West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics

West Germany at the Olympic Games

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IOC code   FRG
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
Competitors 347 (244 men, 103 women) in 24 sports
Flag bearer Reiner Klimke (equestrianism)
Medals
Rank: 5
Gold
11
Silver
14
Bronze
15
Total
40
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Winter Games
Other related appearances
Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–)
Saar (1952)
Unified Team of Germany (1956–1964)

West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the Olympic Games for the last time as an independent nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics. 347 competitors, 244 men and 103 women, took part in 194 events in 24 sports.[1]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Archery

In West Germany's fourth archery competition, the six archers were not as successful as the German team had been four years earlier, but nevertheless qualified two individuals for the semifinals and ended up with 6th places in both the women's team and women's individual events.

Women's Individual Competition:

Men's Individual Competition:

Women's Team Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Athletics

Men's 5.000 metres

  • First Round 13:58.58
  • Semi Final 13:22.71
  • Final 13:15.52 (→ Silver Medal)

Men's Marathon

  • Final 2:16.54 (→ 23rd place)

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

  • Heat 39.01
  • Semi Final 38.75
  • Final 38.55 (→ 6th place)

Men's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat 3:03.90
  • Semi Final 3:00.66
  • Final 3:00.56 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 3.000m Steeplechase

  • Heat 8:36.37
  • Semi Final 8:25.19 (→ did not advance)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification 80.52m
  • Final 82.72m (→ 4th place)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualifying Heat 65.70m
  • Final 67.38m (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Qualifying Heat 61.44m
  • Final 64.94m (→ 8th place)
  • Qualifying Heat 57.50m (→ did not advance)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Qualifying Heat 77.24m
  • Final 79.16m (→ 5th place)
  • Qualifying Heat 75.84m (→ did not advance)


Women's 4 × 400 m Relay

  • Heat 3:27.75
  • Final 3:22.49 (→ 4th place)

Women's Marathon

  • Final 2"34.26 (→ 21st place)
  • Final 2"35.11 (→ 27th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Qualification 63.32m
  • Final 60.76m (→ 8th place)
  • Qualification 60.20m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

  • Qualification 20.39m
  • Final 20.27m (→ 5th place)
  • Qualification 19.06m (→ did not advance)

Women's Heptathlon

  • Final Result 6109 points (→ 14th place)
  • Final Result 2513 points (→ 27th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

  • First Round Defeated René Suetovius (GDR), RSC-3
  • Second Round Lost to Nuramgomed Shanavazov (URS), 0:5

Men's Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

  • First Round Defeated Tsibalabala Kadima (ZAI), RSC-2
  • Second Round Defeated Ubola Ovvigbo (NGA), 5:0
  • Quarterfinals Lost to Janusz Zarenkiewicz (POL), 2:3

Canoeing

Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

Women's Individual Road Race

Diving

Equestrianism

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the West Germany in 1988.

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Men's sabre
Men's team sabre
Women's foil
Women's team foil

Football

  • West Germany Brazil 1-1 (Brazil won 3-2 in penalty shootout)

Gymnastics

Hockey

Men's Team Competition

Women's Team Competition

  • 5th-8th place: West Germany United States 2-1
  • 5th-6th place: West Germany Canada 4-2 (→ Fifth place)

Judo

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1988.

Men's Individual Competition:

Men's Team Competition:

Rhythmic gymnastics

Rowing

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

Men's 50 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Freestyle

Men's 200 m Freestyle

Men's 400 m Freestyle

Men's 1500 m Freestyle

Men's 100 m Backstroke

Men's 200 m Backstroke

Men's 100 m Breaststroke

Men's 200 m Breaststroke

Men's 100 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Butterfly

Men's 200 m Individual Medley

Men's 400 m Individual Medley

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Women's 50 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Freestyle

Women's 200 m Freestyle

Women's 400 m Freestyle

Women's 800 m Freestyle

Women's 100 m Backstroke

Women's 200 m Backstroke

Women's 100 m Breaststroke

Women's 200 m Breaststroke

Women's 100 m Butterfly

Women's 200 m Butterfly

Women's 200 m Individual Medley

Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Women's 400 m Individual Medley

Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay

Synchronized swimming

Three synchronized swimmers represented West Germany in 1988.

Women's solo
Women's duet

Table tennis

Tennis

Men's Singles Competition


Women's Singles Competition

Water polo

Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

  1. "West Germany at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
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