West Germany participated as Germany or United Team of Germany from 1896 until 1964. West German athletes have been competing under Germany since 1992 again.
West Germany has won over 200 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and around 140 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, with most medals in Athletics and Equestrian. The nation has won medals at every edition of the Olympic Games it participated in, and only missed on gold medals at Lake Placid 1980.
The German Olympic Committee was created in 1949, and recognized in 1949. After 1990, the Olympic committee was merged with the East German Olympic Committee to form a united committee over Germany.
Medal Table[]
Medals by Summer Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City 1968 | 275 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 8 |
| Munich 1972 | 423 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 40 | 4 |
| Montreal 1976 | 290 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 4 |
| Moscow 1980 | did not participate | |||||
| Los Angeles 1984 | 390 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 59 | 3 |
| Seoul 1988 | 347 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 5 |
| Total | 56 | 67 | 81 | 204 | ||
Medals by Winter Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenoble 1968 | 87 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| Sapporo 1972 | 78 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Innsbruck 1976 | 71 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 5 |
| Lake Placid 1980 | 80 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| Sarajevo 1984 | 84 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Calgary 1988 | 90 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Total | 11 | 15 | 13 | 39 |
Medals by Sport[]
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 12 | 14 | 17 | 43 |
| Equestrian | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 |
| Fencing | 7 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| Cycling | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| Rowing | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| Shooting | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Swimming | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 |
| Alpine Skiing | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Speed Skating | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Canoeing | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 |
| Sailing | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Nordic Combined | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Luge | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| Judo | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Bobsleigh | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Field Hockey | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Biathlon | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Tennis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Handball | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Figure Skating | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Football | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ice Hockey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Water Polo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |