Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics

Germany competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 205 competitors, 173 men and 32 women, took part in 123 events in 18 sports.[1]

Germany at the
1952 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGER
NOCGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Helsinki
Competitors205 (173 men and 32 women)
Only athletes from West Germany in 18 sports
Flag bearer Friedel Schirmer
Toni Broder
Medals
Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
7
Bronze
17
Total
24
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
 Saar (1952)
 United Team of Germany (1956–1964)
 East Germany (1968–1988)
 West Germany (1968–1988)

Germany had not been invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain because of their role in World War II, and because their NOC restored in 1947 did not represent a recognized state yet, which was founded in 1949. Germany took part in the 1952 Winter Olympics, with the GDR declining to cooperate in a single team Germany as required by the IOC, joining only in 1956 and later. On the other hand, the French-occupied Saar protectorate had to send a separate team, but could join for 1956.

While the first-ever (and only) failure to score Gold in Summer Games was disappointing, resulting in a 28th rank, the number of total medals ranked fifth.

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 SilverHelga Klein
Ursula Knab
Marga Petersen
Maria Sander
AthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 m Relay
 SilverKarl StorchAthleticsMen's Hammer Throw
 SilverMarianne WernerAthleticsWomen's Shot Put
 SilverEdgar BaselBoxingMen's Flyweight
 SilverOtto Rothe
Klaus Wagner
Willi Büsing
EquestrianTeam Eventing
 SilverAlfred SchwarzmannGymnasticsMen's Horizontal Bar
 SilverHeinz Manchen
Helmut Heinhold
Helmut Noll
RowingMen's Coxed Pairs
 BronzeHeinz UlzheimerAthleticsMen's 800m
 BronzeMaria SanderAthleticsWomen's 80m Hurdles
 BronzeHerbert SchadeAthleticsMen's 5000m
 BronzeGünter Steines
Hans Geister
Heinz Ulzheimer
Karl-Friedrich Haas
AthleticsMen's 4 × 400 m Relay
 BronzeWerner LuegAthleticsMen's 1500m
 BronzeGünther HeidemannBoxingMen's Welterweight
 BronzeMichael ScheuerCanoeingMen's K-1 10000m
 BronzeEgon Drews
Wilfried Soltau
CanoeingMen's C-2 1000m
 BronzeEgon Drews
Wilfried Soltau
CanoeingMen's C-2 10000m
 BronzeEdi ZieglerCyclingMen's Road Race
 BronzeWerner PotzernheimCyclingMen's Sprint
 BronzeGünther HaaseDivingMen's 10m Platform
 BronzeHeinz Pollay
Ida von Nagel
Fritz Thiedemann
EquestrianTeam Dressage
 BronzeFritz ThiedemannEquestrianIndividual Jumping
 BronzeWilli BüsingEquestrianIndividual Eventing
 BronzeTheodor Thomsen
Erich Natusch
Georg Nowka
SailingDragon Class
 BronzeHerbert KleinSwimmingMen's 200m Breaststroke

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Road Competition

Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

Track Competition

Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

  • Preliminary Round 67.09 points (→ 11th place)
  • Preliminary Round 66.75 points (→ 12th place)

Equestrian

Fencing

Nine fencers, eight men and one woman, represented Germany in 1952.

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

Football

Gymnastics

Hockey

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1952.

Individual
Team
  • Berthold Slupik
  • Dietloff Kapp
  • Adolf Harder

Rowing

Germany had 21 male rowers participate in five out of seven rowing events in 1952.[2]

Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxed four
Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Six shooters represented Germany in 1952.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Men's flyweight

Men's bantamweight

Men's featherweight

Men's lightweight

Men's welterweight

Men's middleweight

Men's light-heavyweight

Men's heavyweight

References

  1. "Germany at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Germany Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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