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West Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics

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FRG

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West Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics

Competitors
  
78 (62 men, 16 women) in 10 sports

Flag bearer
  
Walter Demel (cross-country skiing)

Medals Ranked 6th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 3 1 1 5

West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men
Men's slalom
Women

Biathlon

Men

1One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Cross-country skiing

Men
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Women
Women's 3 × 5 km relay

Figure skating

Women
Pairs

First Round

Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-11th places.

Consolation Round

  • West Germany 5-0 Switzerland
  • West Germany 6-2 Yugoslavia
  • West Germany 5-1 Norway
  • Japan 7-6 West Germany
  • Team Roster
  • Anton Kehle
  • Heiko Antons
  • Georg Kink
  • Rainer Makatsch
  • Otto Schneitberger
  • Josef Völk
  • Werner Modes
  • Paul Langner
  • Rudolf Thanner
  • Karl-Heinz Egger
  • Rainer Philipp
  • Bernd Kuhn
  • Reinhold Bauer
  • Johann Eimannsberger
  • Lorenz Funk
  • Erich Kühnhackl
  • Alois Schloder
  • Anton Hofherr
  • Hans Rothkirch
  • Martin Wild
  • Head Coach: Gerhard Kießling

    • Luge

    Men

    (Men's) Doubles

    Women

    Nordic combined

    Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing

    • Speed skating

    Men
    Women

    References

    West Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics Wikipedia
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