West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics information
Sporting event delegation
West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of Germany superimposed with the Olympic rings
IOC code
FRG
NOC
German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website
www.dosb.de(in German, English, and French)
in Mexico City
Competitors
275 (232 men, 43 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer
Wilfried Dietrich
Medals Ranked 8th
Gold
5
Silver
11
Bronze
10
Total
26
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
Other related appearances
Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–) Saar (1952) United Team of Germany (1956–1964)
Athletes from West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time that East Germany (German Democratic Republic) and West Germany sent separate teams to the Summer Olympic Games. 275 competitors, 232 men and 43 women, took part in 154 events in 17 sports for West Germany.[1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Munich, the West German flag was raised at the closing ceremony.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "West Germany at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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