Misplaced Pages

Germany at the Paralympics

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
(Redirected from West Germany at the Paralympics) Sporting event delegation
Germany at the
Paralympics
IPC codeGER
NPCNational Paralympic Committee Germany
Websitewww.dbs-npc.de (in German)
Medals
Gold
658
Silver
649
Bronze
609
Total
1,916
Summer appearances
Winter appearances
Other related appearances
 East Germany (1984)

Germany (GER) participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of nine athletes. The country, since 1949 officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), was until 1990 also called West Germany while the separate East German Democratic Republic (GDR) existed, which was recognized by the IOC only after 1964. East German athletes, however, participated in the Paralympics for the first and last time in 1984. Following the reunification of Germany in 1990, athletes from all of Germany compete simply as Germany (GER) again.

Germany has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics, and has also taken part in every edition of the Winter Paralympics, from the first in 1976. Germany was the host country of the 1972 Summer Paralympics, in Heidelberg.

East Germany, West Germany and Germany have won a total of 1915 Paralympic medals, of which 658 gold, 649 silver and 609 bronze. This is more than any country other than the United States and Great Britain. The International Paralympic Committee, however, maintains separate records for "West Germany" (1960–88) and "Germany" (1992–present), due to their separate IPC codes, giving West Germany a total of 938 medals (354 golds), and Germany a total of 973 (304 golds). This places the "two countries" seventh and eighth, respectively, on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table - behind the United States, Great Britain, China, Canada, Australia, and France.

Germany has consistently been one of the world's strongest nations at the Paralympics. Prior to 2008, at the Summer Games, it had always been among the top ten on the medal tables, and was within the top three on six occasions. In 2008,they finished in the 11th place. At the Winter Games, Germany has always been among the top three, except in 1980 (7th), 1984 (4th) and 2018 (5th). It topped the medal table at the 1972 Summer Paralympics (which it hosted), and the 1976, 2002 and 2010 Winter Games.

Among Germany's most successful Paralympians are

  • Reinhild Möller, winner of 19 medals (of which 16 gold) in alpine skiing, and 4 medals (of which 3 are gold) in athletics
  • Claudia Hengst: 25 medals (of which 13 gold) in swimming
  • Gerd Schönfelder: 17 medals (of which 12 gold) in alpine skiing
  • Frank Höfle: 17 medals (of which 10 gold) in cross-country skiing.

Medal tallies

These tallies include the results for both "Germany" and "West Germany". They do not include the four medals of East Germany at the Paralympics.

Summer Paralympics

Elfriede Ranz (Pilot) and Ursula Egner of Germany on the medal dais after winning silver in the Women's tandem Kilo on the track at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games.
Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Italy Rome 1960 15 6 9 30 3rd
Japan Tokyo 1964 5 2 5 12 9th
Israel Tel Aviv 1968 12 12 11 35 6th
Germany Heidelberg 1972 28 17 22 67 1st
Canada Toronto 1976 37 34 26 97 4th
Netherlands Arnhem 1980 68 48 46 161 3rd
United KingdomUnited States Stoke Mandeville & New York 1984 81 76 75 232 5th
South Korea Seoul 1988 76 65 52 193 2nd
Spain Barcelona 1992 61 51 59 171 2nd
United States Atlanta 1996 40 58 51 149 3rd
Australia Sydney 2000 16 41 38 95 10th
Greece Athens 2004 19 28 31 78 8th
China Beijing 2008 14 25 20 59 11th
United Kingdom London 2012 18 26 22 66 8th
Brazil Rio de Janeiro 2016 18 25 14 57 6th
Japan Tokyo 2020 13 12 18 43 12th
France Paris 2024 future event
United States Los Angeles 2028 future event
Total 521 526 499 1546 4th

Winter Paralympics

Event Gold Silver Bronze Total Ranking
Sweden Örnsköldsvik 1976 10 12 6 28 1st
Norway Geilo 1980 3 6 9 18 7th
Austria Innsbruck 1984 10 14 10 34 4th
Austria Innsbruck 1988 9 11 10 30 3rd
France Albertville & Tignes 1992 12 17 9 38 2nd
Norway Lillehammer 1994 25 21 18 64 2nd
Japan Nagano 1998 14 17 13 44 2nd
United States Salt Lake City 2002 17 1 15 33 1st
Italy Turin 2006 8 5 5 18 2nd
Canada Vancouver 2010 13 5 6 24 1st
Russia Sochi 2014 9 5 1 15 2nd
South Korea Pyeongchang 2018 7 8 4 19 5th
China Beijing 2022 4 8 7 19 7th
Total 141 130 113 384 1st

Records

These records include West Germany at the Paralympics.

Summer Paralympics

Active athletes are in bold.

Multi medalists

German athletes who have won more than three golds or more than five medals.

No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Claudia Hengst  Swimming 1988-2004 5 F 13 4 8 25
2 Marianne Buggenhagen  Athletics 1992-2016 7 F 9 2 3 14
3 Jochen Wollmert  Table tennis 1992-2012 6 M 5 2 3 10
4 Robert Figl  Athletics 1988-2004 5 M 5 1 6 12
5 Wojtek Czyz  Athletics 2004-2012 3 M 4 1 2 7
5 Heinrich Köberle  Athletics 1984-2000 5 M 4 1 0 5
6 Peter Haber  Athletics 1992-2000 3 M 3 5 0 8
7 Martina Willing  Athletics 1992-2016 7 F 3 4 5 12
8 Daniela Schulte  Swimming 1996-2012 5 F 3 4 1 8
9 Britta Jänicke  Athletics 1988-2000 4 F 3 1 2 6
10 Jessica Sachse  Athletics 1988-2004 5 F 2 3 3 8
11 Ramona Brussig  Judo 2004-2016 4 F 2 2 1 5
12 Horst Beyer  Athletics 1992-2000 3 M 2 1 2 5
13 Jörg Frischmann  Athletics 1992-2000 3 M 1 2 2 5
Multi medalists at single Games

German athletes who have won more than two golds at a single Games. Categorised by medals earned, sports then year.

No. Athlete Sport Year Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Claudia Hengst  Swimming 1988 F 6 0 0 6
2 Marianne Buggenhagen  Athletics 1992 F 4 0 0 4
3 Jessica Sachse  Athletics 1992 F 2 0 0 2
Multi medals at single event

German athletes who have won more than two golds at a single event in the Summer Paralympics. Categorised by medals earned, sports then gold medals earned.

No. Athlete Sport Event Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Heinrich Köberle  Athletics Marathon 1984-2000 5 M 4 1 0 5
2 Jochen Wollmert  Table tennis Singles 1992-2012 6 M 3 2 1 6
3 Marianne Buggenhagen  Athletics Discus throw 1992-2016 7 F 3 1 0 4
4 Siegmund Hegeholz  Athletics Javelin throw 1992-2004 4 M 2 2 0 4
Most appearances

German athletes who have competed in four or more Paralympic Games. Aged under 15 or over 40 are in bold.

No. Athlete Sport Birth Year Games Years First/Last Age Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Marianne Buggenhagen  Athletics 1953 1992-2016 39 - 63 F 9 2 3 14
2 Martina Willing  Athletics 1959 1992-2020 33 - 61 F 3 4 5 12
3 Heinrich Köberle  Athletics 1946 1984-2000 38 - 54 M 4 1 0 5
4 Jochen Wollmert  Table tennis 1964 1992-2012 28 - 48 M 5 2 3 10
5 Robert Figl  Athletics 1967 1988-2004 21 - 37 M 5 1 6 12

Winter Paralympics

Multi medalists

German athletes who have won three gold medals or more than five medals.

No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Gerd Schönfelder  Alpine skiing 1992-2010 6 M 16 4 2 22
2 Reinhild Möller  Alpine skiing 1980-2006 8 F 16 2 1 19
3 Frank Höfle  Biathlon
 Cross-country skiing		 1988-2002 5 M 13 5 3 21
4 Verena Bentele  Biathlon
 Cross-country skiing		 1998-2010 4 F 12 2 2 16
5 Martin Braxenthaler  Alpine skiing 1998-2010 4 M 10 1 1 12
6 Anna Schaffelhuber  Alpine skiing 2010-2018 3 F 7 1 1 9
7 Thomas Oelsner  Biathlon 1994-2006 4 M 5 4 1 10
8 Andrea Rothfuss  Alpine skiing 2006-2018 4 F 1 9 3 12
Multi medals at single Games

German athletes who have won two golds in a single Games. Categorised by medals earned, sports then year.

No. Athlete Sport Year Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Verena Bentele  Biathlon
 Cross-country skiing		 2010 F 5 0 0 5
Anna Schaffelhuber  Alpine skiing 2014 F 5 0 0 5
3 Gerd Schönfelder  Alpine skiing 2010 M 4 1 0 5
Multi medals at single event

German athletes who have won two golds in a single event in the Winter Paralympics. Categorised by medals earned, sports then gold medals earned.

No. Athlete Sport Event Years Games Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Frank Höfle  Biathlon 7.5km 1992-2002 4 M 3 0 1 4
Most appearances

German athletes who have competed in four or more Winter Paralympic Games. Ages under 15 or over 40 are in bold.

No. Athlete Sport Birth Year Games Years First/Last Age Gender Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Reinhild Möller  Alpine skiing 1956 1980-2006 24 - 50 F 16 2 1 19
2 Gerd Schönfelder  Alpine skiing 1970 1992-2010 22 - 40 M 16 4 2 22

See also

References

  1. Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  2. Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  3. Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  4. Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
  5. Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
Nations that have competed at the Paralympic Games
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Other
Historical
Israel has been a member of the European Paralympic Committee (EOC) since 1994.
Germany National sports teams of Germany
Categories: