West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. 290 competitors, 233 men and 57 women, took part in 163 events in 20 sports.
West Germany finished in fourth position in the final medal rankings, with 10 gold medals and 39 medals overall.
Annegret Richter — Athletics, Women's 100 metresGregor Braun — Cycling, Men's 4000m Individual PursuitGregor Braun, Hans Lutz, Günther Schumacher, and Peter Vonhof — Cycling, Men's 4000m Team PursuitAlwin Schockemöhle — Equestrian, Jumping IndividualHarry Boldt, Gabriela Grillo, and Reiner Klimke — Equestrian, Dressage TeamThomas Bach, Matthias Behr, Harald Hein, Klaus Reichert, and Erik Sens-Gorius — Fencing, Foil TeamAlexander Pusch — Fencing, Épée IndividualKarl-Heinz Smieszek — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle proneEckart Diesch and Jörg Diesch — Sailing, Men's Flying DutchmanHarro Bode and Frank Hübner — Sailing, Men's 470Guido Kratschmer — Athletics, Men's DecathlonAnnegret Richter — Athletics, Women's 200 metresInge Helten, Annegret Kroniger, Elvira Poßekel, and Annegret Richter — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m RelayMarion Becker — Athletics, Women's Javelin ThrowOtto Ammermann, Herbert Blöcker, Helmut Rethemeier, and Karl Schultz — Equestrian, Three-Day Event TeamAlwin Schockemöhle, Paul Schockemöhle, Sönke Sönksen, and Hans-Günter Winkler — Equestrian, Jumping TeamHarry Boldt — Equestrian, Dressage IndividualJürgen Hehn — Fencing, Épée IndividualReinhold Behr, Volker Fischer, Jürgen Hehn, Hannes Jana, and Alexander Pusch — Fencing, Épée TeamGünter Neureuther — Judo, Men's HeavyweightPeter-Michael Kolbe — Rowing, Men's Single ScullsUlrich Lind — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle pronePaul-Heinz Wellmann — Athletics, Men's 1500 metresKlaus-Peter Hildenbrand — Athletics, Men's 5000 metresBernd Herrmann, Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Lothar Krieg, and Harald Schmid — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m RelayInge Helten — Athletics, Women's 100 metresReinhard Skricek — Boxing, Men's WelterweightKarl Schultz — Equestrian, Three-Day Event IndividualReiner Klimke — Equestrian, Dressage IndividualEberhard Gienger — Gymnastics, Men's Horizontal BarThomas Strauß and Peter van Roye — Rowing, Men's Coxless PairsHans-Johann Färber, Siegfried Fricke, Ralph Kubail, Peter Niehusen, and Hartmut Wenzel — Rowing, Men's Coxed FoursEdith Eckbauer-Baumann and Thea Einöder-Straube — Rowing, Women's Coxless PairsWerner Seibold — Shooting, Men's Small-bore Rifle Three PositionsPeter Nocke — Swimming, Men's 100m FreestyleMichael Kraus, Walter Kusch, Peter Nocke, and Klaus Steinbach — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley RelayKarl-Heinz Helbing — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman WelterweightAdolf Seger — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle MiddleweightJörg Schmall and Jörg Spengler — Sailing, Men's TornadoIn their second Olympics competing in archery, West Germany captured seventh place on the national leaderboard with a 6th place in the men's competition and an 8th place in the women's. In addition to those two competitors, West Germany also sent one other competitor in the men's division.
Women's Individual Competition:
Maria Urban – 2376 points (→ 8th place)Men's Individual Competition:
Willi Gabriel – 2435 points (→ 6th place)Rudolf Schiff – 2326 points (→ 27th place)Men's 800 metres
Willi WulbeckHeat — 1:48.47Semi Final — 1:47.18Final — 1:45.26 (→ 4th place)Thomas WessinghageHeat — 1:46.56Semi Final — 1:48.18 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Klaus Ehl, Klaus-Dieter Bieler, Dieter Steinmann, and Reinhard BorchertHeat — 39.63Semi Final — 39.58 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Lothar Krieg, Harald Schmid, and Bernd HerrmannHeat — 3:03.24Final — 3:01.98 (→ Bronze Medal)Men's 400m Hurdles
Harald SchmidHeats — 50.57sSemi Finals — DSQ (→ did not advance)Men's Marathon
Günther Mielke — 2:35:44 (→ 54th place)Men's Long Jump
Hans BaumgartnerQualification — 7.81m (→ did not advance)Final — 7.84m (→ 8th place)Hans-Jürgen BergerQualification — 7.70m (→ did not advance)Men's High Jump
Walter BollerQualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)Wolfgang KillingQualification — 2.05m (→ did not advance)Men's Discus Throw
Hein-Direck NeuQualification — 61.88mFinal — 60.46m (→ 12th place)Men's 20 km Race Walk
Gerhard Weidner — 1:32:56 (→ 18th place)Bernd Kannenberg — did not finish (→ no ranking)Women's Shot Put
Eva WilmsFinal — 19.29 m (→ 7th place)Men's Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Joachim Schür- First Round — Bye
- Second Round — Lost to Jong Jo-Ung (PRK), RSC-2
Twelve cyclists represented West Germany in 1976.
Individual road raceKlaus-Peter Thaler — 4:47:23 (→ 9th place)Wilfried Trott — 4:49:01 (→ 19th place)Hans-Peter Jakst — 4:49:01 (→ 37th place)Peter Weibel — 4:45:49 (→ 46th place)Team time trialHans-Peter JakstOlaf PaltianFriedrich von LöffelholzPeter WeibelSprintDieter Berkmann — 4th place1000m time trialHans Michalsky — 1:07.878 (→ 6th place)Individual pursuitGregor Braun — Gold MedalTeam pursuitGregor BraunHans LutzGünther SchumacherPeter Vonhof16 fencers, 11 men and 5 women, represented West Germany in 1976.
Men's foilHarald HeinMatthias BehrKlaus ReichertMen's team foilThomas Bach, Harald Hein, Klaus Reichert, Matthias Behr, Erk Sens-GoriusMen's épéeAlexander PuschHans-Jürgen HehnReinhold BehrMen's team épéeHans-Jürgen Hehn, Volker Fischer, Alexander Pusch, Reinhold Behr, Hanns JanaMen's sabreTycho WeißgerberWomen's foilCornelia HanischBrigitte OertelUte Kircheis-WesselWomen's team foilKarin Rutz-Gießelmann, Cornelia Hanisch, Ute Kircheis-Wessel, Brigitte Oertel, Jutta HöhneMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Tied with New Zealand (1-1)Lost to Pakistan (2-4)Lost to Spain (1-4)Defeated Belgium (6-1)Classification Matches5th/8th place: Defeated India (3-2)5th/6th place: Defeated Spain (9-1) → Fifth placeTeam Roster( 1.) Wolfgang Rott( 2.) Klaus Ludwiczak( 3.) Michael Peter( 4.) Dieter Freise( 5.) Fritz Schmidt( 6.) Michael Krause( 7.) Horst Dröse( 8.) Werner Kaessmann( 9.) Uli Vos(10.) Peter Caninenberg(11.) Peter Trump(12.) Hans Montag(13.) Wolfgang Strödter(14.) Heiner Dopp(15.) Rainer Seifert(16.) Ralf LauruschkatHead Coach: Klaus KleiterThree male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1976.
IndividualWalter EsserGerhard WernerWolfgang KöpckeTeamWalter EsserGerhard WernerWolfgang KöpckeMen's Team CompetitionTeam RosterGünter KilianGünter WolfHans-Georg SimonHorst KilianJürgen StiefelLudger WeekeMartin JellinghausPeter RöhleRoland FreundWerner ObschernikatWolfgang Mechler
