West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 290 competitors, 233 men and 57 women, took part in 163 events in 20 sports.[1]
| West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | FRG (GER used at these Games) |
| NOC | German Olympic Sports Confederation |
| Website | www |
| in Montreal | |
| Competitors | 290 (257 men, 33 women) in 20 sports |
| Flag bearer | Hans Günter Winkler (equestrian) |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–) Saar (1952) United Team of Germany (1956–1964) | |
Medalists
editWest Germany finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with 10 gold medals and 39 medals overall.
Gold
edit- Annegret Richter — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Gregor Braun — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual Pursuit
- Gregor Braun, Hans Lutz, Günther Schumacher, and Peter Vonhof — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
- Alwin Schockemöhle — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Harry Boldt, Gabriela Grillo, and Reiner Klimke — Equestrian, Dressage Team
- Thomas Bach, Matthias Behr, Harald Hein, Klaus Reichert, and Erik Sens-Gorius — Fencing, Foil Team
- Alexander Pusch — Fencing, Épée Individual
- Karl-Heinz Smieszek — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle prone
- Eckart Diesch and Jörg Diesch — Sailing, Men's Flying Dutchman
- Harro Bode and Frank Hübner — Sailing, Men's 470
Silver
edit- Guido Kratschmer — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Annegret Richter — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- Inge Helten, Annegret Kroniger, Elvira Poßekel, and Annegret Richter — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Marion Becker — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
- Otto Ammermann, Herbert Blöcker, Helmut Rethemeier, and Karl Schultz — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
- Alwin Schockemöhle, Paul Schockemöhle, Sönke Sönksen, and Hans-Günter Winkler — Equestrian, Jumping Team
- Harry Boldt — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
- Jürgen Hehn — Fencing, Épée Individual
- Reinhold Behr, Volker Fischer, Jürgen Hehn, Hannes Jana, and Alexander Pusch — Fencing, Épée Team
- Günther Neureuther — Judo, Men's Heavyweight
- Peter-Michael Kolbe — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
- Ulrich Lind — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle prone
Bronze
edit- Paul-Heinz Wellmann — Athletics, Men's 1500 metres
- Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres
- Bernd Herrmann, Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Lothar Krieg, and Harald Schmid — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Inge Helten — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Reinhard Skricek — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
- Karl Schultz — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
- Reiner Klimke — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
- Eberhard Gienger — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal Bar
- Thomas Strauß and Peter van Roye — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
- Hans-Johann Färber, Siegfried Fricke, Ralph Kubail, Peter Niehusen, and Hartmut Wenzel — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Edith Eckbauer-Baumann and Thea Einöder-Straube — Rowing, Women's Coxless Pairs
- Werner Seibold — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle Three Positions
- Peter Nocke — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle
- Michael Kraus, Walter Kusch, Peter Nocke, and Klaus Steinbach — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Karl-Heinz Helbing — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
- Adolf Seger — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Middleweight
- Jörg Schmall and Jörg Spengler — Sailing, Men's Tornado
Archery
editIn their second Olympics competing in archery, West Germany captured seventh place on the national leaderboard with a 6th place in the men's competition and an 8th place in the women's. In addition to those two competitors, West Germany also sent one other competitor in the men's division.
Women's Individual Competition:
- Maria Urban – 2376 points (→ 8th place)
Men's Individual Competition:
- Willi Gabriel – 2435 points (→ 6th place)
- Rudolf Schiff – 2326 points (→ 27th place)
Athletics
editMen's 800 metres
- Heat — 1:48.47
- Semi Final — 1:47.18
- Final — 1:45.26 (→ 4th place)
- Heat — 1:46.56
- Semi Final — 1:48.18 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Heat — 39.63
- Semi Final — 39.58 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Heats — 50.57s
- Semi Finals — DSQ (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Günther Mielke — 2:35:44 (→ 54th place)
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification — 7.81m (→ did not advance)
- Final — 7.84m (→ 8th place)
- Qualification — 7.70m (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Qualification — 61.88m
- Final — 60.46m (→ 12th place)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
- Gerhard Weidner — 1:32:56 (→ 18th place)
- Bernd Kannenberg — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Women's Shot Put
- Final — 19.29 m (→ 7th place)
Boxing
editMen's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
- Joachim Schür
- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Jong Jo-Ung (PRK), RSC-2
Canoeing
editCycling
editTwelve cyclists represented West Germany in 1976.
- Klaus-Peter Thaler — 4:47:23 (→ 9th place)
- Wilfried Trott — 4:49:01 (→ 19th place)
- Hans-Peter Jakst — 4:49:01 (→ 37th place)
- Peter Weibel — 4:45:49 (→ 46th place)
- Dieter Berkmann — 4th place
- Hans Michalsky — 1:07.878 (→ 6th place)
- Gregor Braun — Gold Medal
Diving
editEquestrian
editFencing
edit16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented West Germany in 1976.
Gymnastics
editHandball
editHockey
edit- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (group B)
- Tied with New Zealand (1-1)
- Lost to Pakistan (2-4)
- Lost to Spain (1-4)
- Defeated Belgium (6-1)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated India (3-2)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Spain (9-1) → Fifth place
- Team roster
- ( 1.) Wolfgang Rott
- ( 2.) Klaus Ludwiczak
- ( 3.) Michael Peter
- ( 4.) Dieter Freise
- ( 5.) Fritz Schmidt
- ( 6.) Michael Krause
- ( 7.) Horst Dröse
- ( 8.) Werner Kaessmann
- ( 9.) Uli Vos
- (10.) Peter Caninenberg
- (11.) Peter Trump
- (12.) Hans Montag
- (13.) Wolfgang Strödter
- (14.) Heiner Dopp
- (15.) Rainer Seifert
- (16.) Ralf Lauruschkat
- Head coach: Klaus Kleiter
Judo
editModern pentathlon
editThree male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1976.
- Individual
- Team
- Walter Esser
- Gerhard Werner
- Wolfgang Köpcke
Rowing
editSailing
editShooting
editSwimming
editWater polo
edit- Men's team competition
- Team roster
Weightlifting
editWrestling
editReferences
edit- ^ "West Germany at the 1976 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2015.