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West Germany Summer Sports

FRG West Germany: Summer Sports / Winter Sports

Games: 5 summer games in 5 countries
Events: 249 distinct events in 27 sports

Participants: 1,371 (1,027 men and 344 women)
Youngest Participant: Stefan Kuhnke (13 years, 233 days), 1972 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Josef Neckermann (60 years, 95 days), 1972 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Reiner Klimke (7 medals)

27 Sports

Rk Sport From To Participants Men Women Gold Silver Bronze Total Top Medalist(s)
1 Archery 1972 1988 16 9 7
2 Athletics 1968 1988 240 159 81 12 14 17 43 Annegret Richter (4 medals)
3 Basketball 1972 1984 24 24 0
4 Boxing 1968 1988 30 30 0 1 5 6 6 athletes with 1 medal
5 Canoeing 1968 1988 68 53 15 2 6 3 11 Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann-Schüttpelz and Detlef Lewe (2 medals)
6 Cycling 1968 1988 66 60 6 4 5 5 14 6 athletes with 2 medals
7 Diving 1968 1988 22 10 12
8 Equestrianism 1968 1988 41 34 7 11 5 9 25 Reiner Klimke (7 medals)
9 Fencing 1968 1988 64 46 18 7 8 1 16 Matthias Behr and Alexander Pusch (4 medals)
10 Football 1972 1988 48 48 0 1 1 18 athletes with 1 medal
11 Gymnastics 1968 1988 46 24 22 1 1 Eberhard Gienger (1 medal)
12 Handball 1972 1984 58 45 13 1 1 15 athletes with 1 medal
13 Hockey 1968 1988 79 53 26 1 3 4 11 athletes with 2 medals
14 Judo 1972 1988 18 18 0 1 4 3 8 Günther Neureuther and Frank Wieneke (2 medals)
15 Modern Pentathlon 1968 1988 13 13 0
16 Rhythmic Gymnastics 1984 1988 4 0 4 1 1 Regina Weber (1 medal)
17 Rowing 1968 1988 144 107 37 4 4 6 14 Peter-Michael Kolbe (3 medals)
18 Sailing 1968 1988 50 48 2 2 2 3 7 Ulli Libor and Peter Naumann (2 medals)
19 Shooting 1968 1988 59 48 11 4 4 3 11 Silvia Sperber and Konrad Wirnhier (2 medals)
20 Swimming 1968 1988 116 65 51 3 5 14 22 Michael Groß (6 medals)
21 Synchronized Swimming 1984 1988 5 0 5
22 Table Tennis 1988 1988 6 4 2
23 Tennis 1988 1988 5 2 3 1 1 2 Steffi Graf (2 medals)
24 Volleyball 1972 1984 34 12 22
25 Water Polo 1968 1988 37 37 0 1 1 12 athletes with 1 medal
26 Weightlifting 1968 1988 22 22 0 2 2 3 7 Manfred Nerlinger (2 medals)
27 Wrestling 1968 1988 56 56 0 1 4 4 9 Adolf Seger (2 medals)