Germany at the Paralympics

Germany at the
Paralympics
IPC code GER
NPC National Paralympic Committee Germany
Website www.dbs-npc.de (in German)
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
624
Silver
612
Bronze
571
Total
1,807
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 West Germany (1960–1988)
 East Germany (1984)

Germany (GER) participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of nine athletes. The country, since 1949 officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), was until 1990 also called West Germany while the separate East German Democratic Republic (GDR) existed, which was recognized by the IOC only after 1964. East German athletes, however, participated in the Paralympics for the first and last time in 1984. Following the reunification of Germany in 1990, athletes from all of Germany compete simply as Germany (GER) again.[1]

Germany has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics, and has also taken part in every edition of the Winter Paralympics, from the first in 1976. Germany was the host country of the 1972 Summer Paralympics, in Heidelberg.[2]

Germany has won a total of 1587 Paralympic medals, of which 554 gold, 535 silver and 500 bronze. (And if one adds East Germany's tally, the total rises to 1591.) This is more than any country other than the United States. The International Paralympic Committee, however, maintains separate records for "Germany" (1960–64 and 1992–present) and "West Germany" (due to their separate IPC codes), giving West Germany a total of 873 medals, and Germany a total of 714. This places the "two countries" sixth and seventh, respectively, on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table - behind the United States, Great Britain, Canada, France and Australia.[3]

Germany has consistently been one of the world's strongest nations at the Paralympics. Prior to 2008, at the Summer Games, it had always been among the top ten on the medal tables, and was within the top three on six occasions. In 2008, it dropped to 11th place. At the Winter Games, Germany has always been among the top three, except in 1980 (7th) and 1984 (4th). It topped the medal table at the 1972 Summer Paralympics (which it hosted), and the 1976, 2002 and 2010 Winter Games.[4]

Among Germany's most successful Paralympians are[5]

  • Reinhild Möller, winner of 19 medals (of which 16 gold) in alpine skiing, and 4 medals (of which 3 are gold) in athletics
  • Claudia Hengst: 25 medals (of which 13 gold) in swimming
  • Gerd Schönfelder: 17 medals (of which 12 gold) in alpine skiing
  • Frank Höfle: 17 medals (of which 10 gold) in cross-country skiing.

Medal tallies

These tallies include the results for both "Germany" and "West Germany". They do not include the four medals of East Germany at the Paralympics.

Summer Paralympics

Elfriede Ranz (Pilot) and Ursula Egner of Germany on the medal dais after winning silver in the Women's tandem Kilo on the track at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games.
Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Italy Rome 19601569303rd
Japan Tokyo 1964525129th
Israel Tel Aviv 1968121211356th
Germany Heidelberg 1972281722671st
Canada Toronto 1976373426974th
Netherlands Arnhem 19806748461613rd
United KingdomUnited States Stoke Mandeville & Long Island 19847977742305th
South Korea Seoul 19887666511932nd
Spain Barcelona 19926151591712nd
United States Atlanta 19964058511493rd
Australia Sydney 20001641389510th
Greece Athens 2004192831788th
China Beijing 20081425205911th
United Kingdom London 2012182622668th
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2016182514576th
Japan Tokyo 2020future event
France Paris 2024future event
United States Los Angeles 2028future event
Total48749146514433rd

Winter Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Sweden Örnsköldsvik 197610126281st
Norway Geilo 1980359177th
Austria Innsbruck 1984101410344th
Austria Innsbruck 198891110303rd
France Albertville & Tignes 199212179382nd
Norway Lillehammer 1994252118642nd
Japan Nagano 1998141713442nd
United States Salt Lake City 200217115331st
Italy Turin 2006855182nd
Canada Vancouver 20101356241st
Russia Sochi 2014951152nd
South Korea Pyeongchang 2018784195th
China Beijing 2022future event
Total1371211063622nd

See also

References

  1. ↑ Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. ↑ Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. ↑ Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  4. ↑ Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  5. ↑ Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
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