Germany at the Paralympics explained

Npc:	GER
Npcname:	National Paralympic Committee Germany
Games:	Paralympics
Website:
Gold:	658
Silver:	649
Bronze:	609
See also:	(1960–1988) (1984)

Germany (GER) participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of nine athletes. The country, since 1949 officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), was until 1990 also called West Germany while the separate East German Democratic Republic (GDR) existed, which was recognized by the IOC only after 1964. East German athletes, however, participated in the Paralympics for the first and last time in 1984. Following the reunification of Germany in 1990, athletes from all of Germany compete simply as Germany (GER) again.^[1]

Germany has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics, and has also taken part in every edition of the Winter Paralympics, from the first in 1976. Germany was the host country of the 1972 Summer Paralympics, in Heidelberg.^[2]

East Germany, West Germany and Germany have won a total of 1915 Paralympic medals, of which 658 gold, 649 silver and 609 bronze. This is more than any country other than the United States and Great Britain. The International Paralympic Committee, however, maintains separate records for "West Germany" (1960–88) and "Germany" (1992–present), due to their separate IPC codes, giving West Germany a total of 938 medals (354 golds), and Germany a total of 973 (304 golds). This places the "two countries" seventh and eighth, respectively, on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table - behind the United States, Great Britain, China, Canada, Australia, and France.^[3]

Germany has consistently been one of the world's strongest nations at the Paralympics. Prior to 2008, at the Summer Games, it had always been among the top ten on the medal tables, and was within the top three on six occasions. In 2008,they finished in the 11th place. At the Winter Games, Germany has always been among the top three, except in 1980 (7th), 1984 (4th) and 2018 (5th). It topped the medal table at the 1972 Summer Paralympics (which it hosted), and the 1976, 2002 and 2010 Winter Games.^[4]

Among Germany's most successful Paralympians are^[5]

• Reinhild Möller, winner of 19 medals (of which 16 gold) in alpine skiing, and 4 medals (of which 3 are gold) in athletics
• Claudia Hengst: 25 medals (of which 13 gold) in swimming
• Gerd Schönfelder: 17 medals (of which 12 gold) in alpine skiing
• Frank Höfle: 17 medals (of which 10 gold) in cross-country skiing.

Medal tallies

These tallies include the results for both "Germany" and "West Germany". They do not include the four medals of East Germany at the Paralympics.

Summer Paralympics

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
	15	6	9	30	3rd
	5	2	5	12	9th
	12	12	11	35	6th
	28	17	22	67	1st
	37	34	26	97	4th
	68	48	46	161	3rd
	81	76	75	232	5th
	76	65	52	193	2nd
	61	51	59	171	2nd
	40	58	51	149	3rd
	16	41	38	95	10th
	19	28	31	78	8th
	14	25	20	59	11th
	18	26	22	66	8th
	18	25	14	57	6th
	13	12	18	43	12th
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Total	521	526	499	1546	4th

Winter Paralympics

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Ranking
	10	12	6	28	1st
	3	6	9	18	7th
	10	14	10	34	4th
	9	11	10	30	3rd
	12	17	9	38	2nd
	25	21	18	64	2nd
	14	17	13	44	2nd
	17	1	15	33	1st
	8	5	5	18	2nd
	13	5	6	24	1st
	9	5	1	15	2nd
	7	8	4	19	5th
	4	8	7	19	7th
Total	140	130	112	382	1st

Records

These records include West Germany at the Paralympics.

Summer Paralympics

Active athletes are in bold.

Multi medalistsGerman athletes who have won more than three golds or more than five medals.

No.	Athlete	Sport	Years	Games	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Claudia Hengst		1988-2004	5	F	13	4	8	25
2	Marianne Buggenhagen		1992-2016	7	F	9	2	3	14
3	Jochen Wollmert		1992-2012	6	M	5	2	3	10
4	Robert Figl		1988-2004	5	M	5	1	6	12
5	Wojtek Czyz		2004-2012	3	M	4	1	2	7
5	Heinrich Köberle		1984-2000	5	M	4	1	0	5
6	Peter Haber		1992-2000	3	M	3	5	0	8
7	Martina Willing		1992-2016	7	F	3	4	5	12
8	Daniela Schulte		1996-2012	5	F	3	4	1	8
9	Britta Jänicke		1988-2000	4	F	3	1	2	6
10	Jessica Sachse		1988-2004	5	F	2	3	3	8
11	Ramona Brussig		2004-2016	4	F	2	2	1	5
12	Horst Beyer		1992-2000	3	M	2	1	2	5
13	Jörg Frischmann		1992-2000	3	M	1	2	2	5

Multi medalists at single GamesGerman athletes who have won more than two golds at a single Games. Categorised by medals earned, sports then year.

No.	Athlete	Sport	Year	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Claudia Hengst		1988	F	6	0	0	6
2	Marianne Buggenhagen		1992	F	4	0	0	4
3	Jessica Sachse		1992	F	2	0	0	2

Multi medals at single eventGerman athletes who have won more than two golds at a single event in the Summer Paralympics. Categorised by medals earned, sports then gold medals earned.

No.	Athlete	Sport	Event	Years	Games	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Heinrich Köberle		Marathon	1984-2000	5	M	4	1	0	5
2	Jochen Wollmert		Singles	1992-2012	6	M	3	2	1	6
3	Marianne Buggenhagen		Discus throw	1992-2016	7	F	3	1	0	4
4	Siegmund Hegeholz		Javelin throw	1992-2004	4	M	2	2	0	4

Most appearancesGerman athletes who have competed in four or more Paralympic Games. Aged under 15 or over 40 are in bold.

No.	Athlete	Sport	Birth Year	Games Years	First/Last Age	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Marianne Buggenhagen		1953	1992-2016	39 - 63	F	9	2	3	14
2	Martina Willing		1959	1992-2020	33 - 61	F	3	4	5	12
3	Heinrich Köberle		1946	1984-2000	38 - 54	M	4	1	0	5
4	Jochen Wollmert		1964	1992-2012	28 - 48	M	5	2	3	10
5	Robert Figl		1967	1988-2004	21 - 37	M	5	1	6	12

Winter Paralympics

Multi medalistsGerman athletes who have won three gold medals or more than five medals.

No.	Athlete	Sport	Years	Games	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Gerd Schönfelder		1992-2010	6	M	16	4	2	22
2	Reinhild Möller		1980-2006	8	F	16	2	1	19
3	Frank Höfle		1988-2002	5	M	13	5	3	21
4	Verena Bentele		1998-2010	4	F	12	2	2	16
5	Martin Braxenthaler		1998-2010	4	M	10	1	1	12
6	Anna Schaffelhuber		2010-2018	3	F	7	1	1	9
7	Thomas Oelsner		1994-2006	4	M	5	4	1	10
8	Andrea Rothfuss		2006-2018	4	F	1	9	3	12

Multi medals at single GamesGerman athletes who have won two golds in a single Games. Categorised by medals earned, sports then year.

No.	Athlete	Sport	Year	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Verena Bentele		2010	F	5	0	0	5
	Anna Schaffelhuber		2014	F	5	0	0	5
3	Gerd Schönfelder		2010	M	4	1	0	5

Multi medals at single eventGerman athletes who have won two golds in a single event in the Winter Paralympics. Categorised by medals earned, sports then gold medals earned.

Most appearancesGerman athletes who have competed in four or more Winter Paralympic Games. Ages under 15 or over 40 are in bold.

No.	Athlete	Sport	Birth Year	Games Years	First/Last Age	Gender	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Reinhild Möller		1956	1980-2006	24 - 50	F	16	2	1	19
2	Gerd Schönfelder		1970	1992-2010	22 - 40	M	16	4	2	22

See also

• Germany at the Olympics
• East Germany at the Paralympics
• All-time Paralympic Games medal table

Notes and References

1. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=GER&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Germany at the Paralympics
2. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=GER&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Germany at the Paralympics
3. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=GER&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Germany at the Paralympics
4. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=GER&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Germany at the Paralympics
5. http://www.paralympic.org/Sport/Results/search.html?npc=GER&gender=all&medal=all&sport=all&games=all Germany at the Paralympics