West Germany at the 1976 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 1976 Winter Olympics
1976 Winter Olympics
The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

in Innsbruck

Innsbruck

- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...

, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

Medalists

Name	Sport	Event
	Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....	Women's downhill
	Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....	Women's slalom
	Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Innsbruck, Austria, from February 5–13, 1976.Similar to the 1964 games, the men's downhill was held on Patscherkofel , the other five events at Axamer Lizum....	Women's giant slalom
	Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics -Two-man:-Four-man:-Medal table:-References:**...	Two-man
	Luge Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics -Men's singles:Silver medalist Josef Fendt is the current President of the International Luge Federation .-Doubles:-Women's singles:-Medal table:-References:***...	Men's individual
	Luge Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics -Men's singles:Silver medalist Josef Fendt is the current President of the International Luge Federation .-Doubles:-Women's singles:-Medal table:-References:***...	Men's doubles
	Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1976 Winter Olympics - Men's event :- References :*...	Men's individual
	Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics -Two-man:-Four-man:-Medal table:-References:**...	Four-man
West Germany men's national ice hockey team	Ice hockey Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics At the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria, the USSR team won the Gold Medal in ice hockey. Star forward, Valeri Kharlamov scored the game-winning goal in the final game. Games were held at the Olympiahalle Innsbruck.-Highlights:...	Men's competition Ice hockey at the 1976 Winter Olympics At the 1976 Winter Olympics held in Innsbruck, Austria, the USSR team won the Gold Medal in ice hockey. Star forward, Valeri Kharlamov scored the game-winning goal in the final game. Games were held at the Olympiahalle Innsbruck.-Highlights:...
	Luge Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics -Men's singles:Silver medalist Josef Fendt is the current President of the International Luge Federation .-Doubles:-Women's singles:-Medal table:-References:***...	Women's individual

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Wolfgang Junginger	Downhill					1:50.48	29
Michael Veith						1:49.02	22
Sepp Ferstl						1:48.41	17
Peter Fischer						1:48.18	15
Christian Neureuther	Giant Slalom	1:52.29	37	1:51.73	29	3:44.02	30
Sepp Ferstl		1:49.98	30	1:51.54	28	3:41.52	28
Wolfgang Junginger		1:49.79	29	1:46.23	14	3:36.02	19
Albert Burger Albert Bürger Albert Bürger was a highly decorated Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...		1:47.32	12	1:45.36	11	3:32.68	10
Sepp Ferstl	Slalom	1:06.32	29	1:08.02	20	2:14.34	20
Albert Burger Albert Bürger Albert Bürger was a highly decorated Oberleutnant der Reserve in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross...		1:03.38	17	1:06.93	16	2:10.31	15
Christian Neureuther		1:01.70	8	1:04.86	5	2:06.56	5
Wolfgang Junginger		1:00.95	3	1:06.13	11	2:07.08	6

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Maria Epple Maria Epple Maria Epple Beck is a retired Alpine skier of Germany. In 1978 she was World champions in women's giant slalom. She is the sister of Irene Epple.- External links :** - Results - Maria Epple...	Downhill					1:51.41	23
Evi Mittermaier						1:49.23	13
Irene Epple Irene Epple Irene Epple-Waigel is a German former alpine skier.She was born in Seeg, Bavarian Swabia .She won a total of 11 Alpine Skiing World Cup races, and two World Cups in Giant Slalom and Combined...						1:48.91	10
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...						1:46.16
Maria Epple Maria Epple Maria Epple Beck is a retired Alpine skier of Germany. In 1978 she was World champions in women's giant slalom. She is the sister of Irene Epple.- External links :** - Results - Maria Epple...	Giant Slalom					1:33.02	24
Irene Epple Irene Epple Irene Epple-Waigel is a German former alpine skier.She was born in Seeg, Bavarian Swabia .She won a total of 11 Alpine Skiing World Cup races, and two World Cups in Giant Slalom and Combined...						1:31.46	15
Evi Mittermaier						1:30.64	8
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...						1:29.25
Monika Berwein	Slalom	49.17	14	DNF	–	DNF	–
Christa Zechmeister		48.20	8	45.52	6	1:33.72	7
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...		46.77	2	43.77	1	1:30.54
Pamela Behr		46.88	1	45.63	7	1:32.31	5

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Alois Kanamüller	1'17:25.26	8	1'25:25.26	34
	Josef Niedermeier	1'18:33.63	5	1'23:33.63	26
	Heinrich Mehringer	1'16:49.15	2	1'18:49.15	11

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

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ²	Time	Rank
Heinrich Mehringer Gerd Winkler Josef Keck Claus Gehrke	4	2'04:11.86	4

²A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

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	Wolfgang Zimmerer Wolfgang Zimmerer Wolfgang Zimmerer is a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s... Manfred Schumann Manfred Schumann Manfred Schumann is a West German bobsledder who competed during the mid to late 1970s. He won two medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a silver in the two-man and a bronze in the four-man events....	Two-man	56.09	2	56.31	3	56.26	2	56.33	2	3:44.99
FRG-2	Georg Heibl Georg Heibl Georg Heibl is a West German bobsledder who competed in the 1970s. He won two silver medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 1974 and 1975.... Fritz Ohlwärter Fritz Ohlwärter Fritz Ohlwärter is a West German bobsledder who competed during the mid to late 1970s. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with four silvers and one bronze ....	Two-man	56.36	4	56.43	4	56.59	5	56.75	6	3:46.13	5

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... Peter Utzschneider Peter Utzschneider Peter Utzschneider is a West German bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the mid 1970s... Bodo Bittner Bodo Bittner Bodo Bittner is a West German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.-References:*... Manfred Schumann Manfred Schumann Manfred Schumann is a West German bobsledder who competed during the mid to late 1970s. He won two medals at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck with a silver in the two-man and a bronze in the four-man events....	Four-man	54.82	3	54.87	3	55.53	3	56.15	3	3:41.37
FRG-2	Georg Heibl Georg Heibl Georg Heibl is a West German bobsledder who competed in the 1970s. He won two silver medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 1974 and 1975.... Hans Morant Siegfried Radandt Fritz Ohlwärter Fritz Ohlwärter Fritz Ohlwärter is a West German bobsledder who competed during the mid to late 1970s. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with four silvers and one bronze ....	Four-man	54.92	4	54.98	4	55.70	5	56.87	8	3:42.47	5

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Hans Speicher	48:28.90	45
	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...	47:39.15	38
	Georg Kandlinger	47:20.13	31
	Georg Zipfel	45:38.10	7
30 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....	1'37:44.17	40
	Hans Speicher	1'36:52.45	36
	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...	1'34:55.54	18
	Georg Zipfel	1'34:04.71	14
50 km	Georg Kandlinger	DNF	–
	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...	DNF	–
	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....	2'46:55.95	25
	Georg Zipfel	2'46:20.30	23

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... Georg Kandlinger 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.... Georg Zipfel	2'12:38.96	9

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
5 km	Iris Schulze	18:04.81	33
5 km	Michaela Endler	17:08.68	21
10 km	Iris Schulze	33:43.82	31
10 km	Michaela Endler	32:55.62	25

Figure skating

Women

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Dagmar Lurz Dagmar Lurz Dagmar Lurz is a former German figure skater. She is the 1980 Olympic bronze medalist.-Biography:...	7	10	11	178.04	92	10
Isabel De Navarre Isabel de Navarre Isabel De Navarre is a former West German figure skater, a current German figure skating coach and ISU technical specialist.-Biography:...	1	11	12	182.42	59	5

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Corinna Halke Corinna Halke Corinna Halke-Teichmann is a German former pair skater and current sport journalist.With partner Eberhard Rausch, she is the 1974-1976 German national champion. They competed five times at the European Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships... 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...	8	8	127.37	72	8

Ice hockey

First Round

Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.
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Medal round

Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	40	11	10
2	5	3	2	17	10	6
3	5	2	3	21	24	4
4	5	2	3	19	18	4
5	5	2	3	15	21	4
6	5	1	4	9	37	2

West Germany 7-4 Poland
Finland 5-3 West Germany
USSR 7-3 West Germany
Czechoslovakia 7-4 West Germany
West Germany 4-1 USA

Leading scorers

Rk	GP	G	A	Pts
2nd	Erich Kuhnhackl Erich Kühnhackl Erich Kühnhackl is a retired German ice hockey player born and raised in Czechoslovakia...	5	5	5	10
6th	Ernst Kopf	5	3	5	8
10th	Lorenz Funk	5	2	5	7

Team Roster
Erich Weißhaupt
Anton Kehle
Rudolf Thanner
Josef Volk
Udo Kiessling
Udo Kiessling
Udo Kiessling is a retired ice hockey player. He competed at all Winter Olympics from 1976 to 1992, thus becoming the first ice hockey player to compete at five Olympics. He also played one game for the Minnesota North Stars. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of...
Stefan Metz
Klaus Auhuber
Ignaz Berndaner
Rainer Phillip
Lorenz Funk
Wolfgang Boos
Ernst Köpf, Sr.
Ferenc Vozar
Walter Koberle
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....
Martin Hinterstocker
Franz Reindl
Franz Reindl
Franz Reindl is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the German Bundesliga. He was born in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany....
Head Coach: Xaver Unsinn

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
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....	52.766	4	n/a	?	n/a	?	n/a	?	DNF	–
Anton Winkler Anton Winkler Anton Winkler is a West German former luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s...	52.755	3	52.194	5	52.219	7	52.352	6	3:29.520	6
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...	52.694	2	51.933	1	51.749	3	51.820	2	3:28.196

(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...	42.792	2	43.097	4	1:25.889
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.... Rudi Größwang	43.205	5	43.033	3	1:26.238	4

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
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...	43.138	7	42.535	1	42.388	2	42.995	7	2:51.056
Monika Scheftschik	42.863	2	42.732	4	42.981	9	42.964	5	2:51.540	7

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
Günther Abel	Individual	74.0	74.0	196.8	14	50:29.77	197.77	14	394.57	14
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	74.5	75.0	198.9	11	48:01.55	220.00	1	418.90

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Sepp Schwinghammer	Normal hill	75.5	106.1	76.5	109.2	215.3	23
Alfred Grosche	Normal hill	80.0	115.3	80.5	116.6	231.9	10
Alfred Grosche	Large hill	89.5	100.3	84.5	92.8	193.1	16

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Horst Freese	DNF	–
1000 m	Horst Freese	1:21.48	9
1500 m	Herbert Schwarz	2:03.76	12
5000 m	Herbert Schwarz	7:52.26	15

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug	44.36	12
1000 m	Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug	1:29.54	5

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Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	40	11	10
2	5	3	2	17	10	6
3	5	2	3	21	24	4
4	5	2	3	19	18	4
5	5	2	3	15	21	4
6	5	1	4	9	37	2

Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	40	11	10
2	5	3	2	17	10	6
3	5	2	3	21	24	4
4	5	2	3	19	18	4
5	5	2	3	15	21	4
6	5	1	4	9	37	2

Rank	W	L	T	GA	Pts
1	5	5	0	40	11	10
2	5	3	2	17	10	6
3	5	2	3	21	24	4
4	5	2	3	19	18	4
5	5	2	3	15	21	4
6	5	1	4	9	37	2