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| At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne/Stockholm | ||||||||||
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| Flag bearer | Karl-Friedrich Haas (Melbourne) Fritz Thiedemann (Stockholm) |
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| Medals Rank: 7 |
Gold 6 |
Silver 13 |
Bronze 7 |
Total 26 |
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| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 19561 • 19601 • 19641 • 19682 • 19722 • 19762 • 1980 • 19842 • 19882 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 | ||||||||||
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| 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 19561 • 19601 • 19641 • 19682 • 19722 • 19762 • 19802 • 19842 • 19882 • 1992 • 1994 • 1998 • 2002 • 2006
1As the Unified Team of Germany (EUA) |
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 East Germany (1968–1988) Saar (1952) |
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Germany was represented at the 1956 Summer Olympics by a United Team of Germany of athletes from the (Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), West Germany) and, for the first time at Summer Games, also from the (German Democratic Republic (GDR), East Germany) which had not joined in 1952. The flag of Germany is a Tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands displaying the national colours of Germany: Black, The Olympic symbols are the icons Flags and symbols used by the International Olympic Committee to promote the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee ( IOC) uses Three letter acronym country codes to refer to each group of athletes that participate in the Olympic National Olympic Committees (or NOCs) are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund ( DOSB, German Olympic Sports Confederation was founded on 20 May 2006 by a merger of the Deutscher Sportbund The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the Karl-Friedrich Haas (born July 28, 1931 in Berlin) was a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres Fritz Thiedemann ( March 3, 1918 &ndash January 8, 2000) was a German equestrian, considered to be one of the greatest Athletes from Germany have taken part in most of the Olympic Games since the first modern Games in 1896, scoring over 500 Gold medals second The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International Germany competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Germany competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. Germany competed at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St Louis, United States. Germany competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, England. Germany competed at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden. Germany competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Germany competed at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. Nazi Germany was the host nation and top medal recipient for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Germany competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic GDR and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany FRG competed together as the United Team of Germany Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic GDR and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany FRG competed together as the United Team of Germany Athletes from West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany was the host nation of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the Olympic Games for the last time as an independent nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Germany competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Germany competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Germany competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Germany competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Germany competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The Winter Olympic Games are a winter Multi-sport event held every four years Germany competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St Moritz, Switzerland. Germany competed at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. Nazi Germany was the host nation for the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Germany competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway after not having been invited to the 1948 Winter Olympics Germany was represented at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy by a United Team of Germany of athletes Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic GDR and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany FRG competed together as the United Team of Germany Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic GDR and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany FRG competed together as the United Team of Germany West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the last time as a separate nation at the 1988 Winter Olympics Germany competed at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Germany competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Germany competed at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. Germany competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. Germany competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, winning once again both the most gold medals and the most total The Unified Team of Germany (Équipe unifiée d'Allemagne Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft competed in the 1956 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games The German Democratic Republic (GDR, often called East Germany, had founded a separate National Olympic Committee for socialist East Germany on 22 April A NOC of the Saarland was founded in spring of 1950 in the Saar protectorate which existed from 1947 to 1956 in the Saarland, a region of Western Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne The Unified Team of Germany (Équipe unifiée d'Allemagne Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft competed in the 1956 1960 and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. West Germany ( Inf German: Westdeutschland or West-Deutschland) was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany ( The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Also, the Saarland athletes who had to enter as a separate team in 1952 could now join in even though the accession of their state was not yet in effect. Thus, this was the only Olympic team ever to comprise athletes from three German states.
Most of the Games were held in Melbourne, Australia, but due to Australian quarantine regulations the equestrian events were held five months earlier in Stockholm, Sweden. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Equestrian Events at the 1956 Summer Olympics were held in Stockholm due to the Australian Quarantine regulations and included Dressage, ('stɔkhɔlm is Sweden 's Capital and its largest City. It is the site of the national Swedish government, the parliament, and the "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
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Events
The greatest German heroes of the Games were the miracle horse Halla, carrying injured rider Hans Günter Winkler to two Gold medals, and one more in 1960 for an all-time record. Halla ( May 16 1945 - May 19 1979) was a horse ridden by Hans Günter Winkler. Hans Günter Winkler (born July 24 1926 in Barmen - now part of Wuppertal) is a successful former German Show jumping
Heinz Fütterer, who had tied the 100m world record and set some European records, had been a favorite for medals, but was injured before the games in an event held in the GDR. Heinrich ("Heinz" Ludwig Fütterer (born October 14, 1931) is a West German athlete, who mainly competed in sprint events
Compared to 1952, were no Gold had been won, the Germans improved significantly, but still won more than twice as many Silver than Gold, being ranked joint 4th in Total medals.
Medals
Gold
- Wolfgang Behrendt — Boxing, Men's Bantamweight
- Michael Scheuer and Meinrad Miltenberger — Canoeing, Men's K2 1. Michael F Scheuer is a former CIA employee In his 22-year career he served as the Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station (aka "Alec Station" from 1996 000m Kayak Pairs
- Hans-Günter Winkler — Equestrian, Jumping Individual
- Hans-Günter Winkler, Fritz Tiedemann, and Alfons Lütke-Westhues — Equestrian, Jumping Team
- Helmut Bantz — Gymnastics, Men's Long Horse Vault
- Ursula Happe — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
Silver
- Karl-Friedrich Haas — Athletics, Men's 400 metres
- Klaus Richtzenhain — Athletics, Men's 1. Hans Günter Winkler (born July 24 1926 in Barmen - now part of Wuppertal) is a successful former German Show jumping Hans Günter Winkler (born July 24 1926 in Barmen - now part of Wuppertal) is a successful former German Show jumping Helmut Bantz ( September 14, 1921 &ndash December 4, 2004) was a German gymnast and Olympic champion Karl-Friedrich Haas (born July 28, 1931 in Berlin) was a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres Klaus Richtzenhain (born November 1, 1934 in Berlin) was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 1 500 metres
- Christa Stubnick — Athletics, Women's 100 metres
- Christa Stubnick — Athletics, Women's 200 metres
- Gisela Köhler — Athletics, Women's 80m Hurdles
- Harry Kurschat — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
- Fritz Briel and Theo Kleine — Canoeing, Men's K2 10. Christa Stubnick (née Seliger born December 12, 1933 in Gardelegen) is an East German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints Christa Stubnick (née Seliger born December 12, 1933 in Gardelegen) is an East German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints Gisela Birkemeyer (born December 22 1931 in Fahsendorf / Ore Mountains, Saxony) is a former athlete and Olympic participant Harry Kurschat (born 1930-11-03 in Berlin) is a retired boxer from Germany, who competed in the Lightweight division during his 000m Kayak Pairs
- Therese Zenz — Canoeing, Women's K1 500m Kayak Singles
- Alfons Lütke-Westhues — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Individual
- Alfons Lütke-Westhues, Otto Rothe, and Klaus Wagner — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team
- Liselott Linsenhoff, Anneliese Küppers, and Hannelore Weygand — Equestrian, Dressage Team
- Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Horst Arndt, and Rainer Borkowsky — Rowing, Men's Coxed Pairs
- Wilfried Dietrich — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Bronze
- Heinz Fütterer, Leonhard Pohl, Lothar Knörzer, and Manfred Germar — Athletics, Men's 4x100m Relay
- Marianne Werner — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
- Michael Scheuer — Canoeing, Men's K1 10. Klaus Wagner (born 1958 died in a hospital in Torgau, Germany, April 13, 2007) is a German doctor widely known as a Stalker Heinrich ("Heinz" Ludwig Fütterer (born October 14, 1931) is a West German athlete, who mainly competed in sprint events Leonhard "Leo" Pohl (born July 18, 1929 in Allenstein) is a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres Lothar Knörzer (born August 4, 1933 in Karlsruhe) is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres Manfred ("Manni" Germar (born March 10, 1935 in Cologne) is a West German athlete who mainly competed in sprint events Marianne Werner (née Schulze-Entrup born January 4, 1924 in Dülmen) is a retired West German athlete who mainly competed in Michael F Scheuer is a former CIA employee In his 22-year career he served as the Chief of the Bin Laden Issue Station (aka "Alec Station" from 1996 000m Kayak Singles
- Reinhold Pommer, Horst Tüller and Gustav-Adolf Schur — Cycling, Men's Team Road Race
- Liselott Linsenhoff — Equestrian, Dressage Individual
- Günther Brennecke Hugo Budinger, Werner Delmes, Hugo Dollheiser, Eberhard Ferstl, Alfred Lücker, Helmut Nonn, Wolfgang Nonn, Heinz Radzikowski, Werner Rosenbaum, and Günther Ullerich — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
- Eva-Maria ten Elsen — Swimming, Women's 200m Breaststroke
Results by event
Athletics
Men's 110m Hurdles
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- Heat — 14. At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested 24 for men and 9 for women Karl Martin Lauer (born January 2, 1937) is a former West German athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2s
- Semifinals — 14. 4s
- Final — 14. 5s (→ 4th place)
- Berthold Steines
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- Heat — 14. 3s
- Semifinals — 14. 5s (→ did not advance)
Men's Marathon
- Lothar Beckert — 2:42:10 (→ 19th place)
- Kurt Hartung — 2:52:14 (→ 28th place)
- Klaus Portadnik — did not finish (→ no ranking)
Cycling
Men's 1. The Cycling competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne consisted of two road cycling events and four Track cycling 000m Scratch Sprint
- Günther Ziegler — 19th place
Men's 2. 000m Tandem
- Friedrich Neuser
Günther Ziegler — 10th place
Men's 4. 000m Team Pursuit
- Kurt Gieseler
Rolf Nitzsche
Siegfried Köhler
Werner Malitz — 12th place
Men's Team Time Trial
- Horst Tüller
Gustav-Adolf Schur
Reinhold Pommer — 27 points (→ Bronze Medal)
Men's Individual Road Race
- Horst Tüller — 5:23:16 (→ 4th place)
- Gustav-Adolf Schur — 5:23:16 (→ 5th place)
- Reinhold Pommer — 5:24:38 (→ 18th place)
- Erich Hagen — 5:26:38 (→ 22nd place)
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