West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the Olympic Games for the last time as an independent nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. 347 competitors, 244 men and 103 women, took part in 194 events in 24 sports.
Medalists MedalNameSportEventDate Shooting Women's 50 metre rifle three positions 21 September Equestrian Team eventing 22 September Fencing Women's foil 22 September Fencing Men's épée 24 September Swimming Men's 200 metre butterfly 24 September Rowing Men's eight 25 September Equestrian Team dressage 25 September Equestrian Individual dressage 27 September Equestrian Team jumping 28 September Fencing Women's team foil 28 September Tennis Women's singles 1 October Shooting Women's 10 metre air rifle 18 September Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 100 kg 21 September Fencing Women's foil 22 September Rowing Men's single sculls 24 September Swimming Men's 1500 metre freestyle 25 September Cycling Men's individual road race 26 September Cycling Men's individual road race 27 September Fencing Men's team foil 27 September Judo Men's 78 kg 28 September Weightlifting Men's +110 kg 29 September Fencing Men's team épée 30 September Judo Men's 95 kg 30 September Athletics Men's 5000 metres 1 October West Germany men's national field hockey team Field hockey Men's tournament 1 October Shooting Men's 10 metre air rifle 20 September Cycling Men's track time trial 20 September Swimming Men's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay 21 September Fencing Women's foil 22 September Rowing Men's coxless four 25 September Weightlifting Men's 100 kg 26 September Cycling Men's individual road race 27 September Tennis Women's doubles 28 September Weightlifting Men's +110 kg 29 September Boxing Light welterweight 29 September Athletics Women's 100 metres hurdles 30 September West Germany Olympic football team Football Men's tournament 30 September Athletics Men's discus throw 1 October Athletics Men's 4 × 400 metres relay 1 October Equestrian Individual jumping 2 October
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics SportMenWomenTotalArchery 3 3 6Athletics 25 22 47Boxing 6 – 6Canoeing 11 4 15Cycling 12 3 15Diving 2 4 6Equestrian 9 3 12Fencing 15 5 20Field hockey 16 15 31Football 18 – 18Gymnastics 6 4 10Judo 7 – 7Modern pentathlon 3 – 3Rowing 27 9 36Sailing 13 2 15Shooting 11 8 19Swimming 17 13 30Synchronized swimming – 3 3Table tennis 4 2 6Tennis 2 3 5Water polo 13 – 13Weightlifting 7 – 7Wrestling 17 – 17 Total 244 103 347
Archery
In West Germany's fourth archery competition, the six archers were not as successful as the German team had been four years earlier, but nevertheless qualified two individuals for the semifinals and ended up with 6th places in both the women's team and women's individual events.
Men
AthleteEventRanking roundRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankManfred BarthIndividual120654Did not advanceDetlef Kahlert125420 Q30717 Q3218 Q31112Did not advanceBernhard Schulkowski119959Did not advanceManfred BarthDetlef KahlertBernhard SchulkowskiTeam365918colspan=4Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventRanking roundRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankScoreRankDoris HaasIndividual122232Did not advanceClaudia Kriz125017 Q31111 Q3228 Q3268 Q3186Christa Öckl123025Did not advanceDoris HaasClaudia KrizChrista ÖcklTeam37026 Qcolspan=49536 Q9316
Athletics
Men Track and road events
AthleteEventHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankChristian Haas100 metres10.5438 q10.5734Did not advanceNorbert Dobeleit200 metres20.8612 q20.9823Did not advanceRalf Lübke20.8110 Q20.8015 Q21.2316Did not advancePeter Braun800 metres1:47.3211 Q1:46.8615 Q1:47.4316Did not advanceDieter Baumann5000 metres13:58.4629 Qcolspan=213:22.713 Q13:15.52Ralf SalzmannMarathoncolspan=62:16:5423Florian Schwarthoff110 metres hurdles14.1324 Q13.6717Did not advanceEdgar Itt400 metres hurdles50.1012 Qcolspan=248.866 Q48.788Harald Schmid49.779 Qcolspan=248.937 Q48.767Jens Volkmann3000 metres steeplechase8:36.3712 Qcolspan=28:25.1916Did not advanceFritz HeerChristian HaasPeter KleinDirk Schweisfurth4 × 100 metres relay39.013 Qcolspan=238.756 Q38.556Norbert DobeleitEdgar IttJörg VaihingerRalf LübkeMark Henrich (*)Bodo Kuhn (*)4 × 400 metres relay3:03.902 Qcolspan=23:00.662 Q3:00.56
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionDietmar MögenburgHigh jump2.281 Q2.346Carlo Thränhardt2.2513 q2.317Wulf BrunnerDiscus throw57.5022Did not advanceRolf Danneberg65.701 Q67.38Alois Hannecker61.4411 q63.288Christoph SahnerHammer throw75.8413Did not advanceHeinz Weis77.247 Q79.165Klaus TafelmeierJavelin throw80.525 Q82.724
Combined events – Decathlon AthleteEventFinalRankJürgen HingsenResultPoints0
Women Track and road events
AthleteEventHeat Round 1Heat Round 2SemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankSabine Richter100 metres11.4924 q11.5928Did not advanceUlrike Sarvari11.2615 Q11.1615 Q11.129Did not advanceAndrea Thomas11.4623 q11.3722Did not advanceKarin Janke200 metres23.8332 Q23.8730Did not advanceSilke Knoll23.5124 Q23.1519Did not advanceAndrea Thomas22.927 Q22.8410 Q22.9113Did not advanceHelga Arendt400 metres52.6914 Q52.0815 Q50.368 Q51.177Ute Thimm52.7916 Q51.185 Q50.2810Did not advanceGabriela Lesch800 metres2:00.953 Qcolspan=21:59.859Did not advanceVera Michallek1500 metres4:10.0518colspan=4Did not advance3000 metres8:51.3416colspan=4Did not advanceKerstin Preßler10,000 metrescolspan=4Did not advanceKerstin PreßlerMarathoncolspan=62:34:2621Gabriela Wolfcolspan=62:35:1127Claudia Zaczkiewicz100 metres hurdles13.006 Q12.875 Q12.754 Q12.75Gudrun Abt400 metres hurdles55.728 Qcolspan=254.527 Q54.046Sabine RichterUlrike SarvariAndrea ThomasUte Thimm4 × 100 metres relay42.994 Qcolspan=242.694 Q42.764Ute ThimmHelga ArendtAndrea ThomasGudrun AbtGisela Kinzel (*)Michaela Schabinger (*)4 × 400 metres relay3:27.756 Qcolspan=43:22.494
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionHeike RedetzkyHigh jump1.9013Did not advance#Claudia LoschShot put20.391 Q20.275Iris Plotzitzka19.0614Did not advanceBeate PetersJavelin throw60.2014Did not advanceIngrid Thyssen63.328 Q60.768
Combined event – Heptathlon AthleteEvent200 m800 mTotalRankSabine BraunResult13.711.8313.1624.786.1244.582:22.82610914Points10201016738907887755786Sabine EvertsResult13.741.7111.54Points1015867631
Boxing
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankReiner GiesLight welterweightW w/oW 5–0W 3–2W 4–1L KODid not advanceAlexander KünzlerWelterweightW 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceNorbert NierobaLight middleweightW KOL 2–3Did not advanceSven OttkeMiddleweightW 5–0W 4–1W 5–0L 0–5Did not advanceMarkus BottLight heavyweightW RSC R3L 0–5Did not advanceAndreas SchniedersSuper heavyweightW RSC R2W 5–0L 2–3Did not advance
Canoeing
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHartmut FaustWolfram FaustC-2 500 metres1:46.522 SFcolspan=21:47.705Did not advanceC-2 1000 metres3:52.434 SFcolspan=23:52.033 F3:55.625Dirk JoestelK-1 500 metres1:45.641 SFcolspan=21:43.973 F1:47.918Dirk UlaszewskiK-1 1000 metres3:45.105 R3:46.462 SF3:44.174Did not advanceReiner SchollThomas PfrangK-2 500 metres1:33.292 SFcolspan=21:32.731 F1:34.404Niels EllwangerCarsten LömkerK-2 1000 metres3:37.826 R3:31.953 SF3:28.913 F3:34.634Gilbert SchneiderReiner SchollDirk JoestelThomas ReineckK-4 1000 metres3:01.072 SFcolspan=23:09.673 F3:05.436
Women AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJosefa IdemK-1 500 metres2:00.423 SFcolspan=21:59.043 SF2:01.809Claudia ÖsterheldAndrea MartinK-2 500 metres1:55.256 R1:56.023 SF1:55.374Did not advanceAndrea MartinClaudia ÖsterheldJosefa IdemRuth DomgörgenK-4 500 metres1:43.435 R1:42.091 Fcolspan=21:45.625
Cycling
Fifteen cyclists, twelve men and three women, represented West Germany in 1988.
Road
Men AthleteEventTimeRankBernd GröneRoad race4:32:25Christian Henn4:32:46Remig Stumpf4:32:5614Ernst ChristlBernd GröneRajmund LehnertRemig StumpfTeam time trial2:00:06.36
Women AthleteEventTimeRankJutta NiehausRoad race2:00:52Viola Paulitz2:00:5213Ines Varenkamp2:00:5212
Track
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationRound 1Repechage 1Round 2Repechage 2QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)OppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankFrank WeberMen's sprint10.9197 QLW 11.55LW 11.39L, LDid not advanceL7
Time trial AthleteEventTimeRankRobert LechnerTime trial1:05.114
Pursuit AthleteEventQualificationRound 1QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeOppositionTimeRankThomas DürstIndividual pursuit4:45.5910 QL 4:45.20Did not advanceThomas DürstMatthias LangeUwe NeppMichael RichTeam pursuit4:23.1010Did not advance
Points race AthleteEventQualificationFinalLapsPointsRankLapsPointsRankUwe MesserschmidtPoints race–1227 Q–2286
Diving
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankAlbin Killat3 metre springboard642.602 Q661.474Willi Meyer511.9821Did not advanceAlbin Killat10 metre platform517.2313Did not advanceWilli Meyer449.0722Did not advance
Women AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankElke Heinrichs3 metre springboard374.4623Did not advanceAnke Mühlbauer400.2617Did not advanceMonika Kühn10 metre platform335.8815Did not advanceDoris Pecher310.5319Did not advance
Equestrian
Dressage
AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankReiner KlimkeAhlerichIndividual14027Did not advanceAnn-Kathrin LinsenhoffCourage14116 Q13748Monica TheodorescuGanimedes14333 Q13856Nicole UphoffRembrandt14581 Q1521Reiner KlimkeAnn-Kathrin LinsenhoffMonica TheodorescuNicole UphoffSee aboveTeamcolspan=24302
Eventing
AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotalPenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRankMatthias BaumannShamrock IIIndividual50.60713.2063.8055.0068.80668.806Ralf EhrenbrinkUncle Todd66.202439.60105.8012Claus ErhornJustyn Thyme39.60216.0055.6046.7562.35462.354Thies KaspareitSherry 4246.80438.0084.80810.0094.80994.809Matthias BaumannRalf EhrenbrinkClaus ErhornThies KaspareitSee aboveTeam137.00167.20204.20121.75225.951225.95
Jumping
AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalRound 1Round 2TotalScoreRankScoreRankScore RankPenaltiesRankWolfgang BrinkmannPedroIndividual39.003667.507106.5019Did not advanceDirk HafemeisterOrchidee69.50170.004139.502 Q18.0019Karsten HuckNepomuk48.002670.004118.0012 Q4.00Franke SloothaakWalzerkönig48.002656.0016104.0020 q12.007Ludger BeerbaumWolfgang BrinkmannDirk HafemeisterFranke SloothaakThe FreakPedroOrchideeWalzerkönigTeam4.251 Q13.004colspan=217.25
Fencing
Individual Pool stages