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West Germany at the 1968 Winter Olympics

West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. West German athletes had competed together with East German athletes as the United Team of Germany in the previous three Winter Olympic Games, but both nations sent independent teams starting in 1968.

Medalists

Alpine skiing

Men
Men's slalom
Women

Biathlon

Men

<sup>1</sup><small>One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.</small>

Men's 4 x 7.5&nbsp;km relay

<sup>2</sup><small>A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.</small>

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Men
Men's 4 × 10&nbsp;km relay
Women
Women's 3 x 5&nbsp;km relay

Figure skating

Men
Women
Pairs

Ice hockey

First round

West Germany - Romania 7:0 (1:0, 3:0, 3:0) <br />Goalscorers: Gustav Hanig 2, Alois Schloder, Ernst Kopf, Otto Schneitberger, Horst Meindl, Heinz Weisenbach.

Final Round

Canada – West Germany 6:1 (0:0, 4:1, 2:0) <br />Goalscorers: Bourbonnais 2, Cadieux, Dineen, Mott, Huck – Kopf. <br />Referees: Seglin, Snětkov (URS)

Czechoslovakia – West Germany 5:1 (1:0, 2:0, 2:1) <br />Goalscorers: Hrbatý, Golonka, Havel, Hejma, Ševčík – Lax. <br />Referees: Kubinec, McEvoy (CAN)

Sweden – West Germany 5:4 (4:3, 0:0, 1:1) <br />Goalscorers: Svedberg, Lundström, Nordlander, Olsson, Öberg – Kuhn, Hanig, Reif, Kopf. <br />Referees: Kořínek, Bucala (TCH)

USSR – West Germany 9:1 (4:1, 4:0, 1:0) <br />Goalscorers: Populanov 2, Alexandrov 2, Ionov, Staršinov, Majorov, Mojsejev, Firsov – Funk. <br />Referees: Trumble (USA), Valentin (AUT)

USA – West Germany 8:1 (2:1, 4:0, 2:0) <br />Goalscorers: Volmar 2, Ross, Morrison, Nanne, Pleau, Cunnoff, P. Hurley – Funk. <br />Referees: McEvoy (CAN), Seglin (URS)

Finland– West Germany 4:1 (2:1, 1:0, 1:0) <br />Goalscorers: Leimu 2, Ketola, J. Peltonen – Schloder. <br />Referees: Kořínek, Bucala (TCH)

East Germany – West Germany 2:4 (0:1, 1:2, 1:1) <br />Goalscorers: Hiller, Fuchs – Funk, Waitl, Hanig, Lax. <br />Referees: McEvoy (CAN), Kořínek (TCH)

Contestants

7. WEST GERMANY <br />Goaltenders: Josef Schramm, Günther Knauss. <br />Defence: Leonhard Eaitl, Johannes Schichtl, Rudolf Thanner, Otto Schneitberger, Josef Völk, Heinz Bader. <br />Forwards: Josef Reif, Ernst Köpf, Bernd Kuhn, Lorenz Funk, Alois Schloder, Gustav Hanig, Horst Meindl, Heinz Weisenbach, Manfred Gmeiner, Peter Lax. <br />Coach: Ed Riegle.

Luge

Men

(Men's) Doubles

Women

Nordic combined

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping <small>(Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)</small>
  • 15&nbsp;km cross-country skiing

Ski jumping

Speed skating

Men
Women

References