West Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics

West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

(Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics
1972 Winter Olympics
The 1972 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XI Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from February 3 to February 13, 1972 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan...

in Sapporo, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics -Two-man:-Four-man:-Medal table:-References:**...	Two-man
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...	Men's 500m
		Speed skating Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics was a series of skating events whose results are below. They happened at the Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan.-500 m:February 5, 1972 — 38 competitors from 16 countries-1,500 m:...	Women's 1000m
		Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics -Two-man:-Four-man:-Medal table:-References:**...	Two-man
		Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1972 Winter Olympics -Two-man:-Four-man:-Medal table:-References:**...	Four-man

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	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

Men's slalom

Athlete	Classification		Final
Athlete	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	–

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Pamela Behr	Downhill					1:44.22	36
Traudl Treichl						1:40.62	13
Rosi Mittermaier Rosi Mittermaier Rosemarie "Rosi" Mittermaier-Neureuther is a former alpine ski racer. She won two gold medals and one silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, becoming the most successful athlete there along with Raisa Smetanina of Soviet Union, and earning her the nickname of Gold-Rosi within...						1:39.32	6
Rosi Speiser						1:39.10	5
Pamela Behr	Giant Slalom					1:35.87	25
Rosi Mittermaier Rosi Mittermaier Rosemarie "Rosi" Mittermaier-Neureuther is a former alpine ski racer. She won two gold medals and one silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, becoming the most successful athlete there along with Raisa Smetanina of Soviet Union, and earning her the nickname of Gold-Rosi within...						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 Rosi Mittermaier Rosemarie "Rosi" Mittermaier-Neureuther is a former alpine ski racer. She won two gold medals and one silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, becoming the most successful athlete there along with Raisa Smetanina of Soviet Union, and earning her the nickname of Gold-Rosi within...		47.27	7	53.90	19	1:41.17	18

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Theo Merkel	1'19:58.17	11	1'30:58.17	50
20 km	Josef Niedermeier	1'21:26.44	8	1'29:26.44	46

¹One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
FRG-1	Horst Floth Horst Floth Horst Floth was a West German bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won silver medals in the two-man event both in 1968 and 1972.... Pepi Bader Pepi Bader Josef "Pepi" Bader is a West German bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won silver medals in the two-man event both in 1968 and 1972....	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 Wolfgang Zimmerer Wolfgang Zimmerer is a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s... Peter Utzschneider Peter Utzschneider Peter Utzschneider is a West German bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s...	Two-man	1:14.81	1	1:14.56	1	1:13.51	1	1:14.19	4	4:57.07

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
FRG-1	Wolfgang Zimmerer Wolfgang Zimmerer Wolfgang Zimmerer is a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s... Stefan Gaisreiter Stefan Gaisreiter Stefan Gaisreiter is a West German bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the late 1970s... Walter Steinbauer Walter Steinbauer Walter Steinbauer was a West German bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s... Peter Utzschneider Peter Utzschneider Peter Utzschneider is a West German bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s...	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 Horst Floth Horst Floth was a West German bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won silver medals in the two-man event both in 1968 and 1972.... Donat Ertel Walter Gillik Pepi Bader Pepi Bader Josef "Pepi" Bader is a West German bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won silver medals in the two-man event both in 1968 and 1972....	Four-man	1:10.83	2	1:11.88	4	1:11.06	6	1:11.32	7	4:45.09	5

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Franz Betz Franz Betz Franz Betz was a German bass-baritone opera singer who sang at the Berlin State Opera from 1859 to 1897. He was particularly known for his performances in operas by Richard Wagner and created the role of Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.-Biography:Franz Betz was born in Mainz and...	49:00.41	36
	Hartmut Döpp	48:46.08	32
	Gerhard Gehring	47:33.78	22
	Walter Demel Walter Demel Walter Demel is a West German cross country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970's. He won a bronze medal in the 30 km event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships....	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 Walter Demel Walter Demel is a West German cross country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970's. He won a bronze medal in the 30 km event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships....	1'37:45.53	5
50 km	Edgar Eckert	3'00:08.32	31
50 km	Walter Demel Walter Demel Walter Demel is a West German cross country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970's. He won a bronze medal in the 30 km event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships....	2'44:32.67	5

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Franz Betz Franz Betz Franz Betz was a German bass-baritone opera singer who sang at the Berlin State Opera from 1859 to 1897. He was particularly known for his performances in operas by Richard Wagner and created the role of Hans Sachs in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.-Biography:Franz Betz was born in Mainz and... Urban Hettich Urban Hettich Urban Hettich is a West German nordic combined and skier who competed during the 1970s. His best known finish was a silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck in the Individual event.... Hartmut Döpp Walter Demel Walter Demel Walter Demel is a West German cross country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970's. He won a bronze medal in the 30 km event at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships....	2'10:42.85	7

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
5 km	Monika Mrklas	17:57.40	24
5 km	Michaela Endler	17:32.56	11
10 km	Monika Mrklas	DNF	–
	Ingrid Rothfuß	38:03.69	32
	Michaela Endler	36:38.05	17

Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Monika Mrklas Ingrid Rothfuß Michaela Endler	50:25.61	4

Figure skating

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Isabelle de Navarre	16	14	2340.0	128	14

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Corinne Halke Eberhard Rausch Eberhard Rausch Eberhard Rausch is a former German pair skater.With partner Corinna Halke, he is the 1974-1976 German national champion. They competed five times at the European Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships...	10	10	381.1	87	10
Almut Lehmann Almut Lehmann Almut Lehmann is a German pair skater.With partner Herbert Wiesinger, she is a three-time German national champion and 1973 European bronze medalist. They placed 5th at the 1972 Winter Olympics... Herbert Wiesinger Herbert Wiesinger Herbert Wiesinger is a German former pair skater.He partnered with Marianne Streifler until 1969. They were two-time German silver medalists and placed 11th at the 1968 Winter Olympics. The pair represented the Frankfurter REC club.He teamed up with Almut Lehmann in 1970 and competed with her...	5	6	399.8	52	5

Ice hockey

First Round

Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.
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Consolation Round

Rank	Team	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
7		4	3	1	0	22	10	6
8		4	3	1	0	16	14	6
9		4	2	1	1	17	16	5
10		4	0	2	2	9	16	2
11	Yugoslavia	4	0	3	1	9	17	1

West Germany 5-0 Switzerland
West Germany 6-2 Yugoslavia
West Germany 5-1 Norway
Japan 7-6 West Germany

Team Roster
Anton Kehle
Heiko Antons
Georg Kink
Rainer Makatsch
Otto Schneitberger
Josef Völk
Werner Modes
Paul Langner
Rudolf Thanner
Karl-Heinz Egger
Rainer Philipp
Bernd Kuhn
Reinhold Bauer
Johann Eimannsberger
Lorenz Funk
Erich Kühnhackl
Erich Kühnhackl
Erich Kühnhackl is a retired German ice hockey player born and raised in Czechoslovakia...
Alois Schloder
Alois Schloder
Alois Schloder is a retired ice hockey player. He participated at the 1976 Winter Olympics and won a bronze medal. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 2005....
Anton Hofherr
Hans Rothkirch
Martin Wild
Head Coach: Gerhard Kießling

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	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 Wolfgang Winkler Wolfgang Winkler is a West German former luger who competed in the late 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.-References:***...	54.07	14	53.53	14	52.66	15	52.82	15	3:33.08	15
Josef Fendt Josef Fendt Josef Fendt is the current president of the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course . He was a West German-German luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s...	53.03	5	52.73	5	52.25	9	52.02	7	3:30.03	6
Leonhard Nagenrauft Leonhard Nagenrauft Leonhard Nagenrauft was a West German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won the silver medal in the men's singles event at the 1971 FIL World Luge Championships in Olang, Italy....	53.00	4	52.79	7	51.97	6	51.91	4	3:29.67	5

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athletes	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hans Brandner Hans Brandner Hans Brandner is a West German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s... Balthasar Schwarm Balthasar Schwarm Balthasar Schwarm is a West German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s...	44.86	5	44.80	5	1:29.66	5
Stefan Hölzlwimmer Stefan Hölzlwimmer Stefan Hölzlwimmer is a West German former luger who competed in the late 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1977 FIL European Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany.... Hans Wimmer	45.61	11	45.31	9	1:30.92	11

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	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 Elisabeth Demleitner Elisabeth Demleitner is a West German luger who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.Demleitner also won four medals in the women's singles event at the FIL...	45.45	5	45.62	4	45.08	4	44.65	4	3:00.80	4

Nordic combined

Events:

normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Urban Hettich Urban Hettich Urban Hettich is a West German nordic combined and skier who competed during the 1970s. His best known finish was a silver at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck in the Individual event....	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 Franz Keller Franz Keller was a West German nordic combined skier. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won the gold medal in the individual event...		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

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	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	Large hill	90.0	93.0	87.0	82.3	175.3	27

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Herbert Schwarz	43.03	31
	Gerd Zimmermann	41.35	21
	Hans Lichtenstern	40.55	10
	Erhard Keller Erhard Keller Erhard Keller is a former speed skater from Germany.Competing for West Germany, Keller specialised on the sprint distances – the 500 m and the 1,000 m – and he joined the world's sprint skating elite in 1965...	39.44 OR
1500 m	Herbert Schwarz	2:15.42	32
1500 m	Gerd Zimmermann	2:08.95	12
5000 m	Herbert Schwarz	8:26.03	27
5000 m	Gerd Zimmermann	7:41.16	9
10,000 m	Gerd Zimmermann	15:43.92	8

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	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
1000 m	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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