West_Germany_at_the_1972_Winter_Olympics
West Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Quick Facts West Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| West Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | FRG |
| NOC | German Olympic Sports Confederation |
| Website | www |
| in Sapporo, Japan 3 February 1972 (1972-02-03) – 13 February 1972 (1972-02-13) | |
| Competitors | 78 (62 men, 16 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Walter Demel (cross-country skiing) |
| Medals Ranked 6th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Germany (1928–1936, 1952, 1992–) United Team of Germany (1956–1964) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider | Bobsleigh | Two-man |
| Gold | Erhard Keller | Speed skating | Men's 500m |
| Gold | Monika Pflug | Speed skating | Women's 1000m |
 Silver | Horst Floth Pepi Bader | Bobsleigh | Two-man |
 Bronze | Wolfgang Zimmerer Stefan Gaisreiter Walter Steinbauer Peter Utzschneider | Bobsleigh | Four-man |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Willi Lesch | Downhill | 1:56.67 | 29 | ||||
| Alfred Hagn | 1:56.04 | 27 | |||||
| Franz Vogler | 1:55.50 | 24 | |||||
| Hans-Jörg Schlager | 1:55.05 | 18 | |||||
| Sepp Heckelmiller | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Max Rieger | 1:33.86 | 14 | 1:38.08 | 5 | 3:11.94 | 6 | |
| Christian Neureuther | 1:33.24 | 6 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Alfred Hagn | 1:31.78 | 2 | 1:39.38 | 11 | 3:11.16 | 4 | |
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- Men's slalom
More information Athlete, Classification ...
| Athlete | Classification | Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time 1 | Rank | Time 2 | Rank | Total | Rank | |
| Hans-Jörg Schlager | 1:43.30 | 1 | 56.56 | 6 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Max Rieger | bye | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Christian Neureuther | bye | 58.42 | 18 | 54.48 | 5 | 1:52.90 | 11 | |
| Alfred Hagn | bye | 56.64 | 7 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Pamela Behr | Downhill | 1:44.22 | 36 | ||||
| Traudl Treichl | 1:40.62 | 13 | |||||
| Rosi Mittermaier | 1:39.32 | 6 | |||||
| Rosi Speiser | 1:39.10 | 5 | |||||
| Pamela Behr | Giant Slalom | 1:35.87 | 25 | ||||
| Rosi Mittermaier | 1:33.39 | 12 | |||||
| Traudl Treichl | 1:33.08 | 9 | |||||
| Rosi Speiser | 1:32.56 | 5 | |||||
| Rosi Speiser | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Traudl Treichl | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Pamela Behr | 47.57 | 8 | 46.70 | 4 | 1:34.27 | 6 | |
| Rosi Mittermaier | 47.27 | 7 | 53.90 | 19 | 1:41.17 | 18 | |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Theo Merkel | 1'19:58.17 | 11 | 1'30:58.17 | 50 |
| Josef Niedermeier | 1'21:26.44 | 8 | 1'29:26.44 | 46 |
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1One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics
More information Sled, Athletes ...
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| FRG-1 | Horst Floth Pepi Bader |
Two-man | 1:16.04 | 5 | 1:15.38 | 4 | 1:14.35 | 6 | 1:13.07 | 1 | 4:58.84 | |
| FRG-2 | Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider |
Two-man | 1:14.81 | 1 | 1:14.56 | 1 | 1:13.51 | 1 | 1:14.19 | 4 | 4:57.07 | |
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More information Sled, Athletes ...
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| FRG-1 | Wolfgang Zimmerer Stefan Gaisreiter Walter Steinbauer Peter Utzschneider |
Four-man | 1:11.18 | 3 | 1:11.75 | 3 | 1:10.30 | 4 | 1:10.69 | 2 | 4:43.92 | |
| FRG-2 | Horst Floth Donat Ertel Walter Gillik Pepi Bader |
Four-man | 1:10.83 | 2 | 1:11.88 | 4 | 1:11.06 | 6 | 1:11.32 | 7 | 4:45.09 | 5 |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Franz Betz | 49:00.41 | 36 |
| Hartmut Döpp | 48:46.08 | 32 | |
| Gerhard Gehring | 47:33.78 | 22 | |
| Walter Demel | 46:17.36 | 7 | |
| 30 km | Edgar Eckert | 1'45:38.51 | 38 |
| Hartmut Döpp | 1'44:51.05 | 35 | |
| Gerhard Gehring | 1'39:44.47 | 10 | |
| Walter Demel | 1'37:45.53 | 5 | |
| 50 km | Edgar Eckert | 3'00:08.32 | 31 |
| Walter Demel | 2'44:32.67 | 5 | |
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- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Franz Betz Urban Hettich Hartmut Döpp Walter Demel |
2'10:42.85 | 7 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Monika Mrklas | 17:57.40 | 24 |
| Michaela Endler | 17:32.56 | 11 | |
| 10 km | Monika Mrklas | DNF | – |
| Ingrid Rothfuß | 38:03.69 | 32 | |
| Michaela Endler | 36:38.05 | 17 | |
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- Women's 3 × 5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Monika Mrklas Ingrid Rothfuß Michaela Endler |
50:25.61 | 4 |
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Main article: Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Women
More information Athlete, CF ...
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle de Navarre | 16 | 14 | 2340.0 | 128 | 14 |
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- Pairs
More information Athletes, SP ...
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corinne Halke Eberhard Rausch |
10 | 10 | 381.1 | 87 | 10 |
| Almut Lehmann Herbert Wiesinger |
5 | 6 | 399.8 | 52 | 5 |
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1972 Winter Olympics
First round
Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.
Consolation Round
More information Rank, Team ...
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |  West Germany |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 6 |
| 8 |  Norway |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 6 |
| 9 |  Japan |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 16 | 5 |
| 10 |  Switzerland |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
| 11 |  Yugoslavia |
4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
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- West Germany 5-0 Switzerland
- West Germany 6-2 Yugoslavia
- West Germany 5-1 Norway
- Japan 7-6 West Germany
- Team roster
- Head coach: Gerhard Kießling
Main article: Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Hans Wimmer | 54.09 | 15 | 53.82 | 17 | 52.62 | 14 | 53.27 | 21 | 3:33.80 | 17 |
| Wolfgang Winkler | 54.07 | 14 | 53.53 | 14 | 52.66 | 15 | 52.82 | 15 | 3:33.08 | 15 |
| Josef Fendt | 53.03 | 5 | 52.73 | 5 | 52.25 | 9 | 52.02 | 7 | 3:30.03 | 6 |
| Leonhard Nagenrauft | 53.00 | 4 | 52.79 | 7 | 51.97 | 6 | 51.91 | 4 | 3:29.67 | 5 |
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(Men's) Doubles
More information Athletes, Run 1 ...
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Hans Brandner Balthasar Schwarm |
44.86 | 5 | 44.80 | 5 | 1:29.66 | 5 |
| Stefan Hölzlwimmer Hans Wimmer |
45.61 | 11 | 45.31 | 9 | 1:30.92 | 11 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Gisela Otto | 47.04 | 17 | 46.78 | 16 | 46.73 | 19 | 45.99 | 15 | 3:06.54 | 18 |
| Christa Schmuck | 45.98 | 10 | 46.01 | 8 | 45.99 | 12 | 45.21 | 10 | 3:03.19 | 10 |
| Elisabeth Demleitner | 45.45 | 5 | 45.62 | 4 | 45.08 | 4 | 44.65 | 4 | 3:00.80 | 4 |
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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Urban Hettich | Individual | 70.0 | 66.5 | 152.1 | 32 | 49:00.4 | 214.675 | 2 | 366.775 | 20 |
| Alfred Winkler | 71.5 | 72.5 | 175.6 | 20 | 52:41.5 | 181.510 | 32 | 357.110 | 25 | |
| Franz Keller | 65.5 | 68.5 | 154.0 | 31 | 52:32.5 | 182.860 | 30 | 336.860 | 33 | |
| Ralph Pöhland | 73.0 | 71.5 | 174.8 | 22 | 49:55.6 | 206.395 | 5 | 381.195 | 10 | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Sepp Schwinghammer | Normal hill | 68.5 | 89.8 | 68.5 | 90.3 | 180.1 | 49 |
| Alfred Grosche | 70.0 | 92.2 | 69.0 | 90.6 | 182.8 | 47 | |
| Günther Göllner | 74.0 | 101.6 | 66.0 | 84.3 | 185.9 | 46 | |
| Alfred Grosche | Large hill | 84.0 (fall) | 44.6 | 77.5 | 75.0 | 119.6 | 52 |
| Günther Göllner | 90.0 | 93.0 | 87.0 | 82.3 | 175.3 | 27 | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Herbert Schwarz | 43.03 | 31 |
| Gerd Zimmermann | 41.35 | 21 | |
| Hans Lichtenstern | 40.55 | 10 | |
| Erhard Keller | 39.44 OR | | |
| 1500 m | Herbert Schwarz | 2:15.42 | 32 |
| Gerd Zimmermann | 2:08.95 | 12 | |
| 5000 m | Herbert Schwarz | 8:26.03 | 27 |
| Gerd Zimmermann | 7:41.16 | 9 | |
| 10,000 m | Gerd Zimmermann | 15:43.92 | 8 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Monika Stützle | 48.15 | 27 |
| Paula Dufter | 45.77 | 12 | |
| Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug | 44.75 | 5 | |
| 1000 m | Paula Dufter | 1:34.86 | 16 |
| Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug | 1:31.40 OR | | |
| 1500 m | Monika Stützle | 2:37.15 | 31 |
| Paula Dufter | 2:26.00 | 15 | |
| Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug | 2:24.69 | 10 | |
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