- Source: United Team of Germany at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Germany was represented at the 1956 Summer Olympics by a United Team of Germany of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) (West Germany) and, for the first time at Summer Games, also from East Germany which had not joined in 1952. Also, the Saarland athletes who had to enter as a separate team in 1952 could now join in even though the accession of their state was not yet in effect. Thus, this was the only Olympic team ever to comprise athletes from three German states.
Most of the Games were held in Melbourne, Australia, but due to Australian quarantine regulations the equestrian events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden. 158 competitors, 134 men and 24 women, took part in 95 events in 15 sports.
Events
The horse Halla carried rider Hans Günter Winkler to two Gold medals, and one more in 1960 for an all-time record.
Heinz Fütterer, who had tied the 100m world record and set some European records, was a favorite for medals, but was injured before the games in an event held in East Germany.
Compared to 1952, where no Gold had been won, the Germans improved significantly, but still won more than twice as many Silver than Gold, being ranked joint 4th in total medals.
Medalists
Nationality in brackets.
= Gold
=Wolfgang Behrendt (East Germany) — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
Michael Scheuer and Meinrad Miltenberger (both from West Germany) — Canoeing, Men's K2 1.000m Kayak Pairs
Hans-Günter Winkler (West Germany) — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
Hans-Günter Winkler, Fritz Thiedemann, and Alfons Lütke-Westhues (all from West Germany) — Equestrian, Jumping Team
Helmut Bantz (West Germany) — Gymnastics, Men's Long Horse Vault
Ursula Happe (West Germany) — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
= Silver
=Karl-Friedrich Haas (West Germany) — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
Klaus Richtzenhain (East Germany) — Athletics, Men's 1.500 metres
Christa Stubnick (East Germany) — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
Christa Stubnick (East Germany) — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
Gisela Köhler (East Germany) — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
Harry Kurschat (West Germany) — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
Fritz Briel and Theo Kleine (both from West Germany) — Canoeing, Men's K2 10.000m Kayak Pairs
Therese Zenz (Saarland) — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
August Lütke-Westhues (West Germany) — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
August Lütke-Westhues, Otto Rothe, and Klaus Wagner (all from West Germany) — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
Liselott Linsenhoff, Anneliese Küppers, and Hannelore Weygand (all from West Germany) — Equestrian, Dressage Team
Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Horst Arndt, and Rainer Borkowsky (all from West Germany) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
Wilfried Dietrich (West Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
= Bronze
=Heinz Fütterer, Leonhard Pohl, Lothar Knörzer, and Manfred Germar (all from West Germany) — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Marianne Werner (West Germany) — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
Michael Scheuer (West Germany) — Canoeing, Men's K1 10.000m Kayak Singles
Reinhold Pommer (West Germany), Horst Tüller (East Germany) and Gustav-Adolf Schur (East Germany) — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
Liselott Linsenhoff (West Germany) — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
Günther Brennecke Hugo Budinger, Werner Delmes, Hugo Dollheiser, Eberhard Ferstl, Alfred Lücker, Helmut Nonn, Wolfgang Nonn, Heinz Radzikowski, Werner Rosenbaum, and Günther Ullerich (all from West Germany) — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
Eva-Maria ten Elsen (East Germany) — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
Athletics
Men's 110m Hurdles
Martin Lauer
Heat — 14.2s
Semifinals — 14.4s
Final — 14.5s (→ 4th place)
Berthold Steines
Heat — 14.3s
Semifinals — 14.5s (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
Lothar Beckert — 2:42:10 (→ 19th place)
Kurt Hartung — 2:52:14 (→ 28th place)
Klaus Portadnik — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Tandem
Friedrich NeuserGünther Ziegler — 10th place
Team pursuit
Kurt GieselerRolf NitzscheSiegfried KöhlerWerner Malitz — 12th place
Team road race
Horst TüllerGustav-Adolf SchurReinhold Pommer — 27 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Individual road race
Horst Tüller — 5:23:16 (→ 4th place)
Gustav-Adolf Schur — 5:23:16 (→ 5th place)
Reinhold Pommer — 5:24:38 (→ 18th place)
Erich Hagen — 5:26:38 (→ 22nd place)
Fencing
One fencer represented Germany in 1956.
Men's foil
Günter Stratmann
Men's épée
Günter Stratmann
Men's sabre
Günter Stratmann
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Rowing
The United Team of Germany had 12 male rowers participate in five of the seven rowing events in 1956.
Men's single sculls
Klaus von Fersen
Men's double sculls – 4th place
Thomas Schneider
Kurt Hipper
Men's coxless pair
Helmut Sauermilch
Claus Heß
Men's coxed pair – 2nd place ( silver medal)
Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck
Horst Arndt
Rainer Borkowsky
Men's coxless four
Willi Montag
Horst Stobbe
Gunther Kaschlun
Manfred Fitze
Sailing
Shooting
Two shooters represented Germany in 1956.
50 m rifle, three positions
Rudi Sigl
Albert Sigl
50 m rifle, prone
Rudi Sigl
Albert Sigl
Swimming
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
External links
Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database
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