West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics

West Germany at the
1972 Summer Olympics

IOC code FRG
in Munich
Competitors 423 (340 men, 83 women) in 23 sports
Flag bearer Detlef Lewe (canoeing)
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
13 11 16 40
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–)
Saar (1952)
United Team of Germany (1956–1964)

West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) was the host nation of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. 423 competitors, 340 men and 83 women, took part in 183 events in 23 sports.[1]

Medalists

West Germany finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with 13 gold medals and 40 medals overall. x

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

In the first modern archery competition at the Olympics, West Germany entered two men and two women. Their highest placing competitor was Siegfried Ortmann, at 14th place in the men's competition.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

  • Heat — 1:47.3
  • Semifinals — 1:48.8
  • Final — 1:46.5 (→ 4th place)
  • Heat — 1:47.8
  • Semifinals — 1:48.8 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — DNF (→ did not advance)

Men's 1500 metres

  • Heat — 3:41.8
  • Semifinals — 3:38.4
  • Final — 3:40.1 (→ 7th place)
  • Heat — 3:40.6
  • Semifinals — 3:43.4 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 3:44.5
  • Semifinals — 3:50.0 (→ did not advance)

Men's 5000 metres

  • Heat — 14:06.6 (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 14:15.2 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

  • Heat — 39.17s
  • Semifinals — 38.86s
  • Final — 38.79s (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualifying Round — 2.15m
  • Final — 2.18m (→ 4th place)
  • Qualification Round — 2.12m (→ did not advance)

Basketball

Men's Team Competition
  • Lost to Puerto Rico (74-81)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (63-87)
  • Defeated Philippines (93-74)
  • Lost to Italy (57-68)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (56-81)
  • Defeated Poland (67-65)
  • Defeated Senegal (72-62)
  • 13th/16th place: Lost to Australia (69-70)
  • 11th/12th place: Lost to Spain (83-84) → 12th place
  • Karl Ampt
  • Holger Geschwindner
  • Dietrich Keller
  • Hans-Jörg Krüger
  • Dieter Kuprella
  • Joachim Linnemann
  • Rainer Pethran
  • Joachim Pollex
  • Norbert Thimm
  • Helmut Uhlig
  • Klaus Weinand
  • Jürgen Wohlers

Boxing

Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)

  • First Round — Defeated Phar Khong (CMB), walk-over
  • Second Round — Lost to Orn-Chim Chawalit (THA), 1:4


Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Joe Destimo (GHA), 2:3


Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)


Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Enrique Requeiferos (CUB), 4:1
  • Third Round — Lost to Svein Erik Paulsen (NOR), KO-2


Men's Welterweight (– 67 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Jeff Rackley (NZL), 5:0
  • Third Round — Defeated Sangnual Rabieb (THA), 5:0
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Emilio Correa (CUB), 2:3


Men's Light Middleweight (– 71 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Defeated Bonifacio Avila (COL), TKO-2
  • Third Round — Defeated Evengelos Oikonomakos (GRE), 5:0
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Mohamed Majeri (TUN), 5:0
  • Semifinals — Defeated Alan Minter (GBR), 3:2
  • Final — Defeated Wiesław Rudkowski (POL), 3:2


Men's Middleweight (– 75 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Second Round — Lost to Marvin Johnson (USA), 0:5


Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

  • First Round — Defeated Henri Moreau (FRA), 5:0
  • Second Round — Defeated Guglielmo Spinello (ITA), 4:1
  • Quarterfinals — Lost to Janusz Gortat (POL), TKO-1


Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

  • First Round — Bye
  • Quarterfinals — Defeated Oscar Ludeña (PER), KO-1
  • Semifinals — Lost to Teófilo Stevenson (CUB), TKO-2

Canoeing

Cycling

17 cyclists represented West Germany in 1972.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
  • Final — 1:07.21 (→ 4th place)
Tandem
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

Men's 10m Platform

Women's 3m Springboard

Women's 10m Platform

Equestrianism

Fencing

19 fencers, 13 men and 6 women, represented West Germany in 1972.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football

Men's Team Competition:

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition
  • Defeated Spain (13-10)
  • Drew with Norway (15-15)
  • Lost to Romania (11-13)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (15-24)
  • Defeated Hungary (17-14)
  • 5th/6th place: Lost to Soviet Union (16-17) → Sixth place

Hockey

Men's Team Competition
  • Defeated Belgium (5-1)
  • Defeated Malaysia (1-0)
  • Defeated Argentina (2-1)
  • Defeated Pakistan (2-1)
  • Drew with Uganda (1-1)
  • Defeated Spain (2-1)
  • Defeated France (4-0)
  • Defeated The Netherlands (3-0)
  • Defeated Pakistan (1-0) → Gold Medal

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1972.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Alternate Member

Rowing

Men's Single Sculls

  • Heat — 7:48.12
  • Repechage — 7:48.11
  • Semi Finals — 8:26.37
  • Final — 7:20.81 (→ 4th place)

Men's Coxed Pairs

  • Heat — 8:02.19
  • Repechage — 8:07.95
  • Semi Finals — 8:19.86
  • Final — 7:21.52 (→ 4th place)

Sailing

Shooting

Fourteen male shooters represented West Germany in 1972. Konrad Wirnhier won gold in the skeet.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
50 m running target
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

  • Heat — 52.91s
  • Semifinals — 52.87s
  • Final — 52.92s (→ 8th place)
  • Heat — 53.96s
  • Semifinals — 54.35s (→ did not advance)
  • Heat — 54.28s (→ did not advance)

Men's 200m Freestyle

  • Heat — 1:55.97
  • Final — 1:53.99 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Heat — 1:55.80
  • Final — 1:56.65 (→ 6th place)
  • Heat — 2:00.27 (→ did not advance)

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 3:37.59
  • Final — 3:33.90 (→ 6th place)

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

  • Heat — 7:53.98
  • Final — 7:41.69 (→ Silver Medal)

Volleyball

Water polo

Men's Team Competition
  • Drew with Hungary (3-3)
  • Drew with the Netherlands (4-4)
  • Defeated Greece (3-8)
  • Defeated Australia (6-3)
  • Drew with United States (4-4)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (2-4)
  • Drew with Italy (2-2)
  • Lost to Yugoslavia (4-5) → Fourth place
  • Gerd Olbert
  • Hermann Haverkamp
  • Peter Teicher
  • Kurt Küpper
  • Günter Wolf
  • Ingulf Nossek
  • Ludger Weeke
  • Kurt Schuhmann
  • Jürgen Stiefel
  • Hans Georg Simon
  • Hans Hoffmeister

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. ↑ "West Germany at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-02-21.
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