United Team of Germany at the 1964 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 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
Flag of Germany superimposed
with the Olympic rings
IOC codeEUA
NOCUnited Team of Germany
in Tokyo, Japan
10 October – 24 October
Competitors337 (275 men and 62 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer Ingrid Engel-Krämer
Medals
Ranked 4th
Gold
10
Silver
22
Bronze
18
Total
50
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

Bronze
  • Klaus Lehnertz ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
  • Uwe Beyer ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
  • Hans-Joachim Walde ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
  • Heinz Schulz ( East Germany) — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
  • Heinz Büker, Holger Zander (both from  West Germany) — Canoeing, K2 1.000m Kayak Pairs
  • Willi Fuggerer, Klaus Kobusch (both from  West Germany) — Cycling, Men's Tandem
  • Fritz Ligges ( West Germany) — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
  • Fritz Ligges ( West Germany), Horst Karsten ( West Germany), Gerhard Schulz ( East Germany) — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
  • Heidi Schmid, Helga Mees, Rosemarie Scherberger, Gudrun Theuerkauff (all from  West Germany) — Fencing, Women's Team Foil
  • 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  East Germany) — Football, Men's Team Competition
  • Siegfried Fülle ( East Germany), Philipp Fürst ( West Germany), Erwin Koppe ( East Germany), Klaus Köste ( East Germany), Günter Lyhs ( West Germany), Peter Weber ( East Germany) — Gymnastics, Men's Team All-Around
  • Klaus Glahn ( West Germany) — Judo, Men's Open Category
  • Michael Schwan, Wolfgang Hottenrott (both from  West Germany) — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
  • Hans-Joachim Klein ( West Germany) — Swimming, Men's 100m Freestyle
  • Gerhard Hetz ( West Germany) — Swimming, Men's 400m Individual Medley
  • Lothar Metz ( East Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
  • Heinz Kiehl ( West Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
  • Wilfried Dietrich ( West Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Thirteen cyclists represented Germany in 1964.

Individual road race
  • Wilfried Peffgen
  • Burkhard Ebert
  • Immo Rittmeyer
  • Günter Hoffmann
Team time trial
  • Burkhard Ebert
  • Günter Hoffmann
  • Peter Glemser
  • Immo Rittmeyer
Sprint
  • Willi Fuggerer
  • Ulrich Schillinger
1000m time trial
  • Lothar Claesges
Tandem
  • Willi Fuggerer
  • Klaus Kobusch
Individual pursuit
  • Lothar Spiegelberg
Team pursuit
  • Lothar Claesges
  • Karl Heinz Henrichs
  • Karl Link
  • Ernst Streng

Equestrian
Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Fencing

19 fencers, 15 men and 4 women, represented Germany in 1964.

Men's foil
  • Tim Gerresheim
  • Jürgen Brecht
  • Dieter Schmitt
Men's team foil
  • Jürgen Brecht, Dieter Wellmann, Eberhard Mehl, Tim Gerresheim, Jürgen Theuerkauff
Men's épée
  • Franz Rompza
  • Dietrich Hecke
  • Paul Gnaier
Men's team épée
  • Franz Rompza, Max Geuter, Volkmar Würtz, Paul Gnaier, Haakon Stein
Men's sabre
  • Walter Köstner
  • Dieter Wellmann
  • Jürgen Theuerkauff
Men's team sabre
  • Dieter Wellmann, Klaus Allisat, Walter Köstner, Jürgen Theuerkauff, Percy Borucki
Women's foil
Women's team foil
  • Helga Mees, Heidi Schmid, Romy Weiß-Scherberger, Gundi Theuerkauff

Field hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Twelve male field hockey players competed in 1964, when the German team finished in 5th place.[2]

  • Rainer Stephan
  • Axel Thieme
  • Klaus Vetter
  • Horst Brennecke
  • Klaus Bahner
  • Horst Dahmlos
  • Lothar Lippert
  • Rolf Westphal
  • Karlheinz Freiberger
  • Dieter Ehrlich
  • Adolf Krause
  • Reiner Hanschke

Football
Main article: Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1964.

Individual
  • Wolfgang Gödicke
  • Uwe Adler
  • Elmar Frings
Team
  • Wolfgang Gödicke
  • Uwe Adler
  • Elmar Frings

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 – 5th place
  • Helmut Lebert
  • Josef Steffes-Mies
Men's coxless pair – 3rd place ( bronze medal)
  • Michael Schwan
  • Wolfgang Hottenrott
Men's coxed pair
  • Günter Bergau
  • Peter Gorny
  • Karl-Heinz Danielowski
Men's coxless four
  • Günter Schroers
  • Horst Effertz
  • Albrecht Müller
  • Manfred Misselhorn
Men's coxed four – 1st place ( gold medal)
  • Peter Neusel
  • Bernhard Britting
  • Joachim Werner
  • Egbert Hirschfelder
  • Jürgen Oelke
Men's eight – 2nd place ( silver medal)
  • Klaus Aeffke
  • Klaus Bittner
  • Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck
  • Hans-Jürgen Wallbrecht
  • Klaus Behrens
  • Jürgen Schröder
  • Jürgen Plagemann
  • Horst Meyer
  • Thomas Ahrens

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Ten shooters represented Germany in 1964.

25 m pistol
  • Lothar Jacobi
  • Gerhard Feller
50 m pistol
  • Johann Garreis
  • Hans Kaupmannsennecke
300 m rifle, three positions
  • Harry Köcher
  • Klaus Zähringer
50 m rifle, three positions
  • Harry Köcher
  • Klaus Zähringer
50 m rifle, prone
  • Karl Wenk
  • Rudolf Bortz
Trap
  • Joachim Marscheider
  • Heinz Rehder

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
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