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🇩🇪Germany at Melbourne 1956

summer Games

156
Athletes
4
Gold
8
Silver
6
Bronze
18
Total Medals

Medalists

AthleteEventSport
Helmut BantzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)
Wolfgang BehrendtBoxing Bantamweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Michel ScheuerCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Meinrad MiltenbergerCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 1,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Ursula HappeSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)Swimming (Aquatics)
Klaus RichtzenhainAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Christa StubnickAthletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)Athletics
Christa StubnickAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)Athletics
Karl-Friedrich HaasAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Gisela Köhler-BirkemeyerAthletics 80 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic)Athletics
Harry KurschatBoxing Lightweight, Men (Olympic)Boxing
Theo KleineCanoe Marathon (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)
Fritz BrielCanoe Marathon (Canoeing) Kayak Doubles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)
Rainer BorkowskyRowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)Rowing
Moritz von GroddeckRowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)Rowing
Horst ArndtRowing Coxed Pairs, Men (Olympic)Rowing
Leo PohlAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Heinz FüttererAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Manfred GermarAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Lothar KnörzerAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)Athletics
Marianne WernerAthletics Shot Put, Women (Olympic)Athletics
Michel ScheuerCanoe Sprint (Canoeing) Kayak Singles, 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)
Horst TüllerCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)Cycling Road (Cycling)
Erich HagenCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)Cycling Road (Cycling)
Gustav-Adolf SchurCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)Cycling Road (Cycling)
Reinhold PommerCycling Road (Cycling) Road Race, Team, Men (Olympic)Cycling Road (Cycling)
Alfred LückerHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)Hockey
Helmut NonnHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)Hockey
Wolfgang NonnHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)Hockey
Heinz RadzikowskiHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)Hockey
Werner RosenbaumHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)Hockey
Günther UllerichHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)Hockey
Eberhard FerstlHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)Hockey
Hugo DollheiserHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)Hockey
Günther BrenneckeHockey Hockey, Men (Olympic)Hockey
Eva-Maria ten ElsenSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)Swimming (Aquatics)

All Results by Sport

Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics)

=33rdHans PfannArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
45thErich WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=16thRobert KleinArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=23rdTheo WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=38thJakob KieferArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=8thHelmut BantzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Floor Exercise, Men (Olympic)
=18thTheo WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=48thHans PfannArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=29thRobert KleinArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
6thHelmut BantzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=37thErich WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
=22ndJakob KieferArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horizontal Bar, Men (Olympic)
1stHelmut BantzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=7thJakob KieferArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=7thRobert KleinArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=4thTheo WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=33rdHans PfannArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
=16thErich WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Horse Vault, Men (Olympic)
42ndJakob KieferArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
29thHans PfannArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
25thTheo WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
41stErich WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
6thHelmut BantzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
=20thRobert KleinArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Individual All-Around, Men (Olympic)
=31stTheo WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=48thJakob KieferArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=13thHelmut BantzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
23rdHans PfannArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=33rdRobert KleinArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
39thErich WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Parallel Bars, Men (Olympic)
=51stErich WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
37thTheo WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=33rdJakob KieferArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=28thHans PfannArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
=12thHelmut BantzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
36thRobert KleinArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Pommelled Horse, Men (Olympic)
14thRobert KleinArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
=23rdHans PfannArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
=32ndErich WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
18thHelmut BantzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
48thJakob KieferArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
30thTheo WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Rings, Men (Olympic)
5thHelmut BantzArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)
5thHans PfannArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)
5thJakob KieferArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)
5thTheo WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)
5thErich WiedArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)
5thRobert KleinArtistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) Team All-Around, Men (Olympic)

Athletics

2ndKlaus RichtzenhainAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
AC h3 r1/2Siegfried HerrmannAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
9thGünter DohrowAthletics 1,500 metres, Men (Olympic)
17thKlaus PorbadnikAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
13thWalter KonradAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
9thHerbert SchadeAthletics 10,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rdManfred SteinbachAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thManfred GermarAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thHeinz FüttererAthletics 100 metres, Men (Olympic)
3rdInge FuhrmannAthletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)
4thGisela Köhler-BirkemeyerAthletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)
2ndChrista StubnickAthletics 100 metres, Women (Olympic)
4thMartin LauerAthletics 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
4thBert SteinesAthletics 110 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
-Dieter LindnerAthletics 20 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic)
5thKarl-Friedrich HaasAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thLeo PohlAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
2ndManfred GermarAthletics 200 metres, Men (Olympic)
2ndChrista StubnickAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
6thGisela Köhler-BirkemeyerAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
3rdInge FuhrmannAthletics 200 metres, Women (Olympic)
4thHeinz LauferAthletics 3,000 metres Steeplechase, Men (Olympic)
3rdLeo PohlAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rdHeinz FüttererAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rdManfred GermarAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
3rdLothar KnörzerAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Bert SteinesAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Erika FischAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
6thGisela Köhler-BirkemeyerAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
-Inge FuhrmannAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
6thMaria SanderAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
6thChrista StubnickAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
6thBärbel MayerAthletics 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thWalter ObersteAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Horst MannAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Paul SchmidtAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thManfred PoerschkeAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thJürgen KühlAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
4thKarl-Friedrich HaasAthletics 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Helmut JanzAthletics 400 metres Hurdles, Men (Olympic)
5thJürgen KühlAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
AC h8 r1/4Horst MannAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
2ndKarl-Friedrich HaasAthletics 400 metres, Men (Olympic)
-Siegfried HerrmannAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thFriedrich JankeAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
12thHerbert SchadeAthletics 5,000 metres, Men (Olympic)
4thZenta Gastl-KoppAthletics 80 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic)
2ndGisela Köhler-BirkemeyerAthletics 80 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic)
4thMaria SanderAthletics 80 metres Hurdles, Women (Olympic)
6thPaul SchmidtAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
6thGünter DohrowAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thKlaus RichtzenhainAthletics 800 metres, Men (Olympic)
5thMartin LauerAthletics Decathlon, Men (Olympic)
6thWalter MeierAthletics Decathlon, Men (Olympic)
10thMarianne WernerAthletics Discus Throw, Women (Olympic)
22ndAlmut BrömmelAthletics Discus Throw, Women (Olympic)
15thAnne-Chatrine LafrenzAthletics Discus Throw, Women (Olympic)
18thInge KilianAthletics High Jump, Women (Olympic)
9thHeiner WillAthletics Javelin Throw, Men (Olympic)
4thHerbert KoschelAthletics Javelin Throw, Men (Olympic)
13thAlmut BrömmelAthletics Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic)
10thErika RaueAthletics Javelin Throw, Women (Olympic)
10thHelga HoffmannAthletics Long Jump, Women (Olympic)
4thErika FischAthletics Long Jump, Women (Olympic)
19thLothar BeckertAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
-Klaus PorbadnikAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
28thKurt HartungAthletics Marathon, Men (Olympic)
8thManfred PreußgerAthletics Pole Vault, Men (Olympic)
7thKarl-Heinz WegmannAthletics Shot Put, Men (Olympic)
12thAnne-Chatrine LafrenzAthletics Shot Put, Women (Olympic)
3rdMarianne WernerAthletics Shot Put, Women (Olympic)
11thJohanna Hübner-LüttgeAthletics Shot Put, Women (Olympic)

Boxing

Canoe Marathon (Canoeing)

Canoe Sprint (Canoeing)

Cycling Road (Cycling)

Cycling Track (Cycling)

Fencing

Football (Football)

Hockey

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming (Aquatics)

17thHans-Joachim ReichSwimming (Aquatics) 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
12thEkkehard MierschSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)
=13thDieter PfeiferSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)
4thHelga Schmidt-NeuberSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Backstroke, Women (Olympic)
6thJutta LangenauSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Butterfly, Women (Olympic)
13thPaul VoellSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
=26thHorst BleekerSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
=22ndHans KöhlerSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
18thChristel SteffinSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
16thBirgit KlompSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
19thKati JansenSwimming (Aquatics) 100 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)
-Herbert KleinSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Men (Olympic)
3rdEva-Maria ten ElsenSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)
1stUrsula HappeSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Breaststroke, Women (Olympic)
11thHorst WeberSwimming (Aquatics) 200 metres Butterfly, Men (Olympic)
4thIngrid KünzelSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
-Christel SteffinSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thKati JansenSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thBirgit KlompSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
4thHertha HaaseSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women (Olympic)
5thHans-Joachim ReichSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
-Paul VoellSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
5thHans ZieroldSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
5thHorst BleekerSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
5thHans KöhlerSwimming (Aquatics) 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)
5thHans ZieroldSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
18thHans KöhlerSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic)
14thIngrid KünzelSwimming (Aquatics) 400 metres Freestyle, Women (Olympic)

Water Polo (Aquatics)

Weightlifting

Wrestling