205 (173 men and 32 women) Only athletes from West Germany in 18 sports
Flag bearer
Friedel Schirmer[1]
Medals Ranked 28th
Gold
0
Silver
7
Bronze
17
Total
24
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1896
1900
1904
1908
1912
1920–1924
1928
1932
1936
1948
1952
1956–1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games
––––
Saar (1952) United Team of Germany (1956–1964) East Germany (1968–1988) West Germany (1968–1988)
Germany competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 205 competitors, 173 men and 32 women, took part in 123 events in 18 sports.[2]
Germany had not been invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain because of their role in World War II, 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, 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 protectorate had to send a separate team, but could join for 1956. As a result, the team was de facto representing West Germany.
While the first-ever (and only) failure to score gold in the Summer Games was disappointing, resulting in a 28th rank, the number of total medals ranked fifth. 24 medals is the highest number of total medals achieved at an Olympic Games without a gold medal.
^"Flagbearers for Germany". olympedia.org. OlyMADMen. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
^"Germany at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
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