| United Team of Germany at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | EUA |
| NOC | United Team of Germany |
| inRome, Italy 25 August-11 September | |
| Competitors | 293 (238 men, 55 women) in 17 sports |
| Flag bearer | Fritz Thiedemann (equestrian) |
| Medals Ranked 4th |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–pres.) Saar (1952) East Germany (1968–1988) West Germany (1968–1988) | |
Athletes fromEast Germany (German Democratic Republic; GDR) andWest Germany (Federal Republic of Germany; FRG) competed together as theUnited Team of Germany at the1960 Summer Olympics inRome,Italy. 293 competitors, 238 men and 55 women, took part in 148 events in 17 sports.[1]
Nationality in brackets.
West Germany) — Athletics, Men's 100 metresWest Germany) — Athletics, Men's 4 × 100 m RelayEast Germany),Günter Perleberg (East Germany),Paul Lange (West Germany),Friedhelm Wentzke (West Germany) — Canoeing, Men's K1 4 × 500 mEast Germany) — Diving, Women's 3 m SpringboardEast Germany) — Diving, Women's 10 m PlatformWest Germany) — Equestrian, Jumping TeamWest Germany) — Fencing, Women's FoilWest Germany) — Rowing, Men's Coxed PairsWest Germany) — Rowing, Men's Coxed FoursWest Germany) — Rowing, Men's EightWest Germany) — Shooting, Men's 50 m Rifle ProneWest Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Freestyle HeavyweightWest Germany) — Athletics, Men's 400 metresEast Germany) — Athletics, Men's 5000 metresEast Germany) — Athletics, Men's 10.000 metresWest Germany) — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m RelayWest Germany) — Athletics, Women's 200 metresWest Germany) — Athletics, Women's 4 × 100 m RelayEast Germany) — Athletics, Men's Javelin ThrowEast Germany) — Athletics, Women's Shot PutWest Germany) — Canoeing, Women's K1 500 m Kayak SinglesWest Germany) — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m Kayak PairsEast Germany) — Cycling, Men's Team Time TrialEast Germany) — Cycling, Men's Team PursuitEast Germany) — Cycling, Men's TandemWest Germany) — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Time TrialEast Germany) — Rowing, Men's Single ScullsWest Germany) — Swimming, Women's 200 m BreaststrokeEast Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman MiddleweightWest Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman WelterweightWest Germany) — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman HeavyweightEast Germany) — Athletics, Women's 800 metresEast Germany) — Athletics, Women's 80 m HurdlesEast Germany) — Athletics, Women's Long JumpEast Germany) — Boxing, Men's HeavyweightWest Germany) — Equestrian, Dressage IndividualWest Germany) — Fencing, Men's Team FoilWest Germany) — Sailing, Flying DutchmanWest Germany) — Shooting, Men's 50 m Rifle Three PositionsEast Germany) — Swimming, Women's 200 m BreaststrokeEast Germany),Heidi Pechstein (East Germany),Gisela Weiß (East Germany),Ursel Brunner (West Germany) — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle RelayEast Germany),Ursula Küper (East Germany),Bärbel Fuhrmann (East Germany),Ursel Brunner (West Germany) — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Bronze14 male cyclists represented Germany in 1960.
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Rudi Oertel | 3 m springboard | 51.80 | 15Q | 40.10 | 7 | 91.90 | 11 | Did not advance | |||
| Hans-Dieter Pophal | 55.10 | 4Q | 38.81 | =11 | 94.91 | 5Q | 39.04 | 8 | 133.95 | 8 | |
| Fritz Enskat | 10 m platform | 51.23 | 13Q | 41.80 | 6 | 93.07 | 7Q | 45.83 | 6 | 133.86 | 7 |
| Rolf Sperling | 57.25 | 2Q | 38.59 | 8 | 96.83 | 4Q | 55.00 | 5 | 151.83 | 5 | |
| Athlete | Event | Preliminary | Semi-final | Final | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | Points | Rank | Total | Rank | ||
| Ingrid Krämer | 3 m springboard | 56.23 | 1Q | 42.37 | 1 | 96.80 | 1Q | 57.21 | 1 | 155.81 |  |
| Waltraud Oertel | 48.64 | 11Q | 35.85 | 13 | 84.49 | 10 | Did not advance | ||||
| Ingrid Krämer | 10 m platform | 56.30 | 1Q | N/a | 34.98 | 2 | 91.28 | | |||
| Gabriele Schöpe | 48.81 | 15 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||||
19 fencers, 13 men and 6 women, represented Germany in 1960.
Fourteen malefield hockey players competed in 1960, when the German team finished in 7th place.[2]
Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1960.
The United Team of Germany had 26 male rowers participate in all sevenrowing events in 1960.[3]
silver medal)
gold medal) gold medal) gold medal)Ten shooters represented Germany in 1960.Peter Kohnke won gold in the 50 m rifle, prone andKlaus Zähringer won bronze in the 50 m rifle, three positions.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Swim-off | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Uwe Jacobsen | 100 m freestyle | 57.9 | =19Q | N/a | 57.4 | 13 | Did not advance | ||
| Paul Voell | 58.0 | 22Q | N/a | 58.4 | =20 | Did not advance | |||
| Gerhard Hetz | 400 m freestyle | 4:38.4 | 18 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Hans-Joachim Klein | 4:31.6 | 10 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Gerhard Hetz | 1500 m freestyle | 18:32.2 | 15 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Hans-Ulrich Millow | 18:22.7 | 12 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Jürgen Dietze | 100 m backstroke | 1:04.0 | =5Q | N/a | 1:04.7 | =9 | Did not advance | ||
| Wolfgang Wagner | 1:04.7 | =10Q | N/a | 1:03.9 | 6Q | 1:03.5 | 6 | ||
| Konrad Enke | 200 m breaststroke | 2:44.6 | 21 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Egon Henninger | 2:42.4 | =15QSO | 2:39.5 | 1Q | 2:38.5 | 3Q | 2:40.1 | 4 | |
| Jürgen Bachmann | 200 m butterfly | 2:25.0 | =16QSO | 2:23.1 | 1Q | 2:28.4 | 14 | Did not advance | |
| Wolfgang Sieber | 2:25.4 | 19 | N/a | Did not advance | |||||
| Frank Wiegand Gerhard Hetz Hans Zierold Hans-Joachim Klein | 4 × 200 m freestyle | 8:29.4 | 5Q | N/a | 8:31.8 | 7 | |||
| Wolfgang Wagner Günter Tittes Hermann Lotter Uwe Jacobsen | 4 × 100 m medley | 4:17.7 | =9 | N/a | Did not advance | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Ursel Brunner | 100 m freestyle | 1:04.6 | 10Q | 1:04.5 | 10 | Did not advance | |
| Heidi Pechstein | 1:05.1 | 11Q | 1:05.6 | =13 | Did not advance | ||
| Ursel Brunner | 400 m freestyle | 5:05.3 | 11 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Gisela Weiß | 5:08.6 | 12 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Helga Schmidt | 100 m backstroke | 1:13.3 | 12 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Ingrid Schmidt | 1:13.1 | 11 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Barbara Göbel | 200 m breaststroke | 2:54.2 | 4Q | N/a | 2:53.6 | | |
| Wiltrud Urselmann | 2:52.0OR | 1Q | N/a | 2:50.0 |  | ||
| Heidi Eisenschmidt | 100 m butterfly | 1:14.6 | 13 | N/a | Did not advance | ||
| Bärbel Fuhrmann | 1:13.2 | =9 | N/a | Did not advance | |||
| Christel Steffin Heidi Pechstein Gisela Weiß Ursel Brunner | 4 × 100 m freestyle | 4:24.2 | 4Q | N/a | 4:19.7 | | |
| Ingrid Schmidt Ursula Küper Bärbel Fuhrmann Ursel Brunner | 4 × 100 m medley | 4:49.6 | 4Q | N/a | 4:47.6 | | |