United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany for the last time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 337 competitors, 275 men and 62 women, took part in 159 events in 19 sports.[1]
| United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | EUA |
| NOC | United Team of Germany |
| in Tokyo, Japan 10 October – 24 October | |
| Competitors | 337 (275 men and 62 women) in 19 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ingrid Engel-Krämer |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–) Saar (1952) East Germany (1968–1988) West Germany (1968–1988) | |
Medalists
editNationality in brackets.
Gold
edit- Karin Balzer (
East Germany) — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
- Willi Holdorf (
West Germany) — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
- Jürgen Eschert (
- Roswitha Esser, Annemarie Zimmermann (both from
- Lothar Claesges, Karl-Heinz Henrichs, Karl Link, Ernst Streng (all from
- Ingrid Engel-Krämer (
- Harry Boldt, Reiner Klimke, Josef Neckermann (all from
- Hermann Schridde, Kurt Jarasinski, Hans Günter Winkler (all from
- Peter Neusel, Bernhard Britting, Joachim Werner, Egbert Hirschfelder, Jürgen Oelke (all from
- Wilhelm Kuhweide (
Silver
edit- Harald Norpoth (
- Dieter Lindner (
- Wolfgang Reinhardt (
- Renate Culmberger (
- Ingrid Lotz (
- Emil Schulz (
- Hans Huber (
- Günter Perleberg, Bernhard Schulze, Friedhelm Wentzke, Holger Zander (all from
- Ingrid Engel-Krämer (
- Harry Boldt (
- Hermann Schridde (
- Helga Mees (
- Birgit Radochla (
- Wolfgang Hofmann (
- Achim Hill (
- Klaus Aeffke, Klaus Bittner, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Hans-Jürgen Wallbrecht, Klaus Behrens, Jürgen Schröder, Jürgen Plagemann, Horst Meyer, Thomas Ahrens (all from
- Peter Ahrendt, Wilfried Lorenz, Ulrich Mense (all from
- Frank Wiegand (
- Horst Löffler (
- Horst-Günter Gregor (
- Ernst-Joachim Küppers (
- Klaus Rost (
Bronze
edit- Klaus Lehnertz (
- Uwe Beyer (
- Hans-Joachim Walde (
- Heinz Schulz (
- Heinz Büker, Holger Zander (both from
- Willi Fuggerer, Klaus Kobusch (both from
- Fritz Ligges (
- Fritz Ligges (
- Heidi Schmid, Helga Mees, Rosemarie Scherberger, Gudrun Theuerkauff (all from
- Gerd Backhaus, Wolfgang Barthels, Bernd Bauchspieß, Gerhard Körner, Otto Fräßdorf, Henning Frenzel, Dieter Engelhardt, Herbert Pankau, Manfred Geisler, Jürgen Heinsch, Klaus Lisiewicz, Jürgen Nöldner, Peter Rock, Klaus-Dieter Seehaus, Hermann Stöcker, Werner Unger, Klaus Urbanczyk, Eberhard Vogel, Manfred Walter, Horst Weigang (all from
- Siegfried Fülle (
- Klaus Glahn (
- Michael Schwan, Wolfgang Hottenrott (both from
- Hans-Joachim Klein (
- Gerhard Hetz (
- Lothar Metz (
- Heinz Kiehl (
- Wilfried Dietrich (
Athletics
editBoxing
editCanoeing
editCycling
editThirteen cyclists represented Germany in 1964.
Diving
editEquestrian
editFencing
edit19 fencers, 15 men and 4 women, represented Germany in 1964.
Field hockey
editTwelve male field hockey players competed in 1964, when the German team finished in 5th place.[2]
Football
editGymnastics
editJudo
editModern pentathlon
editThree male pentathletes represented Germany in 1964.
- Individual
- Team
- Wolfgang Gödicke
- Uwe Adler
- Elmar Frings
Rowing
editThe United Team of Germany had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1960.[3]
- Men's single sculls – 2nd place (
silver medal)
- Men's double sculls – 5th place
- Men's coxless pair – 3rd place (
bronze medal)
- Men's coxed four – 1st place (
gold medal)
- Men's eight – 2nd place (
Sailing
editShooting
editTen shooters represented Germany in 1964.
Swimming
editWater polo
editWeightlifting
editWrestling
editReferences
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Germany at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Germany Hockey at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Germany Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2018.