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West Germany at the 1976 Winter Olympics

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IOC code
  
FRG

5
  
3

2
  
5

West Germany at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Competitors
  
71 (56 men, 15 women) in 10 sports

Flag bearer
  
Wolfgang Zimmerer (bobsleigh)

Medals Ranked 5th
  
Gold Silver Bronze Total 2 5 3 10

West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

Contents

Alpine skiing

Men
Women

Biathlon

Men

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

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

2A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Women

Figure skating

Women
Pairs

First Round

Winners (in bold) entered the Medal Round. Other teams played a consolation round for 7th-12th places.

Medal round

  • West Germany 7-4 Poland
  • Finland 5-3 West Germany
  • USSR 7-3 West Germany
  • Czechoslovakia 7-4 West Germany
  • West Germany 4-1 USA

    • Leading scorers

  • Team Roster
  • Erich Weißhaupt
  • Anton Kehle
  • Rudolf Thanner
  • Josef Volk
  • Udo Kiessling
  • Stefan Metz
  • Klaus Auhuber
  • Ignaz Berndaner
  • Rainer Phillip
  • Lorenz Funk
  • Wolfgang Boos
  • Ernst Köpf, Sr.
  • Ferenc Vozar
  • Walter Koberle
  • Erich Kühnhackl
  • Alois Schloder
  • Martin Hinterstocker
  • Franz Reindl
  • Head Coach: Xaver Unsinn

    • 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 1976 Winter Olympics Wikipedia
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