Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics

1952 Summer Olympics

The 1952 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Helsinki had been earlier given the 1940 Summer Olympics, which were cancelled due to World War II...

in Helsinki

Helsinki

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, Finland

Finland

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. 205 competitors, 173 men and 32 women, took part in 123 events in 18 sports.

Germany had not been invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics

1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...

 in London

London

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, Great Britain

Great Britain

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 because of their role in World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, and because their NOC restored in 1947 did not represent a recognized state yet, which was founded in 1949. Germany took part in the 1952 Winter Olympics

Germany at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Germany competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway after not having been invited to the 1948 Winter Olympics because of the role in World War II, and because the NOC restored in 1947 as Deutscher Olympischer Ausschuß did not represent a recognized state yet...

, with the GDR declining to cooperate in a single team Germany as required by the IOC, joining only in 1956 and later. On the other hand, the French-occupied Saar

Saar (protectorate)

The Saar Protectorate was a German borderland territory twice temporarily made a protectorate state. Since rejoining Germany the second time in 1957, it is the smallest Federal German Area State , the Saarland, not counting the city-states Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen...

 protectorate had to send a separate team, but could join for 1956.

While the first-ever (and only) failure to score Gold in Summer Games was disappointing, resulting in a 28th rank, the number of total medals ranked fifth.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
	Helga Klein Helga Klein Helga Klein is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the Silver medal with her team mates Ursula Knab, Maria Sander and Marga Petersen.-References:... Ursula Knab Ursula Knab Ursula "Ulla" Knab is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.... Marga Petersen Marga Petersen Marga Petersen was a German athlete who competed mainly in the sprints.She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 x 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her team mates Ursula Knab, 80 metre hurdles bronze medalist Maria Sander and Helga... Maria Sander Maria Sander Maria Sander was a German athlete who was born as Maria Domagala. She mainly competed in the 100 metres....	Athletics Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	Women's 4x400m Relay
	Karl Storch Karl Storch Karl Storch was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the hammer throw.He was born in Fulda....	Athletics Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	Men's Hammer Throw
	Marianne Werner Marianne Werner Marianne Werner is a retired West German athlete who mainly competed in the shot put events....	Athletics Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	Women's Shot Put
	Edgar Basel Edgar Basel Edgar Basel was a boxer from Germany, who won the silver medal in the flyweight division at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.-Amateur career:Basel had an outstanding amateur career...	Boxing Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal table:- Flyweight :- Bantamweight :- Featherweight :- Lightweight :...	Men's Flyweight
	Otto Rothe Klaus Wagner Willi Büsing Wilhelm Büsing (equestrian) Dr. Wilhelm Büsing is a former German equestrian who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a silver medal in team eventing and a bronze medal in the individual tournament. A veterinarian by trade, he was also present at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Summer Olympics as a coach...	Equestrian	Team Eventing
	Alfred Schwarzmann Alfred Schwarzmann Karl Alfred Schwarzmann was a German Olympic Gymnast and Fallschirmjäger during World War II.He won three Gold medals and two Bronze medals in the Gymnastics at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and another Silver medal in the Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki...	Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics Gymnastics at the 1952 Summer Olympics was represented by 15 events: 7 for women and 8 for men. All events were held between July 19 and July 24 in the Messuhalli building in Helsinki...	Men's Horizontal Bar
	Heinz Manchen Heinz Manchen Heinz Joachim Manchen is a German rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the silver medal in the coxed pairs event.-External links:*... Helmut Heinhold Helmut Heinhold Helmut Heinhold is a German rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.In 1952 he was a crew member of the German boat which won the silver medal in the coxed pairs event.-External links:*... Helmut Noll Helmut Noll Helmut Noll is a German rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. In 1952, he was the coxswain of the German boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed pairs event.-External links:*...	Rowing Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only. The competitions were held from July 20, 1952 to July 23, 1952.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...	Men's Coxed Pairs
	Heinz Ulzheimer Heinz Ulzheimer Heinz Ulzheimer was a West German athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres.He competed in the 800 metres for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal...	Athletics Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	Men's 800m
	Maria Sander Maria Sander Maria Sander was a German athlete who was born as Maria Domagala. She mainly competed in the 100 metres....	Athletics Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	Women's 80m Hurdles
	Herbert Schade Herbert Schade Herbert Schade was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 5000 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 5000 metres where he won the bronze medal....	Athletics Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	Men's 5000m
	Günter Steines Günter Steines Günther Steines was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres.... Hans Geister Hans Geister Hans Geister was a German athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in Duisburg-Hamborn.He competed in the 4 x 400 metre relay for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Günter Steines, Heinz Ulzheimer and... Heinz Ulzheimer Heinz Ulzheimer Heinz Ulzheimer was a West German athlete, who mainly competed in the 800 metres.He competed in the 800 metres for Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland, where he won the bronze medal... Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas Karl-Friedrich Haas was a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metre relay with his team mates Hans Geister, Günther Steines and Heinz Ulzheimer.Four...	Athletics Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	Men's 4x400m Relay
	Werner Lueg Werner Lueg Werner Lueg is a former West German middle distance runner who equalised Lennart Strand's and Gunder Hägg's 1500 m world record in 3:43.0 min in Berlin in 1952. Along with Otto Peltzer he is the only German to have held the 1500 m world record. He also won a bronze medal over 1500 m at the 1952...	Athletics Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women. There were a total number of 963 participating athletes from 57 countries.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	Men's 1500m
	Günther Heidemann Günther Heidemann Günther Heidemann was a boxer from Germany. He was born in Berlin.He competed for Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the welterweight event, where he finished in third place....	Boxing Boxing at the 1952 Summer Olympics Final results for the Boxing competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The events were held at Messuhalli.-Medal table:- Flyweight :- Bantamweight :- Featherweight :- Lightweight :...	Men's Welterweight
	Michael Scheuer Michael Scheuer Michael F. Scheuer is a former CIA intelligence officer, American blogger, historian, foreign policy critic, and political analyst. He is currently an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Peace and Security Studies...	Canoeing Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1948.-Men's events:-Women's event:-Medal table:-References:* pp. 624–37....	Men's K-1 10000m Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 10000 metres These are the results of the men's K-1 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks.-Medalists:-Final:The final took place on July 27.-References:* p. 629.*...
	Egon Drews Egon Drews Egon Drews was a West German flatwater canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals at London in 1952, earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events.... Wilfried Soltau Wilfried Soltau Wilfried Soltau is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals at London in 1952, earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events.-References:*...	Canoeing Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1948.-Men's events:-Women's event:-Medal table:-References:* pp. 624–37....	Men's C-2 1000m
	Egon Drews Egon Drews Egon Drews was a West German flatwater canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals at London in 1952, earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events.... Wilfried Soltau Wilfried Soltau Wilfried Soltau is a West German sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals at London in 1952, earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events.-References:*...	Canoeing Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1948.-Men's events:-Women's event:-Medal table:-References:* pp. 624–37....	Men's C-2 10000m Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 10000 metres These are the results of the Men's C-2 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes. Heats and final took place on July 27.-Medalists:-Final:...
	Edi Ziegler Edi Ziegler Edi Ziegler is a German former road racing cyclist, who won the bronze medal in the men's individual road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, behind two Belgians: André Noyelle and Robert Grondelaers . He was a professional rider from 1957 to 1959.-References:...	Cycling Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...	Men's Road Race
	Werner Potzernheim Werner Potzernheim Werner Potzernheim is a former road bicycle and track cyclist from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's 1.000m sprint scratch race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland behind Enzo Sacchi and Lionel Cox . He was a professional rider from 1954 to 1966...	Cycling Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...	Men's Sprint Cycling at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's sprint These are the official results of the Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland held from July 28 to July 31, 1952. There were a total number of 27 participants.-Final classification:-References:*...
	Günther Haase Günther Haase Günther Haase is a German diver who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.Haase won the bronze medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics in diving.-External links:*...	Diving Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, four diving events were contested.-Medal summary:The events are labelled as 3 metre springboard and 10 metre platform by the International Olympic Committee, and appeared on the 1952 Official Report as springboard diving and high diving,...	Men's 10m Platform Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's 10 metre platform The men's 10 metre platform, also reported as high diving, was one of four diving events on the Diving at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme.The competition was split into two phases held on diffrerent days:...
	Heinz Pollay Heinz Pollay Heinz Pollay was a German horse rider who competed in dressage from the late 1930s to the early 1950s... Ida von Nagel Fritz Thiedemann Fritz Thiedemann Fritz Thiedemann was a German equestrian, considered to be one of the greatest show jumpers of his time....	Equestrian	Team Dressage
	Fritz Thiedemann Fritz Thiedemann Fritz Thiedemann was a German equestrian, considered to be one of the greatest show jumpers of his time....	Equestrian	Individual Jumping
	Willi Büsing Wilhelm Büsing (equestrian) Dr. Wilhelm Büsing is a former German equestrian who competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, where he won a silver medal in team eventing and a bronze medal in the individual tournament. A veterinarian by trade, he was also present at the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Summer Olympics as a coach...	Equestrian	Individual Eventing
	Theodor Thomsen Theodor Thomsen Theodor Thomsen was a German sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Dragon Class with Erich Natusch and Georg Nowka at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com... Erich Natusch Erich Natusch Erich Natusch was a German sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Dragon Class with Theodor Thomsen and Georg Nowka at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com... Georg Nowka Georg Nowka Georg Nowka was a German sailor. He won a bronze medal in the Dragon Class with Theodor Thomsen and Erich Natusch at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:* at sports-reference.com...	Sailing Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....	Dragon Class Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Dragon class The Dragon was a sailing event on the Sailing at the 1952 Summer Olympics program in Harmaja. Seven races were scheduled. 51 sailors, on 17 boats, from 17 nations competed.- Results :DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS= Did Not Start, DSQ = Disqualified...
	Herbert Klein Herbert Klein (swimmer) Herbert Klein was a German swimmer.He won the 200 Metres Breaststroke at the 1950 European Aquatics Championships in Vienna and in the bronze medal in the 200 Metres Breaststroke at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki...	Swimming Swimming at the 1952 Summer Olympics At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, a total number of eleven swimming events were contested, six for men and five for women. The events were held at the Swimming Stadium. There was a total of 319 participants from 48 countries competing.-Medal table:...	Men's 200m Breaststroke

Cycling

Road Competition
Men's Individual Road Race (190.4 km)

• Edi Ziegler
  Edi Ziegler
  Edi Ziegler is a German former road racing cyclist, who won the bronze medal in the men's individual road race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, behind two Belgians: André Noyelle and Robert Grondelaers . He was a professional rider from 1957 to 1959.-References:...
  
   — 5:07:47.5 (→ Bronze Medal)
• Oscar Zeissner — 5:11:18.5 (→ 8th place)
• Paul Maue — 5:24:44.5 (→ 48th place)
• Walter Becker — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Track Competition
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race

• Werner Potzernheim
  Werner Potzernheim
  Werner Potzernheim is a former road bicycle and track cyclist from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's 1.000m sprint scratch race at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland behind Enzo Sacchi and Lionel Cox . He was a professional rider from 1954 to 1966...
  
   — Bronze Medal

Diving

Men's 3m Springboard

• Hans Aderhold
• Preliminary Round — 67.09 points (→ 11th place)

• Werner Sobeck
• Preliminary Round — 66.75 points (→ 12th place)

Fencing

Nine fencers, eight men and 1 woman, represented Germany in 1952.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 23, 1952 to July 24, 1952. 61 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

• Norman Casmir
  Norman Casmir
  Norman Casmir is a German fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Kurt Wahl
  Kurt Wahl (fencer)
  Kurt Wahl was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Julius Eisenecker

Men's team foil

Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team foil

The men's team foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 21, 1952 to July 22, 1952...

• Willy Fascher
  Willy Fascher
  Willy Fascher was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Kurt Wahl
  Kurt Wahl (fencer)
  Kurt Wahl was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Norman Casmir
  Norman Casmir
  Norman Casmir is a German fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Julius Eisenecker, Siegfried Rossner
  Siegfried Rossner
  Siegfried Rossner was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil and sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 27, 1952 to July 28, 1952. 76 fencers from 29 nations competed.-Results:...

• Erwin Kroggel
  Erwin Kroggel
  Erwin Kroggel was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the twelfth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 31, 1952 to August 1, 1952. 66 fencers from 26 nations competed.-Results:...

• Willy Fascher
  Willy Fascher
  Willy Fascher was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Hans Esser
  Hans Esser
  Hans Esser was a German Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  
• Richard Liebscher
  Richard Liebscher
  Richard Liebscher was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's team sabre

Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's team sabre

The men's team sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the ninth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 29, 1952 to July 30, 1952...

• Siegfried Rossner
  Siegfried Rossner
  Siegfried Rossner was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil and sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Willy Fascher
  Willy Fascher
  Willy Fascher was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Hans Esser
  Hans Esser
  Hans Esser was a German Olympic fencer. He won a bronze medal in the team sabre event at the 1936 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  , Richard Liebscher
  Richard Liebscher
  Richard Liebscher was a German Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Women's foil

Fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Women's foil

The women's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1952 Summer Olympics programme. It was the sixth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 26, 1952 to July 27, 1952. 37 fencers from 15 nations competed.-Results:...

• Lilo Allgayer
  Lilo Allgayer
  Lilo Allgayer was a German fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• Official Medal table
• International Olympic Committee results database