United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 293 competitors, 238 men and 55 women, took part in 148 events in 17 sports.[1]

United Team of Germany at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Flag of Germany superimposed
with the Olympic rings
IOC codeEUA
NOCUnited Team of Germany
in Rome, Italy
25 August-11 September
Competitors293 (238 men, 55 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearerFritz Thiedemann (equestrian)
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
12
Silver
19
Bronze
11
Total
42
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–)
 Saar (1952)
 East Germany (1968–1988)
 West Germany (1968–1988)

Medalists

Nationality in brackets.

Gold

Silver
  • Carl Kaufmann ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
  • Hans Grodotzki ( East Germany) — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
  • Hans Grodotzki ( East Germany) — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metres
  • Manfred Kinder, Joachim Reske, Johannes Kaiser, Carl Kaufmann (all from  West Germany) — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
  • Jutta Heine ( West Germany) — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
  • Martha Langbein, Anni Biechl, Brunhilde Hendrix, Jutta Heine (all from  West Germany) — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m Relay
  • Walter Krüger ( East Germany) — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
  • Johanna Lüttge ( East Germany) — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
  • Therese Zenz ( West Germany) — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
  • Therese Zenz, Ingrid Hartmann (both from  West Germany) — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
  • Gustav-Adolf Schur, Egon Adler, Erich Hagen, Günter Lörke (all from  East Germany) — Cycling, Men's Team Time Trial
  • Siegried Köhler, Bernd Barleben, Peter Gröning, Manfred Klieme (all from  East Germany) — Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit
  • Jürgen Simon, Lothar Stäber (both from  East Germany) — Cycling, Men's Tandem
  • Dieter Gieseler ( West Germany) — Cycling, Men's 1.000m Time Trial
  • Achim Hill ( East Germany) — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
  • Wiltrud Urselmann ( West Germany) — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
  • Lothar Metz ( East Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
  • Günther Maritschnigg ( West Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
  • Wilfried Dietrich ( West Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight

Bronze
  • Ursula Donath ( East Germany) — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
  • Gisela Birkemeyer ( East Germany) — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
  • Hildrun Claus ( East Germany) — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
  • Günter Siegmund ( East Germany) — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
  • Josef Neckermann ( West Germany) — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
  • Jürgen Theuerkauff, Tim Gerresheim, Eberhard Mehl, Jürgen Brecht (all from  West Germany) — Fencing, Men's Team Foil
  • Rolf Mulka, Ingo von Bredow (both from  West Germany) — Sailing, Flying Dutchman
  • Klaus Zähringer ( West Germany) — Shooting, Men's 50m Rifle Three Positions
  • Barbara Göbel ( East Germany) — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
  • Christel Steffin ( East Germany), Heidi Pechstein ( East Germany), Gisela Weiß ( East Germany), Ursel Brunner ( West Germany) — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
  • Ingrid Schmidt ( East Germany), Ursula Küper ( East Germany), Bärbel Fuhrmann ( East Germany), Ursel Brunner ( West Germany) — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Cycling

14 male cyclists represented Germany in 1960.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
  • August Rieke
  • Günter Kaslowski
1000m time trial
  • Dieter Gieseler
Tandem
  • Jürgen Simon
  • Lothar Stäber
Team pursuit
  • Siegfried Köhler
  • Peter Gröning
  • Manfred Klieme
  • Bernd Barleben

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

19 fencers, 13 men and 6 women, represented Germany in 1960.

Men's foil
  • Eberhard Mehl
  • Tim Gerresheim
  • Jürgen Brecht
Men's team foil
  • Jürgen Brecht, Tim Gerresheim, Eberhard Mehl, Jürgen Theuerkauff
Men's épée
  • Paul Gnaier
  • Georg Neuber
  • Dieter Fänger
Men's team épée
  • Paul Gnaier, Fritz Zimmermann, Dieter Fänger, Georg Neuber, Helmut Anschütz, Walter Köstner
Men's sabre
  • Jürgen Theuerkauff
  • Walter Köstner
  • Wilfried Wöhler
Men's team sabre
  • Dieter Löhr, Jürgen Theuerkauff, Wilfried Wöhler, Peter von Krockow, Walter Köstner
Women's foil
Women's team foil
  • Heidi Schmid, Helga Mees, Helga Stroh, Helmi Höhle, Gudrun Theuerkauff, Rosemarie Weiß-Scherberger

Field hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Fourteen male field hockey players competed in 1960, when the German team finished in 7th place.[2]

  • Carsten Keller
  • Christian Büchting
  • Dieter Krause
  • Eberhard Ferstl
  • Günther Ullerich
  • Helmut Nonn
  • Herbert Winters
  • Hugo Budinger
  • Klaus Greinert
  • Klaus Woeller
  • Norbert Schuler
  • Werner Delmes
  • Willi Brendel
  • Wolfgang End

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1960.

Individual
  • Wolfgang Gödicke
  • Dieter Krickow
  • Ralf Berckhan
Team
  • Wolfgang Gödicke
  • Dieter Krickow
  • Ralf Berckhan

Rowing

The 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)
  • Achim Hill
Men's double sculls
  • Heinz Becher
  • Günter Schroers
Men's coxless pair – 4th place
  • Jochen Neuling
  • Heinz Weigel
Men's coxed pair – 1st place ( gold medal)
  • Bernhard Knubel
  • Heinz Renneberg
  • Klaus Zerta
Men's coxless four
  • Victor Hendrix
  • Manfred Kluth
  • Georg Niermann
  • Albrecht Wehselau
Men's coxed four – 1st place ( gold medal)
  • Gerd Cintl
  • Horst Effertz
  • Klaus Riekemann
  • Jürgen Litz
  • Michael Obst
Men's eight – 1st place ( gold medal)
  • Manfred Rulffs
  • Walter Schröder
  • Frank Schepke
  • Kraft Schepke
  • Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck
  • Karl-Heinz Hopp
  • Klaus Bittner
  • Hans Lenk
  • Willi Padge

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Ten shooters represented Germany in 1960. Peter Kohnke won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone and Klaus Zähringer won bronze in the 50 m rifle, three positions.

25 m pistol
  • Heinz Franke
  • Heinrich Gollwitzer
50 m pistol
  • Horst Kadner
  • Wolfgang Losack
300 m rifle, three positions
  • Hans-Joachim Mars
50 m rifle, three positions
  • Klaus Zähringer
  • Bernd Klingner
50 m rifle, prone
  • Peter Kohnke
  • Bernd Klingner
Trap
  • Gerhard Aßmus
  • Heinz Kramer

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Germany at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Germany Hockey at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2016.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Germany Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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