Athletes from Germany have taken part in most of the modern Olympic Games held since 1896. Germany has hosted three Olympic Games, in 1936 both the Winter and Summer Games, and the 1972 Summer Olympics. In addition, Germany had been selected to host the 1916 Summer Olympics as well as the 1940 Winter Olympics, both of which had to be cancelled due to World Wars. After these wars, Germany was banned from participating in the 1920, 1924 and 1948 Olympics.
While the country was divided, each of the two German states boycotted one of the Summer Games: in 1980 West Germany was one of 66 nations which did not go to Moscow in protest at the Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan and in 1984 East Germany joined the Soviet Union (and several others) in the boycott of the Summer Games in Los Angeles. In 1990, East Germany and West Germany would reunite, with Germany once again competing as a single full sovereign state since the 1992 Olympic year.
The IOC currently splits German results among four codes, even though only the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1968 to 1988 had sent a separate team to compete against the team of the German NOC that represented Germany (GER) since 1896.
After German organisations had been dissolved by the Allies in 1947, in 1950 the IOC recognized the reorganized Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Deutschland for all of Germany, based in (West) Germany.
Due to the Cold War, an East German state (German Democratic Republic) was created in October 1949, and a separate National Olympic Committee (NOC) for East Germany was established in 1951. It was not immediately recognized by the IOC, which until 1965 required that athletes of the NOC of East Germany join the German team represented by the West Germany-based NOC of Germany. This team, which competed together from 1956 to 1964, is nowadays called the United Team of Germany (EUA, "Equipe Unifiée Allemande"), but was Germany (GER) then. As a result of the Germany being divided, from 1968 to 1990 two independent teams competed in each of the Games; the original designations were GER for the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) and GDR for the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). In 1980 the West German code was changed to FRG (which is currently also applied by the IOC in retrospect). After the GDR ceased to exist in 1990 and its states joined the Federal Republic of Germany, Germany once again was represented by a single team, designated GER.
Additionally, in the early 1950s the French-occupied Saar had its own NOC and competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics before joining the German Olympic team in 1956 and the (West) German state by 1957.
Germany has competed at the Olympics under five different designations, including as two separate teams at several Games. Sources vary in how they present the medals won by these teams. The table below shows sourced combinations of these teams, when applied to the main table. Saar competed independently in the Summer Olympic games in 1952, but failed to win any medals. Due to most lists only listing medal counts, it's possible but not certain Saar was included as part of Germany in their calculations.
Medals won by Germany at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2012 (between 1956 and 1964 as the United Team of Germany and between 1968 and 1988 as a sum of medals of West and East Germany)Medals won by Germany at the Winter Olympic Games between 1928 and 2014 (between 1956 and 1964 as the United Team of Germany and between 1968 and 1988 as sum of medals of West and East Germany)
Medal counts: status after the 2022 Olympics, as of February 20, 2022
^Counting the eleven Games where both East Germany (GDR) and West Germany (FRG) competed as two appearances.
^. GamesBids. Archived from the original on January 24, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
External linksEdit
"Germany". International Olympic Committee.
"Germany". Olympedia.com.
"Olympic Analytics/GER". olympanalyt.com.
September 01, 2023
germany, olympics, athletes, from, germany, have, taken, part, most, modern, olympic, games, held, since, 1896, germany, hosted, three, olympic, games, 1936, both, winter, summer, games, 1972, summer, olympics, addition, germany, been, selected, host, 1916, su. Athletes from Germany have taken part in most of the modern Olympic Games held since 1896 Germany has hosted three Olympic Games in 1936 both the Winter and Summer Games and the 1972 Summer Olympics In addition Germany had been selected to host the 1916 Summer Olympics as well as the 1940 Winter Olympics both of which had to be cancelled due to World Wars After these wars Germany was banned from participating in the 1920 1924 and 1948 Olympics Germany at theOlympicsIOC codeGERNOCGerman Olympic Sports ConfederationWebsitewww wbr dosb wbr de in German English and French MedalsRanked 3rdGold 305 Silver 305 Bronze 312 Total 922Summer appearances189619001904190819121920 1924192819321936194819521956 1988199219962000200420082012201620202024Winter appearances192819321936194819521956 1988199219941998200220062010201420182022Other related appearances1906 Intercalated Games Saar 1952 United Team of Germany 1956 1964 East Germany 1968 1988 West Germany 1968 1988 While the country was divided each of the two German states boycotted one of the Summer Games in 1980 West Germany was one of 66 nations which did not go to Moscow in protest at the Soviet Union s invasion of Afghanistan and in 1984 East Germany joined the Soviet Union and several others in the boycott of the Summer Games in Los Angeles In 1990 East Germany and West Germany would reunite with Germany once again competing as a single full sovereign state since the 1992 Olympic year The IOC currently splits German results among four codes even though only the German Democratic Republic GDR from 1968 to 1988 had sent a separate team to compete against the team of the German NOC that represented Germany GER since 1896 Contents 1 German post WW2 division until 1990 2 Overview of Olympic participation 2 1 Timeline of participation 2 2 Germany at the Summer Olympics 2 3 Germany at the Winter Olympics 2 4 Medals by Summer Sport 2 5 Medals by Winter Sport 2 6 Combined medals of all German NOCs 3 Hosted Games 3 1 Unsuccessful bids 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGerman post WW2 division until 1990 EditAfter German organisations had been dissolved by the Allies in 1947 in 1950 the IOC recognized the reorganized Nationales Olympisches Komitee fur Deutschland for all of Germany based in West Germany Due to the Cold War an East German state German Democratic Republic was created in October 1949 and a separate National Olympic Committee NOC for East Germany was established in 1951 It was not immediately recognized by the IOC which until 1965 required that athletes of the NOC of East Germany join the German team represented by the West Germany based NOC of Germany This team which competed together from 1956 to 1964 is nowadays called the United Team of Germany EUA Equipe Unifiee Allemande but was Germany GER then As a result of the Germany being divided from 1968 to 1990 two independent teams competed in each of the Games the original designations were GER for the Federal Republic of Germany West Germany and GDR for the German Democratic Republic East Germany In 1980 the West German code was changed to FRG which is currently also applied by the IOC in retrospect After the GDR ceased to exist in 1990 and its states joined the Federal Republic of Germany Germany once again was represented by a single team designated GER Additionally in the early 1950s the French occupied Saar had its own NOC and competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics before joining the German Olympic team in 1956 and the West German state by 1957 Overview of Olympic participation EditFurther information Germany at the Summer Olympics and Germany at the Winter Olympics See also All time Olympic Games medal table Timeline of participation Edit Date Team1896 1912 nbsp Germany GER 1920 1924 denied participation1928 1936 nbsp nbsp Germany GER 1948 denied participation1952 nbsp Saar SAA nbsp Germany GER 1956 1964 nbsp United Team of Germany EUA 1968 1988 nbsp West Germany FRG nbsp East Germany GDR 1992 nbsp Germany GER Germany at the Summer Olympics Edit Host country Games Athletes nbsp Gold nbsp Silver nbsp Bronze Total Rank nbsp 1896 Athens 19 6 5 2 13 3 nbsp 1900 Paris 78 4 3 2 9 7 nbsp 1904 St Louis 18 4 5 6 15 2 nbsp 1908 London 81 3 5 5 13 5 nbsp 1912 Stockholm 185 5 13 7 25 6 nbsp 1920 Antwerp did not participate nbsp 1924 Paris nbsp 1928 Amsterdam 296 10 7 14 31 2 nbsp 1932 Los Angeles 143 3 12 5 20 9 nbsp 1936 Berlin 433 33 26 30 89 1 nbsp 1948 London did not participate nbsp 1952 Helsinki 205 0 7 17 24 28 nbsp 1956 Melbourne as part of the nbsp United Team of Germany EUA nbsp 1960 Rome nbsp 1964 Tokyo nbsp 1968 Mexico City as nbsp West Germany FRG and nbsp East Germany GDR nbsp 1972 Munich nbsp 1976 Montreal nbsp 1980 Moscow nbsp 1984 Los Angeles nbsp 1988 Seoul nbsp 1992 Barcelona 463 33 21 28 82 3 nbsp 1996 Atlanta 465 20 18 27 65 3 nbsp 2000 Sydney 422 13 17 26 56 5 nbsp 2004 Athens 441 13 16 20 49 6 nbsp 2008 Beijing 463 16 11 14 41 5 nbsp 2012 London 392 11 20 13 44 6 nbsp 2016 Rio de Janeiro 425 17 10 15 42 5 nbsp 2020 Tokyo 425 10 11 16 37 9 nbsp 2024 Paris future event nbsp 2028 Los Angeles nbsp 2032 BrisbaneTotal 201 207 247 655 7 Germany at the Winter Olympics Edit Host country Games Athletes nbsp Gold nbsp Silver nbsp Bronze Total Rank nbsp 1924 Chamonix did not participate nbsp 1928 St Moritz 44 0 0 1 1 8 nbsp 1932 Lake Placid 20 0 0 2 2 9 nbsp 1936 Garmisch Partenkirchen 55 3 3 0 6 2 nbsp 1948 St Moritz did not participate nbsp 1952 Oslo 53 3 2 2 7 4 nbsp 1956 Cortina d Ampezzo as part of the nbsp United Team of Germany EUA nbsp 1960 Squaw Valley nbsp 1964 Innsbruck nbsp 1968 Grenoble as nbsp West Germany FRG and nbsp East Germany GDR nbsp 1972 Sapporo nbsp 1976 Innsbruck nbsp 1980 Lake Placid nbsp 1984 Sarajevo nbsp 1988 Calgary nbsp 1992 Albertville 111 10 10 6 26 1 nbsp 1994 Lillehammer 112 9 7 8 24 3 nbsp 1998 Nagano 125 12 9 8 29 1 nbsp 2002 Salt Lake City 157 12 16 8 36 2 nbsp 2006 Turin 162 11 12 6 29 1 nbsp 2010 Vancouver 152 10 13 7 30 2 nbsp 2014 Sochi 153 8 6 5 19 6 nbsp 2018 Pyeongchang 153 14 10 7 31 2 nbsp 2022 Beijing 149 12 10 5 27 2 nbsp 2026 Milan Cortina future eventTotal 104 98 65 267 3 Medals by Summer Sport Edit Leading in that sportSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal nbsp Canoeing34192477 nbsp Equestrian28141456 nbsp Rowing23161453 nbsp Athletics19283683 nbsp Cycling15161647 nbsp Gymnastics14121440 nbsp Swimming13183061 nbsp Shooting109524 nbsp Weightlifting67922 nbsp Wrestling5131129 nbsp Fencing57921 nbsp Boxing491023 nbsp Field hockey42410 nbsp Tennis36211 nbsp Sailing35715 nbsp Judo331521 nbsp Diving281222 nbsp Beach volleyball2013 nbsp Modern pentathlon2013 nbsp Water polo1203 nbsp Football1135 nbsp Handball1113 nbsp Marathon swimming1113 nbsp Triathlon1102 nbsp Table tennis0459 nbsp Archery0224 nbsp Taekwondo0112 nbsp Rugby0101Totals 28 entries 200206247653 This table does not include two medals one gold and one silver awarded in the figure skating events at the 1908 Summer Olympics Medals by Winter Sport Edit Leading in that sportSportGoldSilverBronzeTotal nbsp Luge2212943 nbsp Biathlon20211354 nbsp Bobsleigh169732 nbsp Speed skating13151038 nbsp Alpine skiing128727 nbsp Ski jumping67316 nbsp Nordic combined66416 nbsp Figure skating4239 nbsp Cross country skiing310417 nbsp Skeleton2316 nbsp Snowboarding1427 nbsp Freestyle skiing0112 nbsp Ice hockey0112Totals 13 entries 1059965269 This table includes two medals one gold and one silver awarded in the figure skating events at the 1908 Summer Olympics Combined medals of all German NOCs Edit Germany has competed at the Olympics under five different designations including as two separate teams at several Games Sources vary in how they present the medals won by these teams The table below shows sourced combinations of these teams when applied to the main table Saar competed independently in the Summer Olympic games in 1952 but failed to win any medals Due to most lists only listing medal counts it s possible but not certain Saar was included as part of Germany in their calculations nbsp Medals won by Germany at the Summer Olympic Games between 1896 and 2012 between 1956 and 1964 as the United Team of Germany and between 1968 and 1988 as a sum of medals of West and East Germany nbsp Medals won by Germany at the Winter Olympic Games between 1928 and 2014 between 1956 and 1964 as the United Team of Germany and between 1968 and 1988 as sum of medals of West and East Germany Medal counts status after the 2022 Olympics as of February 20 2022 Summer Games Winter Games Combined totalTeam IOC code nbsp nbsp nbsp Total nbsp nbsp nbsp Total nbsp nbsp nbsp Total nbsp nbsp nbsp Germany GER 17 201 207 247 655 13 104 98 65 267 30 305 305 312 922 nbsp Saar SAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 nbsp United Team of Germany EUA 3 28 54 36 118 3 8 6 5 19 6 36 60 41 137 nbsp East Germany GDR 5 153 129 127 409 6 39 36 35 110 11 192 165 162 519 nbsp West Germany FRG 5 56 67 81 204 6 11 15 13 39 11 67 82 94 243Total 26 438 457 491 1386 22 162 155 118 435 48 600 612 609 1821Combined IOC codes No Games nbsp nbsp nbsp Combined total nbsp Germany GER 1 30 305 305 312 922 nbsp Germany GER EUA 36 341 365 353 1059 nbsp Germany GER EUA FRG 47 408 447 447 1302 nbsp Germany GER EUA FRG GDR 2 58 3 600 612 609 1821Hosted Games EditFor the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich West Germany see West Germany at the Olympics Games Host city Dates Nations Participants Events1936 Winter Olympics Garmisch Partenkirchen 6 16 February 28 646 171936 Summer Olympics Berlin 1 6 August 49 3 963 129Unsuccessful bids Edit Games City Winner of bid 4 1908 Summer Olympics Berlin London United Kingdom2000 Summer Olympics Berlin Sydney Australia2012 Summer Olympics Leipzig a London United Kingdom2018 Winter Olympics Munich Pyeongchang South Korea2024 Summer Olympics Hamburg Paris France Not shortlisted into candidate stageSee also EditList of flag bearers for Germany at the Olympics Category Olympic competitors for Germany Germany at the ParalympicsReferences Edit International Olympic Committee Germany BBC Timeline Olympic Powers Counting the eleven Games where both East Germany GDR and West Germany FRG competed as two appearances Past Olympic host city election results GamesBids Archived from the original on January 24 2011 Retrieved January 31 2022 External links Edit Germany International Olympic Committee Germany Olympedia com Olympic Analytics GER olympanalyt com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Germany at the Olympics amp oldid 1161624879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
