At the 1972 Summer Olympics, the German national team won 13 gold, 11 silver and 16 bronze medals, which brought the team to 4th place in the unofficial team standings.
| Germany at the Olympic Games | ||||
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| IOC Code | Frg | |||
| NOC | Federal Olympic Committee of Germany | |||
| Olympic Games in Munich | ||||
| Athletes | 423 in 23 sports | |||
| Standard bearer | Detlef Leve | |||
| Medals Place 4 | Gold 13 | Silver eleven | Bronze sixteen | Total 40 |
| Participation in the Summer Olympics | ||||
| 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 | ||||
| Participation in the Winter Olympics | ||||
| 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 | ||||
| see also | ||||
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Medalists
| Medal | Sportsman | Kind of sport | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Bernd Cannenberg | Athletics | Men walking 50 km |
| Gold | Klaus Wolferman | Athletics | Men javelin throwing |
| Gold | Hildegard Falk | Athletics | Women's 800m |
| Gold | Christiane Krause Ingrid Becker Annegret Richter Heide rosendaal | Athletics | Women's Relay 4 × 100 m |
| Gold | Heide rosendaal | Athletics | Women long jump |
| Gold | Ulrike Mayfart | Athletics | Women high jump |
| Gold | Dieter Cottish | Boxing | Men up to 71 kg |
| Gold | Gunter Schumacher Jürgen Colombo Gunther Haritz Udo Hempel | Cycling | Men's Team Pursuit |
| Gold | Fritz Ligges Hartwig Shtenken Gerhard Wiltfang Hans-Gunther Winkler | Horseback Riding | Jumping, team championship |
| Gold | Liselott Linsenhoff | Horseback Riding | Dressage, individual championship |
| Gold | National team | Field hockey | Men |
| Gold | Team | Rowing | Men, fours, oar with steering |
| Gold | Conrad Wirnhir | Shooting | Skeet Men |
| Silver | Hans Baumgartner | Athletics | Men's Long Jump |
| Silver | Rita Wilden | Athletics | Women 400 m |
| Silver | Heide rosendaal | Athletics | Women's Pentathlon |
| Silver | Reinhold Cowder | Kayaking and Canoeing | Men's Rowing Slalom Single Canoe |
| Silver | Bernd Bowes Hans-Otto Schumacher | Kayaking and Canoeing | Men's Rowing Slalom Canoe Two |
| Silver | Gisela Grothouse | Kayaking and Canoeing | Women's Rowing Slalom Kayak |
| Silver | Liselott Linsenhoff Joseph Neckerman Karin Schluter | Horseback Riding | Dressage, team championship |
| Silver | Klaus Glan | Judo | Men over 93 kg |
| Silver | Hans-Joachim Fasnacht Werner Lampe Klaus Steinbach Hans Fosseler | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200m Freestyle Relay |
| Silver | Rudolph Mang | Weightlifting | Men over 110 kg |
| Silver | Hans-Jürgen File | Greco-Roman wrestling | Men up to 57 kg |
| Bronze | Jobst Hirscht Karlheinz Klotz Gerhard Wuhererer Klaus El | Athletics | Men's Relay 4 × 100 m |
| Bronze | Anette Ryukkes Inge Böding Hildegard Falk Rita Wilden | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400m Relay |
| Bronze | Peter Hussing | Boxing | Men over 81 kg |
| Bronze | Detlef Leve | Kayaking and Canoeing | Men's Canoe 1000m |
| Bronze | Magdalena Wunderlich | Kayaking and Canoeing | Women's Rowing Slalom Kayak |
| Bronze | Hans Lutz | Cycling | Men Cycling Track 1000m Git |
| Bronze | Harry klugman Ludwig Gössing Karl Schulz Horst Karsten | Horseback Riding | Eventing, team championship |
| Bronze | Joseph Neckerman | Horseback Riding | Dressage, individual championship |
| Bronze | Paul Bart | Judo | Men up to 93 kg |
| Bronze | Team | Rowing | Men, fours, oar without steering |
| Bronze | Werner Lampe | Swimming | Men's 200m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Gudrun Beckman Heidemar Reineck Angela Steinbach Jutta weber | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay |
| Bronze | Gudrun Beckman Heidemar Reineck Freni Eberle Silke Pilen | Swimming | Women's relay 4 × 100 m combined |
| Bronze | Adolf Zeger | Freestyle wrestling | Men up to 74 kg |
| Bronze | Ulrich Libor Peter Nauman | Sailing | Men's Flying Dutchman |
| Bronze | Wilhelm Kuwaide Karsten mayer | Sailing | Men, Star Class |
Competition Results
Rowing
In the next round from each race were several of the best crews (depending on discipline). 6 strongest crews reached the final A, another 6 crews eliminated in the semifinal, distributed places in the small final B
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Advance check | Qualifying race | Semifinal | The final | Summary a place | |||||||
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| Check in | Time | A place | Check in | Time | A place | Check in | Time | A place | Time | A place | |||
| loners | Udo Hild | one | 7: 48.22 | 2 | one | 7: 48.21 | oneQ | 2 | 8: 26.37 | 3 QA | Final A | four | |
| 7: 20.81 | four | ||||||||||||
Modern Pentathlon
Modern pentathlon includes: shooting, swimming, fencing, horseback riding and running.
- Men
| Competition | Athletes | Show jumping | Fencing | Shooting | Swimming | Run | Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fine | Glasses | A place | Wins | Glasses | A place | Hits | Glasses | A place | Time | Glasses | A place | Time | Glasses | A place | Result | A place | ||
| Individual Championship | Heiner Tade | 35 | 1065 | 12 | 39 | 962 | 7 | 192 | 956 | eight | 3: 52.6 | 1012 | 37 | 13: 25.0 | 1150 | 9 | 5145 | 7 |
| Team championship | Heiner Tade Walter Esser Hole Rössler | 3010 | 6 | 2520 | 7 | 2626 | four | 3232 | eight | 3294 | 7 | 14,682 | 6 | |||||
Links
- Germany national team at sports-reference.com