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Germany Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games

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Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Date Started: July 20, 1952
Date Finished: July 27, 1952

Events for Germany: 24
Participants for Germany: 39 (25 men and 14 women)
Youngest Participant for Germany: Jutta Krüger (19 years, 337 days)
Oldest Participant for Germany: Karl Wolf (40 years, 165 days)
Most Medals for Germany (Athlete): Maria Sander and Heinz Ulzheimer (2 medals)

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Men's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Werner Zandt 24 Men's 100 metres 4 h3 r2/4
Erich Fuchs 27 Men's 100 metres 3 h12r1/4

Men's 200 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Werner Zandt 24 Men's 200 metres 4 h1 r3/4
Peter Kraus 19 Men's 200 metres 4 h2 r2/4

Men's 400 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Karl-Friedrich Haas 20 Men's 400 metres 4
Hans Geister 23 Men's 400 metres 4 h2 r3/4

Men's 800 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Heinz Ulzheimer 26 Men's 800 metres 3 Bronze
Günther Steines 23 Men's 800 metres 6
Urban Cleve 21 Men's 800 metres 5 h1 r2/3

Men's 1,500 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Werner Lueg 20 Men's 1,500 metres 3 Bronze
Rolf Lamers 25 Men's 1,500 metres 6
Günter Dohrow 24 Men's 1,500 metres 10 h2 r2/3

Men's 5,000 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Herbert Schade 30 Men's 5,000 metres 3 Bronze

Men's Marathon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Dieter Engelhardt 26 Men's Marathon 30
Ludwig Warnemünde 35 Men's Marathon 43

Men's 110 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Wolfgang Troßbach 24 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 4 h3 r1/3

Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Günter Hesselmann 26 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 6
Helmut Gude 26 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 8

Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Peter Kraus 19 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4 h3 r1/3
Werner Zandt 24 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4 h3 r1/3
Josef Heinen 23 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4 h3 r1/3
Franz Happernagel 22 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 4 h3 r1/3

Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Hans Geister 23 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 Bronze
Günther Steines 23 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 Bronze
Heinz Ulzheimer 26 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 Bronze
Karl-Friedrich Haas 20 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 3 Bronze

Men's 50 kilometres Walk

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Rudi Lüttge 29 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 13

Men's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Sepp Hipp 25 Men's Discus Throw 27 QR

Men's Hammer Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Karl Storch 38 Men's Hammer Throw 2 Silver
Karl Wolf 40 Men's Hammer Throw 6

Men's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Herbert Koschel 30 Men's Javelin Throw 12

Men's Decathlon

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Sepp Hipp 25 Men's Decathlon 5
Friedel Schirmer 26 Men's Decathlon 8

Women's 100 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Maria Sander 27 Women's 100 metres 5
Marga Petersen 32 Women's 100 metres 5 h1 r3/4
Helga Klein 20 Women's 100 metres 6 h2 r3/4

Women's 200 metres

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Helga Klein 20 Women's 200 metres 5
Ursula Knab 22 Women's 200 metres 7 h1 r2/3

Women's 80 metres Hurdles

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Maria Sander 27 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 3 Bronze
Anneliese Seonbuchner 22 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 4

Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Ursula Knab 22 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver
Maria Sander 27 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver
Helga Klein 20 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver
Marga Petersen 32 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 2 Silver

Women's Long Jump

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Irmgard Schmelzer 31 Women's Long Jump 4
Elfriede von Nitzsch 32 Women's Long Jump 14
Leni Hofknecht 23 Women's Long Jump 15

Women's Shot Put

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Marianne Werner 28 Women's Shot Put 2 Silver
Gertrud Kille 27 Women's Shot Put 5
Dorothea Kreß 27 Women's Shot Put 11

Women's Discus Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Marianne Werner 28 Women's Discus Throw 9

Women's Javelin Throw

Athlete Age Event Rank Medal
Marlies Müller 25 Women's Javelin Throw 6
Jutta Krüger 19 Women's Javelin Throw 8
Inge Bausenwein 31 Women's Javelin Throw 12

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