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United Team of Germany at the 1960 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 at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 293 competitors, 238 men and 55 women, took part in 148 events in 17 sports.[1]
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IOC codeEUA
NOCUnited Team of Germany
Competitors293 (238 men, 55 women) in 17 sports
FlagbearerFritz Thiedemann (equestrian)
| United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | EUA |
| NOC | United Team of Germany |
| in Rome, Italy 25 August-11 September | |
| Competitors | 293 (238 men, 55 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Fritz Thiedemann (equestrian) |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–pres.) Saar (1952) East Germany (1968–1988) West Germany (1968–1988) | |
Medalists
Nationality in brackets.
Gold
- Armin Hary (
West Germany) — Athletics, Men's 100 metres - Bernd Cullmann, Armin Hary, Walter Mahlendorf, Martin Lauer (all from West Germany) — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
- Dieter Krause (
East Germany), Günter Perleberg ( East Germany), Paul Lange ( West Germany), Friedhelm Wentzke ( West Germany) — Canoeing, Men's K1 4 × 500 m - Ingrid Krämer ( East Germany) — Diving, Women's 3 m Springboard
- Ingrid Krämer ( East Germany) — Diving, Women's 10 m Platform
- Hans Günter Winkler, Fritz Thiedemann, Alwin Schockemöhle (all from West Germany) — Equestrian, Jumping Team
- Heidi Schmid ( West Germany) — Fencing, Women's Foil
- Bernhard Knubel, Heinz Renneberg, Klaus Zerta (all from West Germany) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- Gerd Cintl, Horst Effertz, Klaus Riekemann, Jürgen Litz, Michael Obst (all from West Germany) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
- Manfred Rulffs, Walter Schröder, Frank Schepke, Kraft Schepke, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Karl-Heinz Hopp, Klaus Bittner, Hans Lenk, Willi Padge (all from West Germany) — Rowing, Men's Eight
- Peter Kohnke ( West Germany) — Shooting, Men's 50 m Rifle Prone
- Wilfried Dietrich ( West Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Heavyweight
Silver
- Carl Kaufmann ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Hans Grodotzki ( East Germany) — Athletics, Men's 5000 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 500 m Kayak Singles
- Therese Zenz, Ingrid Hartmann (both from West Germany) — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m 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 1000 m Time Trial
- Achim Hill ( East Germany) — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
- Wiltrud Urselmann ( West Germany) — Swimming, Women's 200 m 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 80 m 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 50 m Rifle Three Positions
- Barbara Göbel ( East Germany) — Swimming, Women's 200 m 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
Boxing
- Manfred Homberg =5th
- Horst Rascher[a] =5th
- Werner Kirsch =9th
- Harry Lempio =9th
- Werner Busse =17th
- Bruno Guse[b] =17th
- Rolf Caroli =17th
- Eberhard Radzik =17th
- Emil Willer =9th
- Günter Siegmund
Bronze
Canoeing
Cycling
14 male cyclists represented Germany in 1960.
Diving
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Rudi Oertel | 3 m springboard | 51.80 | 15 Q | 40.10 | 7 | 91.90 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
| Hans-Dieter Pophal | 55.10 | 4 Q | 38.81 | =11 | 94.91 | 5 Q | 39.04 | 8 | 133.95 | 8 | |
| Fritz Enskat | 10 m platform | 51.23 | 13 Q | 41.80 | 6 | 93.07 | 7 Q | 45.83 | 6 | 133.86 | 7 |
| Rolf Sperling | 57.25 | 2 Q | 38.59 | 8 | 96.83 | 4 Q | 55.00 | 5 | 151.83 | 5 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Ingrid Krämer | 3 m springboard | 56.23 | 1 Q | 42.37 | 1 | 96.80 | 1 Q | 57.21 | 1 | 155.81 |  |
| Waldtraut Oertel | 48.64 | 11 Q | 35.85 | 13 | 84.49 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ingrid Krämer | 10 m platform | 56.30 | 1 Q | N/a | 34.98 | 2 | 91.28 | | |||
| Gabriele Schöpe | 48.81 | 15 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||||
Equestrian
Fencing
19 fencers, 13 men and 6 women, represented Germany in 1960.
Field hockey
Fourteen male field hockey players competed in 1960, when the German team finished in 7th place.[2]
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1960.
- Individual
- 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)
- Men's coxless pair – 4th place
- Men's coxed pair – 1st place (
gold medal)
- Men's coxed four – 1st place ( gold medal)
- Men's eight – 1st place ( gold medal)
Sailing
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.
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Swim-off | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Uwe Jacobsen | 100 m freestyle | 57.9 | =19 Q | N/a | 57.4 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Paul Voell | 58.0 | 22 Q | N/a | 58.4 | =20 | Did not advance | |||
| Gerhard Hetz | 400 m freestyle | 4:38.4 | 18 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Hans-Joachim Klein | 4:31.6 | 10 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Gerhard Hetz | 1500 m freestyle | 18:32.2 | 15 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Hans-Ulrich Millow | 18:22.7 | 12 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Jürgen Dietze | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.0 | =5 Q | N/a | 1:04.7 | =9 | Did not advance | ||
| Wolfgang Wagner | 1:04.7 | =10 Q | N/a | 1:03.9 | 6 Q | 1:03.5 | 6 | ||
| Konrad Enke | 200 m breaststroke | 2:44.6 | 21 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Egon Henninger | 2:42.4 | =15 QSO | 2:39.5 | 1 Q | 2:38.5 | 3 Q | 2:40.1 | 4 | |
| Jürgen Bachmann | 200 m butterfly | 2:25.0 | =16 QSO | 2:23.1 | 1 Q | 2:28.4 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Wolfgang Sieber | 2:25.4 | 19 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Frank Wiegand Gerhard Hetz Hans Zierold Hans-Joachim Klein |
4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:29.4 | 5 Q | N/a | 8:31.8 | 7 | |||
| Wolfgang Wagner Günter Tittes Hermann Lotter Uwe Jacobsen |
4 × 100 m medley | 4:17.7 | =9 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ursel Brunner | 100 m freestyle | 1:04.6 | 10 Q | 1:04.5 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Heidi Pechstein | 1:05.1 | 11 Q | 1:05.6 | =13 | Did not advance | ||
| Ursel Brunner | 400 m freestyle | 5:05.3 | 11 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Gisela Weiß | 5:08.6 | 12 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Helga Schmidt | 100 m backstroke | 1:13.3 | 12 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Ingrid Schmidt | 1:13.1 | 11 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Barbara Göbel | 200 m breaststroke | 2:54.2 | 4 Q | N/a | 2:53.6 |  | |
| Wiltrud Urselmann | 2:52.0 OR | 1 Q | N/a | 2:50.0 |  | ||
| Heidi Eisenschmidt | 100 m butterfly | 1:14.6 | 13 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Bärbel Fuhrmann | 1:13.2 | =9 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Christel Steffin Heidi Pechstein Gisela Weiß Ursel Brunner |
4 × 100 m freestyle | 4:24.2 | 4 Q | N/a | 4:19.7 | | |
| Ingrid Schmidt Ursula Küper Bärbel Fuhrmann Ursel Brunner |
4 × 100 m medley | 4:49.6 | 4 Q | N/a | 4:47.6 | | |
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Notes
- also competed for West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- also competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics