Germany at the Olympics

Germany first took part in the Athens Olympics in 1896 . At the Games in Antwerp in 1920 and at the Games in Paris in 1924 , Germany was not allowed due to the organization of the First World War . After World War II, Germany was divided into three separate states. In 1947 , attempts were made to send a single team to the London Olympics, but the Allies opposed this. As a result, none of the German teams participated in the 1948 Games. Finally, in 1949 , the National Olympic Committee was created in western Germany, which covered two German states: Saarland and the Federal Republic of Germany . The protectorate Saar lasted until 1956 , after which it reunited with Germany. The authorities of East Germany formed their National Olympic Committee in 1951 , however, it was adopted by the IOC only in 1965 . At the Games in Melbourne , Rome and Tokyo, Germany was represented by the United German Team . Since 1968 , the GDR began to send an independent team to the Olympics. In 1989 , after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the unification of Germany into a single state, a single German team again began to perform at the Olympic Games.

Germany at the Olympics
IOC Code	Ger
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation Official site
Participation in the Summer Olympics
1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 • 2012 • 2016
Participation in the Winter Olympics
1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006 • 2010 • 2014 • 2018
see also
United German Team (1956-1964) Germany (1968-1988) GDR (1968-1988) Saar (1952)

Three times Germany itself became the mistress of the Olympic Games. In 1936 , the Summer Games were held in Berlin , and in 1972 in Munich , the Winter Games in 1936 were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen .

During the performance at the Olympic Games, German athletes won 1304 Olympic medals at the Summer Olympics and 377 medals at the Winter . German athletes won the most medals in athletics and swimming competitions .