The United Team of Germany (German: Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes from a third Olympic body, the Saarland Olympic Committee, which had sent a separate team in 1952, but in 1956 was in the process of joining the German National Olympic Committee. This process was completed in February 1957 after the admission of Saarland into West Germany.
Medal of honour – cast-bronze – German Democratic Republic – "Gesamtdeutsche Olympiamannschaft – Melbourne 1956"
As East Germany had introduced its own national anthem in 1949, Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 melody to Schiller's Ode an die Freude ("Ode to Joy") was played for winning German athletes as a compromise. In 1959, East Germany also introduced an altered black-red-gold tricolourflag of Germany as the flag of East Germany. Thus, a compromise had to be made also for the flag of the unified sports team. It was agreed upon to superimpose the plain flag with additional white Olympic rings. This flag was used from 1960 to 1968.[1]
At the Games of 1956, 1960 and 1964 the team was simply known as "Germany" and the usual country code of GER was used, except at Innsbruck in 1964, when the Austrian hosts used the German language "D" for Deutschland.[2] Yet, the IOC code EUA (from the official FrenchInternational Olympic Committee (IOC) designation Équipe Unifiée d'Allemagne) is currently applied retrospectively in the IOC medal database, without further explanation given. Only in 1976 did the IOC start to assign standardized codes. Before that time, the local Organizing Committees of each Olympic Games had chosen codes, often in the local language, resulting in a multitude of codes.
In the 1968 Winter Olympics, East and West German athletes competed as separate teams while still using the compromise Olympic flag and Beethoven anthem. While today listed under the IOC codes of FRG (West) and GDR (East), respectively, in 1968 they were asymmetrically called in French Allemagne (Germany) and Allemagne de l'Est (East Germany), and in Spanish Alemania and Alemania del Este. The codes for Germany (West) were ALL (in Grenoble) and ALE (in Mexico City), and ADE for East Germany.
The separation was completed at the 1972 Winter Olympics with the use of separate flags and anthems. Because of the boycotts of the 1980 and 1984 summer games, only in 1972, 1976 and 1988 did two different German teams with different symbols compete against each other at Summer Olympics (not counting the Saar team of 1952). East Germany ceased to exist in 1990, when its five states, together with Berlin, joined West Germany in German reunification.
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The United Team of Germany German Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games In 1956 the team also included athletes from a third Olympic body the Saarland Olympic Committee which had sent a separate team in 1952 but in 1956 was in the process of joining the German National Olympic Committee This process was completed in February 1957 after the admission of Saarland into West Germany United Team of Germany at theOlympics Olympic Flag of Germany defaced with white Olympic rings used 1960 1964 and 1968 by separated teams IOC codeEUAMedalsRanked 35thGold 36 Silver 60 Bronze 41 Total 137Summer appearances195619601964Winter appearances195619601964Other related appearances Germany 1896 1936 1952 1992 Saar 1952 East Germany 1968 1988 West Germany 1968 1988 Contents 1 History 2 Participation 2 1 Timeline of participation 3 Medal tables 3 1 Medals by Summer Games 3 2 Medals by Winter Games 3 3 Medals by summer sport 3 4 Medals by winter sport 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory Edit Medal of honour cast bronze German Democratic Republic Gesamtdeutsche Olympiamannschaft Melbourne 1956 As East Germany had introduced its own national anthem in 1949 Beethoven s Symphony No 9 melody to Schiller s Ode an die Freude Ode to Joy was played for winning German athletes as a compromise In 1959 East Germany also introduced an altered black red gold tricolour flag of Germany as the flag of East Germany Thus a compromise had to be made also for the flag of the unified sports team It was agreed upon to superimpose the plain flag with additional white Olympic rings This flag was used from 1960 to 1968 1 At the Games of 1956 1960 and 1964 the team was simply known as Germany and the usual country code of GER was used except at Innsbruck in 1964 when the Austrian hosts used the German language D for Deutschland 2 Yet the IOC code EUA from the official French International Olympic Committee IOC designation Equipe Unifiee d Allemagne is currently applied retrospectively in the IOC medal database without further explanation given Only in 1976 did the IOC start to assign standardized codes Before that time the local Organizing Committees of each Olympic Games had chosen codes often in the local language resulting in a multitude of codes In the 1968 Winter Olympics East and West German athletes competed as separate teams while still using the compromise Olympic flag and Beethoven anthem While today listed under the IOC codes of FRG West and GDR East respectively in 1968 they were asymmetrically called in French Allemagne Germany and Allemagne de l Est East Germany and in Spanish Alemania and Alemania del Este The codes for Germany West were ALL in Grenoble and ALE in Mexico City and ADE for East Germany The separation was completed at the 1972 Winter Olympics with the use of separate flags and anthems Because of the boycotts of the 1980 and 1984 summer games only in 1972 1976 and 1988 did two different German teams with different symbols compete against each other at Summer Olympics not counting the Saar team of 1952 East Germany ceased to exist in 1990 when its five states together with Berlin joined West Germany in German reunification Participation EditTimeline of participation Edit Date Team1896 1912 Germany GER 1920 1924 denied participation1928 1936 Germany GER 1948 denied participation1952 Saar SAA Germany GER 1956 1964 United Team of Germany EUA 1968 1988 West Germany FRG East Germany GDR 1992 pres Germany GER Medal tables EditMedals by Summer Games Edit Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1956 Melbourne 158 6 13 7 26 7 1960 Rome 293 12 19 11 42 4 1964 Tokyo 337 10 22 18 50 4Total 28 54 36 118 36 Medals by Winter Games Edit Games Athletes Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank 1956 Cortina d Ampezzo 63 1 0 1 2 9 1960 Squaw Valley 74 4 3 1 8 2 1964 Innsbruck 96 3 3 3 9 6Total 8 6 5 19 23 Medals by summer sport Edit SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Equestrian55414 Athletics418830 Canoeing45211 Rowing4419 Diving3104 Swimming15612 Wrestling1539 Cycling1427 Boxing1326 Fencing1124 Gymnastics1113 Sailing1113 Shooting1012 Judo0112 Field hockey0011 Football0011Totals 16 entries 285436118 Medals by winter sport Edit SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal Luge2215 Alpine skiing2125 Figure skating1203 Speed skating1102 Nordic combined1012 Ski jumping1012Totals 6 entries 86519See also EditGermany at the Summer Olympics Germany at the Winter Olympics Unified Korean sporting teams Unified Team disambiguation References Edit The German Olympic flag Flag in Lexicon and Shop www flaggenlexikon de Retrieved 29 May 2022 Mallon Bill Ove Karlsson May 2004 IOC and OCOG Abbreviations for NOCs PDF Journal of Olympic History 12 2 25 28 Retrieved 9 June 2008 External links Edit Olympic Results International Olympic Committee United Team of Germany Olympedia com Olympic Analytics EUA olympanalyt com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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