West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics

West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) was the host nation of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. 423 competitors, 340 men and 83 women, took part in 183 events in 23 sports.

Medalists

West Germany finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with 13 gold medals and 40 medals overall.x

Gold

• Bernd Kannenberg — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
• Klaus Wolfermann — Athletics, Men's Javelin Throw
• Hildegard Falck — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
• Christiane Krause, Ingrid Becker, Annegret Richter, and Heide Rosendahl — Athletics, Women's 4x100m Relay
• Ulrike Meyfarth — Athletics, Women's High Jump
• Heide Rosendahl — Athletics, Women's Long Jump
• Dieter Kottysch — Boxing, Men's Light Middleweight
• Jürgen Colombo, Günter Haritz, Udo Hempel, and Günther Schumacher — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team Pursuit
• Fritz Ligges, Hartwig Steenken, Gerhard Wiltfang, and Hans-Günter Winkler — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
• Liselott Linsenhoff — Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition
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