Germany at the Winter Olympics

Athletes from Germany (GER) have appeared in only 20 of the 22 editions of the Winter Olympic Games as they were not invited to two events after the World Wars, in 1924 and 1948. Germany hosted the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and had been selected to host in 1940 again.

Germany at the
Winter Olympics
IOC codeGER
NOCGerman Olympic Sports Confederation
Websitewww.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
Medals
Gold
150
Silver
145
Bronze
113
Total
408
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
 Saar (1952)
 United Team of Germany (1956–1964)
 East Germany (1968–1988)
 West Germany (1968–1988)

The nation appeared 11 times as a single country (IOC code GER), before World War II and again after German reunification in 1990. Three times, from 1956 to 1964, German athletes from the separate states in West and East competed as a United Team of Germany, which is currently listed by the IOC as EUA, not GER.

Due to partition under occupation that resulted in three post-war German states, German athletes took part seven times for the contemporary states they lived in, in 1952, and from 1968 to 1988. The all-time results of German athletes are thus divided among the designations GER, EUA, FRG, GDR and also SAA (the Saarland only took part in the 1952 Summer games and won no medal).

Including the Winter Games of 2014, German athletes have won 377 medals : 136 gold, 135 silver and 106 bronze. The IOC currently splits these results among four codes, even though only the East German Democratic Republic (GDR) from 1968 to 1988 had sent a separate team to compete against the team of the German NOC that represented Germany (GER) since 1896.

Timeline of Germany at the Winter Olympics

1924 - 1948

1928-1932

In the Paris Peace Conference, the outbreak of World War I was blamed on Germany and other Central Powers allies. These nations, even though having new republican governments by now, were not invited to the 1920 Summer Olympics. While all other banned nations except Germany were invited again for the 1924 Summer Olympics, held for the second time in Pierre de Coubertin's home town of Paris, and for the 1924 Winter Olympics, also held in France, the ban on Germany was not lifted until 1925. This was likely related to the ongoing French Occupation of the Ruhr and the Rheinland between 1923 and 1925. Thus Germany was not present in Chamonix for the first Winter Olympics.

Germany took part the first time in the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, with rather modest results, scoring only a Bronze medal in bobsleigh. Germany doubled the low score in the 1932 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, United States. Both 1932 games, held during the worldwide Great Depression, suffered from low European participation due to high cost of travel overseas.

1936

Already in spring of 1931 it had been decided that the 1936 Summer Olympics were to be held in Berlin. Germany should host the 1936 Winter Olympics, too. From 1933 onwards, Germany became known as Nazi Germany, the change being marked also by the use of the Nazi party flag. To host the winter event, two Bavarian towns were merged to form Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Alpine skiing made its first appearance as the combined, which added the results of both the downhill and slalom which were no separate contests yet. German athletes won Gold and Silver in both the men's and women's combined, for a 2nd rank overall.

The 1940 Winter Olympics were to be held in Sapporo, but Japan withdrew in 1938 due to the Second Sino-Japanese War. In June 1939, Garmisch-Partenkirchen was selected again, but three months later World War II broke out and the 1940 Winter Games were cancelled in November 1939. The 1944 Winter Olympics did not take place either. For the 1948 Winter Olympics, with the war in recent memory, Germany (and Japan) was not invited as it had no recognized NOC anymore. The NOC had been, as other organizations, been dissolved by the Allies.

Separate German teams 1952 - 1988

1952-1956
since 1972

The 1952 Winter Olympics were held in Norway, which had been occupied in 1940 by Germans. Public discussions in Norway were rather lively on the subject of whether or not Germans should be admitted to the Winter Games. Following the annual meeting of the IOC in Vienna in May 1951, invitations were extended to the German Olympic Committee, placed in the Federal Republic of Germany. On the whole, the press approved of this decision, and the reaction of the Norwegian public seemed to prove that the decision was based on a correct estimate of the public opinion.[1]

The IOC had not recognized the East German NOC, and asked the GDR to send athletes to the German NOC team, which was rejected by the GDR officials. The Saarland, having a recognized NOC but barely any winter sports tradition, did not participate in the Winter Games, but in the 1952 Summer Games, before joining West Germany later on. Thus Germans from West Germany took part in the 1952 Winter Olympics in 21 of 22 events, winning two Gold medals in bobsleigh, and one in figure skating. The IOC presently[2] attributes the 2 Gold medals won by Bavarian bobsledder Andreas Ostler to "Federal Republic of Germany (1950-1990, "GER" since) FRG" for a 5th rank, while all other medals are attributed to "Germany GER" for a sixth rank. The figure skating couple Ria Falk/Paul Falk won Gold. Skier Annemarie Buchner aka Mirl Buchner won a medal in each of the three events she took part. Skier Rosa Reichert took another silver medal.

1960-1968

During the Oslo IOC meetings, several important matters were discussed, such as East German participation in Olympic Games. In Olympic Games in 1956, 1960 and 1964, German athletes of both states competed together as United Team of Germany (GER then, currently designated EUA). The 1968 games saw two separate German teams which still used the compromise common symbols.

1972-1988

The two states sent independent teams, incl. separate national symbols, designated as East Germany (GDR) and West Germany (GER 1968-1976, FRG 1980-1988) after that for five Games between 1972 and 1988 until the separate East German state ceased to exist in 1990.

1992-

After the German reunification in 1990 country returned under the IOC code GER and topped Olympic medal tables in 1992, 1998, 2002 and 2006.

Medal tables

Medals by Winter Games

Games Gold Silver Bronze Total Rank Team
1924 Chamonixnot invited
1928 St. Moritz00118th Germany
1932 Lake Placid00229th Germany
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen33062nd Germany
1948 St. Moritznot invited
1952 Oslo32274th Germany
1956 Cortina10129th United Team of Germany (EUA)
1960 Squaw Valley43182nd United Team of Germany (EUA)
1964 Innsbruck33396th United Team of Germany (EUA)
1968 Grenoble22378th West Germany
122510th East Germany
1972 Sapporo31156th West Germany
437142nd East Germany
1976 Innsbruck253105th West Germany
757192nd East Germany
1980 Lake Placid023512th West Germany
977232nd East Germany
1984 Sarajevo21148th West Germany
996241st East Germany
1988 Calgary24288th West Germany
9106252nd East Germany
1992 Albertville10106261st Germany
1994 Lillehammer978243rd Germany
1998 Nagano1298291st Germany
2002 Salt Lake City12168362nd Germany
2006 Turin11126291st Germany
2010 Vancouver10137302nd Germany
2014 Sochi865196th Germany
2018 Pyeongchang14107312nd Germany
2022 BeijingFuture event
2026 Milan/Cortina d'AmpezzoFuture event
Total (GER)928860240
Total (GDR)393635110
Total (FRG)11151339
Total (EUA)86519
Total150145113408

These totals include the one gold and one silver medal won by Germany in figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Medals by sport (as GER)

  Leading in that sport
SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Biathlon19211252
Luge1810937
Speed skating13151038
Bobsleigh136625
Alpine skiing127726
Ski jumping66113
Nordic combined55414
Figure skating4239
Cross-country skiing29415
Snowboarding1427
Skeleton0213
Ice hockey0112
Freestyle skiing0101
Totals (13 sports)938960242

These totals include the one gold and one silver medal won by Germany in figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics.

Medals by sport (GDR)

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Luge138829
Speed skating812929
Bobsleigh55313
Biathlon34411
Figure skating33410
Nordic combined3047
Ski jumping2327
Cross-country skiing2114
Totals (8 sports)393635110

Medals by sport (as FRG)

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Alpine skiing3519
Speed skating3003
Nordic combined2103
Luge14510
Bobsleigh1326
Biathlon1225
Figure skating0022
Ice hockey0011
Totals (8 sports)11151339

Medals by sport (as EUA)

SportGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Luge2215
Alpine skiing2125
Figure skating1203
Speed skating1102
Nordic combined1012
Ski jumping1012
Totals (6 sports)86519

Medalists

Alpine skiing

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldFranz Pfnür 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Alpine skiingMen's combined
 GoldChristl Cranz 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Alpine skiingWomen's combined
 SilverGustav Lantschner 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Alpine skiingMen's combined
 SilverKäthe Grasegger 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Alpine skiingWomen's combined
 SilverAnnemarie Buchner 1952 Oslo Alpine skiingWomen's downhill
 SilverOssi Reichert 1952 Oslo Alpine skiingWomen's slalom
 BronzeAnnemarie Buchner 1952 Oslo Alpine skiingWomen's giant slalom
 BronzeAnnemarie Buchner 1952 Oslo Alpine skiingWomen's slalom
 GoldOssi Reichert (EUA) 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Alpine skiingWomen's giant slalom
 GoldHeidi Biebl (EUA) 1960 Squaw Valley Alpine skiingWomen's downhill
 SilverHans-Peter Lanig (EUA) 1960 Squaw Valley Alpine skiingMen's downhill
 BronzeBarbara Henneberger (EUA) 1960 Squaw Valley Alpine skiingWomen's slalom
 BronzeWolfgang Bartels (EUA) 1964 Innsbruck Alpine skiingMen's downhill
 GoldRosi Mittermaier (FRG) 1976 Innsbruck Alpine skiingWomen's downhill
 GoldRosi Mittermaier (FRG) 1976 Innsbruck Alpine skiingWomen's slalom
 SilverRosi Mittermaier (FRG) 1976 Innsbruck Alpine skiingWomen's giant slalom
 SilverIrene Epple (FRG) 1980 Lake Placid Alpine skiingWomen's giant slalom
 SilverChrista Kinshofer (FRG) 1980 Lake Placid Alpine skiingWomen's slalom
 GoldMarina Kiehl (FRG) 1988 Calgary Alpine skiingWomen's downhill
 SilverFrank Wörndl (FRG) 1988 Calgary Alpine skiingMen's slalom
 SilverChrista Kinshofer (FRG) 1988 Calgary Alpine skiingWomen's giant slalom
 BronzeChrista Kinshofer (FRG) 1988 Calgary Alpine skiingWomen's slalom
 BronzeKatja Seizinger 1992 Albertville Alpine skiingWomen's super-G
 GoldMarkus Wasmeier 1994 Lillehammer Alpine skiingMen's giant slalom
 GoldMarkus Wasmeier 1994 Lillehammer Alpine skiingMen's super-G
 GoldKatja Seizinger 1994 Lillehammer Alpine skiingWomen's downhill
 SilverMartina Ertl 1994 Lillehammer Alpine skiingWomen's giant slalom
 GoldKatja Seizinger 1998 Nagano Alpine skiingWomen's combined
 GoldKatja Seizinger 1998 Nagano Alpine skiingWomen's downhill
 GoldHilde Gerg 1998 Nagano Alpine skiingWomen's slalom
 SilverMartina Ertl 1998 Nagano Alpine skiingWomen's combined
 BronzeHilde Gerg 1998 Nagano Alpine skiingWomen's combined
 BronzeKatja Seizinger 1998 Nagano Alpine skiingWomen's giant slalom
 BronzeMartina Ertl 2002 Salt Lake City Alpine skiingWomen's combined
 GoldMaria Riesch 2010 Vancouver Alpine skiingWomen's combined
 GoldViktoria Rebensburg 2010 Vancouver Alpine skiingWomen's giant slalom
 GoldMaria Riesch 2010 Vancouver Alpine skiingWomen's slalom
 GoldMaria Höfl-Riesch 2014 Sochi Alpine skiingWomen's combined
 SilverMaria Höfl-Riesch 2014 Sochi Alpine skiingWomen's super-G
 BronzeViktoria Rebensburg 2014 Sochi Alpine skiingWomen's giant slalom

Cross-country skiing

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverGert-Dietmar Klause (GDR) 1976 Innsbruck Cross-country skiingMen's 50 km
 BronzeMonika Debertshäuser
Sigrun Krause
Barbara Petzold
Veronika Hesse (GDR)
1976 Innsbruck Cross-country skiingWomen's 4×5 km relay
 GoldBarbara Petzold (GDR) 1980 Lake Placid Cross-country skiingWomen's 10 km
 GoldMarlies Rostock
Carola Anding
Barbara Petzold
Veronika Hesse (GDR)
1980 Lake Placid Cross-country skiingWomen's 4×5 km relay
 GoldManuela Henkel
Viola Bauer
Claudia Künzel
Evi Sachenbacher
2002 Salt Lake City Cross-country skiingWomen's 4×5 km relay
 SilverPeter Schlickenrieder 2002 Salt Lake City Cross-country skiingMen's sprint
 SilverEvi Sachenbacher 2002 Salt Lake City Cross-country skiingWomen's sprint
 BronzeJens Filbrich
Andreas Schlütter
Tobias Angerer
René Sommerfeldt
2002 Salt Lake City Cross-country skiingMen's 4× 10 km relay
 BronzeViola Bauer 2002 Salt Lake City Cross-country skiingWomen's 2x5 km pursuit
 SilverAndreas Schlütter
Jens Filbrich
René Sommerfeldt
Tobias Angerer
2006 Turin Cross-country skiingMen's 4× 10 km relay
 SilverStefanie Böhler
Viola Bauer
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
Claudia Künzel
2006 Turin Cross-country skiingWomen's 4×5 km relay
 SilverClaudia Künzel 2006 Turin Cross-country skiingWomen's sprint
 BronzeTobias Angerer 2006 Turin Cross-country skiingMen's 15 km
 GoldEvi Sachenbacher-Stehle
Claudia Nystad
2010 Vancouver Cross-country skiingWomen's team sprint
 SilverTobias Angerer 2010 Vancouver Cross-country skiingMen's 30 km pursuit
 SilverAxel Teichmann 2010 Vancouver Cross-country skiingMen's 50 km
 SilverTim Tscharnke
Axel Teichmann
2010 Vancouver Cross-country skiingMen's team sprint
 SilverKatrin Zeller
Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle
Miriam Gössner
Claudia Nystad
2010 Vancouver Cross-country skiingWomen's 4x5km relay
 BronzeNicole Fessel
Stefanie Böhler
Claudia Nystad
Denise Herrmann
2014 Sochi Cross-country skiingWomen's 4x5km relay

Figure skating

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldAnna Hübler
Heinrich Burger
1908 London Figure skatingPair skating
 SilverElsa Rendschmidt 1908 London Figure skatingLadies' singles
 GoldMaxi Herber
Ernst Baier
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure skatingPair skating
 SilverErnst Baier 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Figure skatingMen's singles
 GoldRia Baran
Paul Falk
1952 Oslo Figure skatingPair skating
 SilverMarika Kilius
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (EUA)
1960 Squaw Valley Figure skatingPair skating
 GoldManfred Schnelldorfer (EUA) 1964 Innsbruck Figure skatingMen's singles
 SilverMarika Kilius
Hans-Jürgen Bäumler (EUA)
1964 Innsbruck Figure skatingPair skating
 SilverGabriele Seyfert (GDR) 1968 Grenoble Figure skatingLadies' singles
 BronzeMargot Glockshuber
Wolfgang Danne (FRG)
1968 Grenoble Figure skatingPair skating
 BronzeManuela Groß
Uwe Kagelmann (GDR)
1972 Sapporo Figure skatingPair skating
 SilverRomy Kermer
Rolf Österreich (GDR)
1976 Innsbruck Figure skatingPair skating
 BronzeChristine Errath (GDR) 1968 Innsburck Figure skatingLadies' singles
 BronzeManuela Groß
Uwe Kagelmann (GDR)
1976 Innsbruck Figure skatingPair skating
 GoldAnett Pötzsch (GDR) 1980 Lake Placid Figure skatingLadies' singles
 SilverJan Hoffmann (GDR) 1980 Lake Placid Figure skatingMen's singles
 BronzeDagmar Lurz (FRG) 1980 Lake Placid Figure skatingLadies' singles
 BronzeManuela Mager
Uwe Bewersdorf (GDR)
1980 Lake Placid Figure skatingPair skating
 GoldKatarina Witt (GDR) 1984 Sarajevo Figure skatingLadies' singles
 GoldKatarina Witt (GDR) 1988 Calgary Figure skatingLadies' singles
 BronzeMandy Wötzel
Ingo Steuer
1998 Nagano Figure skatingPair skating
 BronzeAliona Savchenko
Robin Szolkowy
2010 Vancouver Figure skatingPair skating
 BronzeAliona Savchenko
Robin Szolkowy
2014 Sochi Figure skatingPair skating
 GoldAliona Savchenko
Bruno Massot
2018 Pyeongchang Figure skatingPair skating

Freestyle skiing

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverTatjana Mittermayer 1998 Nagano Freestyle skiingWomen's moguls

Ice hockey

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 Bronze 1932 Lake Placid Ice hockeyMen's tournament
 Bronze 1976 Innsbruck Ice hockeyMen's tournament
 Silver 2018 Pyeongchang Ice hockeyMen's tournament

Nordic combined

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldGeorg Thoma (EUA) 1960 Squaw Valley Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 BronzeGeorg Thoma (EUA) 1964 Innsbruck Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 GoldFranz Keller (FRG) 1968 Grenoble Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 BronzeAndreas Kunz (GDR) 1968 Grenoble Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 GoldUlrich Wehling (GDR) 1972 Sapporo Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 BronzeKarl-Heinz Luck (GDR) 1972 Sapporo Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 GoldUlrich Wehling (GDR) 1976 Innsbruck Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 SilverUrban Hettich (FRG) 1976 Innsbruck Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 BronzeKonrad Winkler (GDR) 1976 Innsbruck Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 GoldUlrich Wehling (GDR) 1980 Lake Placid Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 BronzeKonrad Winkler (GDR) 1980 Lake Placid Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 GoldHans-Peter Pohl
Hubert Schwarz
Thomas Müller (FRG)
1988 Calgary Nordic combined3× 10 km team
 SilverRonny Ackermann 2002 Salt Lake City Nordic combinedSprint
 SilverBjörn Kircheisen
Georg Hettich
Marcel Höhlig
Ronny Ackermann
2002 Salt Lake City Nordic combined4 × 5 km team
 GoldGeorg Hettich 2006 Turin Nordic combined15 km individual normal hill
 SilverBjörn Kircheisen
Georg Hettich
Ronny Ackermann
Jens Gaiser
2006 Turin Nordic combined4 × 5 km team
 BronzeGeorg Hettich 2006 Turin Nordic combinedSprint
 BronzeJohannes Rydzek
Tino Edelmann
Eric Frenzel
Björn Kircheisen
2010 Vancouver Nordic combined4 × 5 km team large hill
 GoldEric Frenzel 2014 Sochi Nordic combined10 km individual normal hill
 SilverEric Frenzel
Björn Kircheisen
Fabian Rießle
Johannes Rydzek
2014 Sochi Nordic combined4 × 5 km team large hill
 BronzeFabian Rießle 2014 Sochi Nordic combined10 km individual large hill
 GoldEric Frenzel 2018 Pyeongchang Nordic combined10 km individual normal hill
 GoldVinzenz Geiger
Fabian Rießle
Eric Frenzel
Johannes Rydzek
2018 Pyeongchang Nordic combined4 × 5 km team large hill
 GoldJohannes Rydzek 2018 Pyeongchang Nordic combined10 km individual large hill
 SilverFabian Rießle 2018 Pyeongchang Nordic combined10 km individual large hill
 BronzeEric Frenzel 2018 Pyeongchang Nordic combined10 km individual large hill

Skeleton

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 SilverKerstin Szymkowiak 2010 Vancouver SkeletonWomen's race
 BronzeAnja Huber 2010 Vancouver SkeletonWomen's race
 SilverJacqueline Lölling 2018 Pyeongchang SkeletonWomen's race

Ski jumping

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 BronzeHarry Glaß (EUA) 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Ski jumpingMen's normal hill individual
 GoldHelmut Recknagel (EUA) 1960 Squaw Valley Ski jumpingMen's normal hill individual
 BronzeRainer Schmidt (GDR) 1972 Sapporo Ski jumpingMen's large hill individual
 GoldHans-Georg Aschenbach (GDR) 1976 Innsbruck Ski jumpingMen's normal hill individual
 SilverJochen Danneberg (GDR) 1976 Innsbruck Ski jumpingMen's normal hill individual
 BronzeHenry Glaß (GDR) 1976 Innsbruck Ski jumpingMen's large hill individual
 SilverManfred Deckert (GDR) 1980 Lake Placid Ski jumpingMen's normal hill individual
 GoldJens Weißflog (GDR) 1984 Sarajevo Ski jumpingMen's normal hill individual
 SilverJens Weißflog (GDR) 1984 Sarajevo Ski jumpingMen's large hill individual
 GoldJens Weißflog 1994 Lillehammer Ski jumpingMen's large hill individual
 GoldHansjörg Jäkle
Christof Duffner
Dieter Thoma
Jens Weißflog
1994 Lillehammer Ski jumpingMen's large hill team
 BronzeDieter Thoma 1994 Lillehammer Ski jumpingMen's normal hill individual
 SilverSven Hannawald
Martin Schmitt
Hansjörg Jäkle
Dieter Thoma
1998 Nagano Ski jumpingMen's large hill team
 GoldSven Hannawald
Stephan Hocke
Michael Uhrmann
Martin Schmitt
2002 Salt Lake City Ski jumpingMen's large hill team
 SilverSven Hannawald 2002 Salt Lake City Ski jumpingMen's normal hill individual
 SilverMichael Neumayer
Andreas Wank
Martin Schmitt
Michael Uhrmann
2010 Vancouver Ski jumpingMen's large hill team
 GoldAndreas Wank
Marinus Kraus
Andreas Wellinger
Severin Freund
2014 Sochi Ski jumpingMen's large hill team
 GoldCarina Vogt 2014 Sochi Ski jumpingWomen's normal hill individual
 GoldAndreas Wellinger 2018 Pyeongchang Ski jumpingMen's normal hill individual
 SilverKatharina Althaus 2018 Pyeongchang Ski jumpingWomen's normal hill individual
 SilverAndreas Wellinger 2018 Pyeongchang Ski jumpingMen's large hill individual
 SilverKarl Geiger
Stephan Leyhe
Richard Freitag
Andreas Wellinger
2018 Pyeongchang Ski jumpingMen's large hill team

Snowboarding

Medal Name Games Sport Event
 GoldNicola Thost 1998 Nagano SnowboardingWomen's halfpipe
 SilverHeidi Renoth 1998 Nagano SnowboardingWomen's giant slalom
 SilverAmelie Kober 2006 Turin SnowboardingWomen's parallel giant slalom
 SilverAnke Karstens 2014 Sochi SnowboardingWomen's parallel slalom
 BronzeAmelie Kober 2014 Sochi SnowboardingWomen's parallel slalom
 SilverSelina Jörg 2018 Pyeongchang SnowboardingWomen's parallel giant slalom
 BronzeRamona Theresia Hofmeister 2018 Pyeongchang SnowboardingWomen's parallel giant slalom

References

  • "Olympic Medal Winners". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-12-09.
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