Reiner Klimke DNS
Team, Open West Germany 2 Silver
Liselott LinsenhoffJosef NeckermannKarin SchlüterReiner Klimke (DNS)

Equestrian Eventing

Individual, Open Harry Klugmann 9
Lutz Gössing 13
Karl Schultz 16
Horst Karsten DNF
Kurt Mergler DNS
Team, Open West Germany 3 Bronze
Harry KlugmannLutz GössingKarl SchultzHorst KarstenKurt Mergler (DNS)

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, Men Helmut Seeger 11
Erwin Glock 16
Free Pistol, Men Heinrich Fretwurst 15
Heinz Mertel 16
Free Rifle, Men Dirk Fudickar 20
Small-Bore Rifle, Any Position, Men Gottfried Kustermann 7
Bernd Klingner 16
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, Men Sylvester Knipfer 16
Gottfried Kustermann 37
Running Target, Men 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