- West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Infobox Olympics West Germany
games=1968 Summer
flagcaption=Flag of Germany superimposed
with the Olympic rings
competitors=
sports=
flagbearer=Wilfried Dietrich
gold=5
silver=11
bronze=10
total=26Athletes from
West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the1968 Summer Olympics inMexico City ,Mexico . It was the first time that East Germany (German Democratic Republic ) and West Germany had sent separate teams to the Summer Olympic Games.Results by event
Men's Team Competition
*Preliminary Round (Group A):* Defeated Spain (5:3):* Lost to Hungary (4:6):* Lost to Soviet Union (3:6):* Defeated Brazil (10:5):* Lost to Cuba (6:7):* Lost to United States (5:7)
*Classification Matches:*9th/12th place: Defeated Mexico (6:3):*9th/10th place: Lost to Spain (5:7) → Tenth place
*Team Roster:*Dietmar Seiz :*Günter Kilian :*Heinz Kleimeier :*Hermann Haverkamp :*Kurt Schuhmann :*Ludger Weeke :*Ludwig Ott :*Peter Teicher :*Wolf-Rüdiger Schulz :*Johannes Hoffmeister :*Lajos NagyReferences
* [http://www.aafla.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
* [http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee results database]
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