West Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics explained
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]
Medalists
West Germany finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with 10 gold medals and 39 medals overall.
Gold
- 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
- 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
- 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
See main article: Archery at the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 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:
Men's Individual Competition:
Athletics
See main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Men's 800 metres
- Semi Final - 1:48.18 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Semi Final - 39.58 (→ did not advance)
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Final - 3:01.98 (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's 400m Hurdles
- Semi Finals - DSQ (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Men's Long Jump
- Qualification - 7.81m (→ did not advance)
- Qualification - 7.70m (→ did not advance)
Men's High Jump
- Qualification - 2.05m (→ did not advance)
Men's Discus Throw
- Final - 60.46m (→ 12th place)
Men's 20 km Race Walk
Women's Shot Put
- Final - 19.29 m (→ 7th place)
Boxing
See main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Men's Flyweight ( - 51 kg)
Canoeing
See main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Cycling
See main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Twelve cyclists represented West Germany in 1976.
- Individual road race
- Team time trial
- Sprint
- 1000m time trial
- Individual pursuit
- Team pursuit
Diving
See main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Equestrian
See main article: Equestrian at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Fencing
See main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics. 16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented West Germany in 1976.
- Men's foil
- Men's team foil
- Men's épée
- Men's team épée
- Men's sabre
- Women's foil
- Women's team foil
Gymnastics
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Handball
See main article: Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Hockey
See main article: Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- Men's team competition
- Preliminary round (group B)
- Tied with New Zealand (1-1)
- Defeated Belgium (6-1)
- Classification Matches
- 5th/8th place: Defeated India (3-2)
- 5th/6th place: Defeated Spain (9-1) → Fifth place
- Team roster
Judo
See main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Modern pentathlon
See main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Three male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1976.
- Individual
- Team
- Walter Esser
- Gerhard Werner
- Wolfgang Köpcke
Rowing
See main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Sailing
See main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Shooting
See main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Swimming
See main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Water polo
See main article: Water polo at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
- Men's team competition
Weightlifting
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Wrestling
See main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Notes and References
- Web site: West Germany at the 1976 Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417052333/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FRG/summer/1976/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 19 April 2015 . sports-reference.com.