West Germany at the 1988 Winter Olympics

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West Germany at the
1988 Winter Olympics
Flag of Germany.svg
IOC code FRG
NOC German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website www.dosb.de  (in German, English, and French)
in Calgary
Competitors90 (71 men, 19 women) in 10 sports
Flag bearer Peter Angerer (biathlon)
Medals
Ranked 8th
Gold
2
Silver
4
Bronze
2
Total
8
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1928–1936, 1952, 1992–)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany (1956–1964)

West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the last time as a separate nation at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Winter Olympics.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Marina Kiehl Alpine skiing Women's downhill 19 February
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Thomas Müller
Hans-Peter Pohl
Hubert Schwarz
Nordic combined Team 24 February
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Georg Hackl Luge Men's singles 15 February
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom 24 February
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Ernst Reiter
Stefan Höck
Peter Angerer
Fritz Fischer
Biathlon Relay 26 February
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Frank Wörndl Alpine skiing Men's slalom 27 February
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Thomas Schwab
Wolfgang Staudinger
Luge Doubles 19 February
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein Alpine skiing Women's slalom 26 February

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. [1]

SportMenWomenTotal
Alpine skiing 9817
Biathlon 55
Bobsleigh 88
Cross-country skiing 549
Figure skating 448
Ice hockey 2323
Luge 617
Nordic combined 44
Ski jumping 55
Speed skating 325
Total711990

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Peter Dürr Downhill2:04.3221
Hansjörg Tauscher 2:04.3120
Hannes Zehentner 2:03.2313
Markus Wasmeier 2:02.036
Michael Eder Super-GDNF
Markus Wasmeier DNF
Peter Roth DNF
Frank Wörndl DNF
Peter Roth Giant SlalomDNFDNF
Armin Bittner 1:08.561:04.712:13.2726
Markus Wasmeier 1:06.601:05.092:11.6919
Frank Wörndl 1:06.101:03.122:09.228
Peter Roth SlalomDNFDNF
Armin Bittner DNFDNF
Florian Beck 53.1148.331:41.4410
Frank Wörndl 50.9948.541:39.53Silver medal icon.svg

Men's combined

AthleteDownhillSlalomTotal
TimeTime 1Time 2PointsRank
Armin Bittner 1:55.4242.8242.8299.6511
Markus Wasmeier 1:49.3245.3244.5265.447
Hannes Zehentner 1:49.1659.5247.33197.8722
Peter Dürr 1:48.3049.8448.84123.9217
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeTimeTimeRank
Christina Meier-Höck Downhill1:29.3021
Michaela Gerg-Leitner 1:27.8313
Regine Mösenlechner 1:27.167
Marina Kiehl 1:25.86Gold medal icon.svg
Marina Kiehl Super-G1:21.1113
Michaela Gerg-Leitner 1:20.9810
Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein 1:20.9810
Regine Mösenlechner 1:20.334
Marina Kiehl Giant Slalom1:02.11DNFDNF
Michaela Gerg-Leitner 1:00.81DNFDNF
Christina Meier-Höck 1:00.431:07.452:07.885
Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein 59.981:07.442:07.42Silver medal icon.svg
Anette Gersch SlalomDNFDNF
Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein 49.8448.561:38.40Bronze medal icon.svg

Women's combined

AthleteDownhillSlalomTotal
TimeTime 1Time 2PointsRank
Michaela Gerg-Leitner DSQDSQ
Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein 1:19.83DNFDNF
Karin Dedler 1:18.8043.3845.65105.1814
Ulrike Stanggassinger 1:17.9242.6843.9371.519

Biathlon

Men
EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank
10 km Sprint Stefan Höck 327:26.226
Ernst Reiter 226:50.219
Fritz Fischer 126:25.912
Peter Angerer 226:13.210
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank
20 km Ernst Reiter 56:54.851'01:54.829
Fritz Fischer 56:04.551'01:04.523
Herbert Fritzenwenger 56:27.841'00:27.817
Peter Angerer 55:46.7358:46.710
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
AthletesRace
Misses 1TimeRank
Ernst Reiter
Stefan Höck
Peter Angerer
Fritz Fischer
01'23:37.4Silver medal icon.svg

1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One minute added per missed target.

Bobsleigh

SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
FRG-1 Anton Fischer
Christoph Langen
Two-man57.58659.70101:00.06659.2873:56.627
FRG-2 Michael Sperr
Rolf Müller
Two-man57.4751:00.09161:00.421159.86143:57.8411
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
FRG-1 Michael Sperr
Olaf Hampel
Florian Cruciger
Rolf Müller
Four-man57.581958.041356.41458.14153:50.1714
FRG-2 Anton Fischer
Franz Nießner
Uwe Eisenreich
Christoph Langen
Four-man57.02957.751056.711158.07123:49.5511

Cross-country skiing

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
15 km
C
Walter Kuß 44:29.027
Jochen Behle 43:59.723
30 km
C
Stefan Dotzler 1'33:06.140
Jochen Behle 1'30:08.323
50 km
F
Walter Kuß DNF
Georg Fischer 2'13:31.334
Herbert Fritzenwenger 2'13:27.633

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Men's 4 × 10 km relay
AthletesRace
TimeRank
Walter Kuß
Georg Fischer
Jochen Behle
Herbert Fritzenwenger
1'48:05.07
Women
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
5 km
C
Sonja Bilgeri 17:33.248
Birgit Kohlrusch 17:10.344
Stefanie Birkelbach 17:09.143
Karin Jäger 16:28.028
10 km
C
Sonja Bilgeri 35:07.044
Karin Jäger 32:09.524
20 km
F
Sonja Bilgeri DNF
Stefanie Birkelbach 1'04:40.545
Birgit Kohlrusch 1'03:16.241
Karin Jäger 1'02:34.635

C = Classical style, F = Freestyle

Women's 4 × 5 km relay
AthletesRace
TimeRank
Stefanie Birkelbach
Karin Jäger
Birgit Kohlrusch
Sonja Bilgeri
1'05:48.611

Figure skating

Men
AthleteCFSPFSTFPRank
Richard Zander 9171123.211
Heiko Fischer 4111016.89
Women
AthleteCFSPFSTFPRank
Marina Kielmann 12111019.610
Claudia Leistner 69613.26
Pairs
AthletesSPFSTFPRank
Brigitte Groh
Holger Maletz
131117.511
Ice Dancing
AthletesCDODFDTFPRank
Antonia Becherer
Ferdinand Becherer
99918.09

Ice hockey

Group B

Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round.

PldWLTGFGAPts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 55003210 10
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 54101912 8
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 53202314 6
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 52302727 4
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 50411229 1
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 50411132 1

Final round

The top three teams from each group play the top three teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over.

PldWLTGFGAPts
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 54102578
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 531118107
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 521215166
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 522117145
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 5th51408262
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 514012222

Leading scorers

RkGPGAPtsPIM
10th Gerd Truntschka 8371010

Team roster

Luge

Men
AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Max Burghardtswieser 46.8741346.9491147.0831447.280153:08.18613
Johannes Schettel 46.725946.9281046.805746.91383:07.3717
Georg Hackl 46.355246.553246.599446.40923:05.916Silver medal icon.svg

(Men's) Doubles

AthletesRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Thomas Schwab
Wolfgang Staudinger
46.024446.25051:32.274Bronze medal icon.svg
Stefan Ilsanker
Georg Hackl
46.054546.24441:32.2984
Women
AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Veronika Bilgeri 46.321446.375446.369446.60573:05.6704

Nordic combined

Men's individual

Events:

AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotal
PointsRankStart atTimePointsRank
Hermann Weinbuch Individual179.6395:26.044:26.4387.39029
Thomas Müller 190.4314:14.044:02.7390.94525
Hans-Peter Pohl 204.3152:41.444:23.9387.77528
Hubert Schwarz 219.221:02.042:35.8403.98013

Men's Team

Three participants per team.

Events:

AthletesSki jumpingCross-countryTotal
PointsRankStart atTimeRank
Thomas Müller
Hans-Peter Pohl
Hubert Schwarz
629.810:00.01'20:46.0Gold medal icon.svg

Ski jumping

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2Total
DistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRank
Dieter Thoma Normal hill75.078.174.076.0154.155
Josef Heumann 77.084.380.092.1176.431
Andi Bauer 78.587.279.590.3177.529
Thomas Klauser 80.594.471.070.7165.147
Josef Heumann Large hill102.090.795.076.4167.136
Andi Bauer 103.094.193.575.8169.934
Peter Rohwein 106.096.396.081.3177.625
Thomas Klauser 114.5111.7102.593.4205.14
Men's team large hill
AthletesResult
Points 1Rank
Andi Bauer
Peter Rohwein
Thomas Klauser
Josef Heumann
559.06

1Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.

Speed skating

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 m Uwe Streb 38.0327
Hans-Peter Oberhuber 37.7320
1000 m Uwe Streb DSQ
Hans-Peter Oberhuber 1:16.6232
1500 m Hansjörg Baltes 1:57.0830
5000 m Hansjörg Baltes 6:59.4524
10,000 m Hansjörg Baltes 14:45.4127
Women
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 m Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug 40.537
1500 m Anja Mischke 2:08.5216
3000 m Anja Mischke 4:26.3012

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