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Athletes from West Germany competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time that East Germany 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. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Munich, a German segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Austria competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 234 competitors, 217 men and 17 women, took part in 105 events in 19 sports.
Austria competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 112 competitors, 91 men and 21 women, took part in 70 events in 16 sports.
Austria competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia and Stockholm, Sweden. 29 competitors, 24 men and 5 women, took part in 33 events in 11 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 186 competitors, 178 men and 8 women, took part in 98 events in 19 sports.
Luxembourg competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. The nation returned to the Summer Games after having missed the 1932 Summer Olympics. 49 competitors, 48 men and 1 woman, took part in 35 events in 10 sports.
Franz-Peter Hofmeister was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Bernd Herrmann was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.
Franz Aigner was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the heavyweight class.
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Lawrence Stevens was a South African boxer who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics. He was born in Johannesburg and died in Durban, Natal. Both of his parents were born and raised in Johannesburg, all four of his grandparents were immigrants from England.
The men's featherweight event was part of the weightlifting programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. The weight class was the lightest contested, and allowed weightlifters of up to 60 kilograms. The competition was held on Saturday, 28 July 1928.
Franz Josef Andrysek was an Austrian weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Jan Benzien is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1999. Benzien started out as a C1 paddler. Since 2012 he has also been competing in C2, teaming up with Franz Anton.
Franz Anton is a German slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2006. He specialized in the C1 class from the start of his career. Between 2012 and 2018 he was also competing in the C2 class together with Jan Benzien.
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Franz Feldinger was an Austrian footballer. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
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