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West Germany Athletics

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Sports:

Games: 5 summer games in 5 countries
Events: 43

Participants: 240 (159 men and 81 women)
Youngest Participant: Ulrike Meyfarth (16 years, 123 days), 1972 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: Gerhard Weidner (43 years, 131 days), 1976 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Annegret Richter (4 medals)

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43 Events

Rk Event Participants Gold Silver Bronze Total Top Medalist(s)
1 Men's 100 metres 11
2 Men's 200 metres 7
3 Men's 400 metres 9
4 Men's 800 metres 9
5 Men's 1,500 metres 7 2 2 Bodo Tümmler and Paul-Heinz Wellmann (1 medal)
6 Men's 5,000 metres 9 1 1 2 Dieter Baumann and Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand (1 medal)
7 Men's 10,000 metres 5
8 Men's Marathon 7
9 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 6
10 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 7 1 1 2 Gerhard Hennige and Harald Schmid (1 medal)
11 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 8
12 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 18 1 1 4 athletes with 1 medal
13 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 21 3 3 14 athletes with 1 medal
14 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 5
15 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 4 1 1 Bernd Kannenberg (1 medal)
16 Men's High Jump 9 1 1 Dietmar Mögenburg (1 medal)
17 Men's Pole Vault 6 1 1 Claus Schiprowski (1 medal)
18 Men's Long Jump 5 1 1 Hans Baumgartner (1 medal)
19 Men's Triple Jump 5
20 Men's Shot Put 4
21 Men's Discus Throw 9 1 1 2 Rolf Danneberg (2 medals)
22 Men's Hammer Throw 9 1 1 2 Klaus Ploghaus and Karl-Hans Riehm (1 medal)
23 Men's Javelin Throw 7 1 1 Klaus Wolfermann (1 medal)
24 Men's Decathlon 10 3 2 5 5 athletes with 1 medal
25 Women's 100 metres 12 1 1 2 Inge Helten and Annegret Richter (1 medal)
26 Women's 200 metres 12 1 1 Annegret Richter (1 medal)
27 Women's 400 metres 10 1 1 Rita Jahn-Wilden (1 medal)
28 Women's 800 metres 5 1 1 Hildegard Falck (1 medal)
29 Women's 1,500 metres 6
30 Women's 3,000 metres 2
31 Women's Marathon 3
32 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 1
33 Women's 100 metres Hurdles 5 1 1 Claudia Zaczkiewicz (1 medal)
34 Women's 400 metres Hurdles 1
35 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 17 1 1 2 Annegret Richter (2 medals)
36 Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay 18 2 2 10 athletes with 1 medal
37 Women's High Jump 5 2 2 Ulrike Meyfarth (2 medals)
38 Women's Long Jump 5 1 1 Heide Rosendahl (1 medal)
39 Women's Shot Put 5 1 1 Claudia Losch (1 medal)
40 Women's Discus Throw 3 1 1 Liesel Westermann (1 medal)
41 Women's Javelin Throw 5 1 1 Marion Becker (1 medal)
42 Women's Pentathlon 5 1 1 2 Ingrid Mickler-Becker and Heide Rosendahl (1 medal)
43 Women's Heptathlon 3 1 1 Sabine Everts (1 medal)