United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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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 | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | EUA |
| NOC | United Team of Germany |
| in Tokyo, Japan 10 October – 24 October | |
| Competitors | 337 (275 men and 62 women) in 19 sports |
| Flag bearer | Ingrid Engel-Krämer |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–) Saar (1952) East Germany (1968–1988) West Germany (1968–1988) | |
Medalists
editNationality in brackets.
Gold
edit- Karin Balzer (
East Germany) — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles - Willi Holdorf (
West Germany) — Athletics, Men's Decathlon - Jürgen Eschert ( East Germany) — Canoeing, Men's C1 1.000m Canoe Singles
- Roswitha Esser, Annemarie Zimmermann (both from West Germany) — Canoeing, Women's K2 500m Kayak Pairs
- Lothar Claesges, Karl-Heinz Henrichs, Karl Link, Ernst Streng (all from West Germany) — Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit
- Ingrid Engel-Krämer ( East Germany) — Diving, Women's 3m Springboard
- Harry Boldt, Reiner Klimke, Josef Neckermann (all from West Germany) — Equestrian, Dressage Team
- Hermann Schridde, Kurt Jarasinski, Hans Günter Winkler (all from West Germany) — Equestrian, Jumping Team
- Peter Neusel, Bernhard Britting, Joachim Werner, Egbert Hirschfelder, Jürgen Oelke (all from West Germany) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Wilhelm Kuhweide ( West Germany) — Sailing, Finn
Silver
edit- Harald Norpoth ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's 5.000 metres
- Dieter Lindner ( East Germany) — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
- Wolfgang Reinhardt ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
- Renate Culmberger ( East Germany) — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
- Ingrid Lotz ( East Germany) — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
- Emil Schulz ( West Germany) — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
- Hans Huber ( West Germany) — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
- Günter Perleberg, Bernhard Schulze, Friedhelm Wentzke, Holger Zander (all from West Germany) — Canoeing, K4 1.000m Kayak Fours
- Ingrid Engel-Krämer ( East Germany) — Diving, Women's 10m Platform
- Harry Boldt ( West Germany) — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
- Hermann Schridde ( West Germany) — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Helga Mees ( West Germany) — Fencing, Individual Foil
- Birgit Radochla ( East Germany) — Gymnastics, Women's Vault
- Wolfgang Hofmann ( West Germany) — Judo, Men's 80 kg
- Achim Hill ( East Germany) — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
- Klaus Aeffke, Klaus Bittner, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Hans-Jürgen Wallbrecht, Klaus Behrens, Jürgen Schröder, Jürgen Plagemann, Horst Meyer, Thomas Ahrens (all from West Germany) — Rowing, Men's Eight
- Peter Ahrendt, Wilfried Lorenz, Ulrich Mense (all from East Germany) — Sailing, Dragon
- Frank Wiegand ( East Germany) — Swimming, Men's 400m Freestyle
- Horst Löffler ( West Germany), Frank Wiegand ( East Germany), Uwe Jacobsen ( West Germany), Hans-Joachim Klein ( West Germany) — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
- Horst-Günter Gregor ( East Germany), Gerhard Hetz ( West Germany), Frank Wiegand ( East Germany), Hans-Joachim Klein ( West Germany) — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Ernst-Joachim Küppers ( West Germany), Egon Henninger ( East Germany), Horst-Günter Gregor ( East Germany), Hans-Joachim Klein ( West Germany) — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
- Klaus Rost ( West Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight
Bronze
edit- 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
editBoxing
editCanoeing
editCycling
editThirteen cyclists represented Germany in 1964.
Diving
editEquestrian
editFencing
edit19 fencers, 15 men and 4 women, represented Germany in 1964.
Field hockey
editTwelve male field hockey players competed in 1964, when the German team finished in 5th place.[2]
Football
editGymnastics
editJudo
editModern pentathlon
editThree male pentathletes represented Germany in 1964.
- Individual
- Team
- Wolfgang Gödicke
- Uwe Adler
- Elmar Frings
Rowing
editThe 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)
- Men's double sculls – 5th place
- Men's coxless pair – 3rd place (
bronze medal)
- Men's coxed four – 1st place (
gold medal)
- Men's eight – 2nd place ( silver medal)
Sailing
editShooting
editTen shooters represented Germany in 1964.
Swimming
editWater polo
editWeightlifting
editWrestling
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.