United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as the United Team of Germany for the last time at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 337 competitors, 275 men and 62 women, took part in 159 events in 19 sports.^[1]

United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Flag of Germany superimposed with the Olympic rings
IOC code	EUA
NOC	United Team of Germany
in Tokyo, Japan 10 October – 24 October
Competitors	337 (275 men and 62 women) in 19 sports
Flag bearer	Ingrid Engel-Krämer
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 10 Silver 22 Bronze 18 Total 50
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1956 1960 1964
Other related appearances
Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–)  Saar (1952)  East Germany (1968–1988)  West Germany (1968–1988)

Medalists

Nationality in brackets.

Gold

• Karin Balzer ( East Germany) — Athletics, Women's 80 m Hurdles
• Willi Holdorf ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
• Jürgen Eschert ( East Germany) — Canoeing, Men's C1 1000 m Canoe Singles
• Roswitha Esser, Annemarie Zimmermann (both from West Germany) — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m Kayak Pairs
• Lothar Claesges, Karl-Heinz Henrichs, Karl Link, Ernst Streng (all from West Germany) — Cycling, Men's Team Pursuit
• Ingrid Engel-Krämer ( East Germany) — Diving, Women's 3 m Springboard
• Harry Boldt, Reiner Klimke, Josef Neckermann (all from West Germany) — Equestrian, Dressage Team
• Hermann Schridde, Kurt Jarasinski, Hans Günter Winkler (all from West Germany) — Equestrian, Jumping Team
• Peter Neusel, Bernhard Britting, Joachim Werner, Egbert Hirschfelder, Jürgen Oelke (all from West Germany) — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
• Wilhelm Kuhweide ( West Germany) — Sailing, Finn

Silver

• Harald Norpoth ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres
• Dieter Lindner ( East Germany) — Athletics, Men's 20 km Walk
• Wolfgang Reinhardt ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
• Renate Culmberger ( East Germany) — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
• Ingrid Lotz ( East Germany) — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
• Emil Schulz ( West Germany) — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
• Hans Huber ( West Germany) — Boxing, Men's Heavyweight
• Günter Perleberg, Bernhard Schulze, Friedhelm Wentzke, Holger Zander (all from West Germany) — Canoeing, K4 1000 m Kayak Fours
• Ingrid Engel-Krämer ( East Germany) — Diving, Women's 10 m Platform
• Harry Boldt ( West Germany) — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
• Hermann Schridde ( West Germany) — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
• Helga Mees ( West Germany) — Fencing, Individual Foil
• Birgit Radochla ( East Germany) — Gymnastics, Women's Vault
• Wolfgang Hofmann ( West Germany) — Judo, Men's 80 kg
• Achim Hill ( East Germany) — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
• Klaus Aeffke, Klaus Bittner, Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Hans-Jürgen Wallbrecht, Klaus Behrens, Jürgen Schröder, Jürgen Plagemann, Horst Meyer, Thomas Ahrens (all from West Germany) — Rowing, Men's Eight
• Peter Ahrendt, Wilfried Lorenz, Ulrich Mense (all from East Germany) — Sailing, Dragon
• Frank Wiegand ( East Germany) — Swimming, Men's 400 m Freestyle
• Horst Löffler ( West Germany), Frank Wiegand ( East Germany), Uwe Jacobsen ( West Germany), Hans-Joachim Klein ( West Germany) — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
• Horst-Günter Gregor ( East Germany), Gerhard Hetz ( West Germany), Frank Wiegand ( East Germany), Hans-Joachim Klein ( West Germany) — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
• Ernst-Joachim Küppers ( West Germany), Egon Henninger ( East Germany), Horst-Günter Gregor ( East Germany), Hans-Joachim Klein ( West Germany) — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
• Klaus Rost ( West Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle Lightweight

Bronze

• Klaus Lehnertz ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
• Uwe Beyer ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's Hammer Throw
• Hans-Joachim Walde ( West Germany) — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
• Heinz Schulz ( East Germany) — Boxing, Men's Featherweight
• Heinz Büker, Holger Zander (both from West Germany) — Canoeing, K2 1000 m Kayak Pairs
• Willi Fuggerer, Klaus Kobusch (both from West Germany) — Cycling, Men's Tandem
• Fritz Ligges ( West Germany) — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
• Fritz Ligges ( West Germany), Horst Karsten ( West Germany), Gerhard Schulz ( East Germany) — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
• Heidi Schmid, Helga Mees, Rosemarie Scherberger, Gudrun Theuerkauff (all from West Germany) — Fencing, Women's Team Foil
• Gerd Backhaus, Wolfgang Barthels, Bernd Bauchspieß, Gerhard Körner, Otto Fräßdorf, Henning Frenzel, Dieter Engelhardt, Herbert Pankau, Manfred Geisler, Jürgen Heinsch, Klaus Lisiewicz, Jürgen Nöldner, Peter Rock, Klaus-Dieter Seehaus, Hermann Stöcker, Werner Unger, Klaus Urbanczyk, Eberhard Vogel, Manfred Walter, Horst Weigang (all from East Germany) — Football, Men's Team Competition
• Siegfried Fülle ( East Germany), Philipp Fürst ( West Germany), Erwin Koppe ( East Germany), Klaus Köste ( East Germany), Günter Lyhs ( West Germany), Peter Weber ( East Germany) — Gymnastics, Men's Team All-Around
• Klaus Glahn ( West Germany) — Judo, Men's Open Category
• Michael Schwan, Wolfgang Hottenrott (both from West Germany) — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
• Hans-Joachim Klein ( West Germany) — Swimming, Men's 100 m Freestyle
• Gerhard Hetz ( West Germany) — Swimming, Men's 400 m Individual Medley
• Lothar Metz ( East Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
• Heinz Kiehl ( West Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Light Heavyweight
• Wilfried Dietrich ( West Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Thirteen cyclists represented Germany in 1964.

Individual road race

• Wilfried Peffgen
• Burkhard Ebert
• Immo Rittmeyer
• Günter Hoffmann

Team time trial

• Burkhard Ebert
• Günter Hoffmann
• Peter Glemser
• Immo Rittmeyer

Sprint

• Willi Fuggerer
• Ulrich Schillinger

1000 m time trial

• Lothar Claesges

Tandem

• Willi Fuggerer
• Klaus Kobusch

Individual pursuit

• Lothar Spiegelberg

Team pursuit

• Lothar Claesges
• Karl Heinz Henrichs
• Karl Link
• Ernst Streng

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Equestrian

Main article: Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

19 fencers, 15 men and 4 women, represented Germany in 1964.

Men's foil

• Tim Gerresheim
• Jürgen Brecht
• Dieter Schmitt

Men's team foil

• Jürgen Brecht, Dieter Wellmann, Eberhard Mehl, Tim Gerresheim, Jürgen Theuerkauff

Men's épée

• Franz Rompza
• Dietrich Hecke
• Paul Gnaier

Men's team épée

• Franz Rompza, Max Geuter, Volkmar Würtz, Paul Gnaier, Haakon Stein

Men's sabre

• Walter Köstner
• Dieter Wellmann
• Jürgen Theuerkauff

Men's team sabre

• Dieter Wellmann, Klaus Allisat, Walter Köstner, Jürgen Theuerkauff, Percy Borucki

Women's foil

• Helga Mees
• Heidi Schmid
• Romy Weiß-Scherberger

Women's team foil

• Helga Mees, Heidi Schmid, Romy Weiß-Scherberger, Gundi Theuerkauff

Field hockey

Main article: Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Twelve male field hockey players competed in 1964, when the German team finished in 5th place.^[2]

• Rainer Stephan
• Axel Thieme
• Klaus Vetter
• Horst Brennecke
• Klaus Bahner
• Horst Dahmlos
• Lothar Lippert
• Rolf Westphal
• Karlheinz Freiberger
• Dieter Ehrlich
• Adolf Krause
• Reiner Hanschke

Football

Main article: Football at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Gymnastics

Main article: Gymnastics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Judo

Main article: Judo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1964.

Individual

• Wolfgang Gödicke
• Uwe Adler
• Elmar Frings

Team

• Wolfgang Gödicke
• Uwe Adler
• Elmar Frings

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

The United Team of Germany had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1960.^[3]

Men's single sculls – 2nd place ( silver medal)

• Achim Hill

Men's double sculls – 5th place

• Helmut Lebert
• Josef Steffes-Mies

Men's coxless pair – 3rd place ( bronze medal)

• Michael Schwan
• Wolfgang Hottenrott

Men's coxed pair

• Günter Bergau
• Peter Gorny
• Karl-Heinz Danielowski

Men's coxless four

• Günter Schroers
• Horst Effertz
• Albrecht Müller
• Manfred Misselhorn

Men's coxed four – 1st place ( gold medal)

• Peter Neusel
• Bernhard Britting
• Joachim Werner
• Egbert Hirschfelder
• Jürgen Oelke

Men's eight – 2nd place ( silver medal)

• Klaus Aeffke
• Klaus Bittner
• Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck
• Hans-Jürgen Wallbrecht
• Klaus Behrens
• Jürgen Schröder
• Jürgen Plagemann
• Horst Meyer
• Thomas Ahrens

Sailing

Main article: Sailing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Ten shooters represented Germany in 1964.

25 m pistol

• Lothar Jacobi
• Gerhard Feller

50 m pistol

• Johann Garreis
• Hans Kaupmannsennecke

300 m rifle, three positions

• Harry Köcher
• Klaus Zähringer

50 m rifle, three positions

• Harry Köcher
• Klaus Zähringer

50 m rifle, prone

• Karl Wenk
• Rudolf Bortz

Trap

• Joachim Marscheider
• Heinz Rehder

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Water polo

Main article: Water polo at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1964 Summer Olympics