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West Germany at the 1988 Winter Olympics

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.

Medalists

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Alpine skiing

Men

Men's combined

Women

Women's combined

Biathlon

Men
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

<sup>1</sup><small>A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.</small> <br> <sup>2</sup><small>One minute added per missed target.</small>

Bobsleigh

Cross-country skiing

Men

<small>C = Classical style, F = Freestyle</small>

Men's 4 × 10&nbsp;km relay
Women

<small>C = Classical style, F = Freestyle</small>

Women's 4 × 5&nbsp;km relay

Figure skating

Men
Women
Pairs
Ice Dancing

Ice hockey

Group B

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

  • West Germany 2-1 Czechoslovakia
  • West Germany 7-3 Norway
  • Austria 1-3 West Germany
  • West Germany 3-6 Soviet Union
  • West Germany 4-1 USA

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.

  • Finland 8-0 West Germany
  • Canada 8-1 West Germany
  • Sweden 3-2 West Germany

Leading scorers

Team roster

*Ron Fischer
*Udo Kiessling
*Horst-Peter Kretschmer
*Dieter Medicus
*Andreas Niederberger
*Harold Kreis
*Manfred Schuster
*Manfred Wolf
*Christian Brittig
*Peter Draisaitl
*Georg Franz
*Dieter Hegen
*Georg Holzmann
*Peter Obresa
*Roy Roedger
*Peter Schiller
*Helmut Steiger
*Gerd Truntschka
*Bernd Truntschka
*Joachim Reil
*Helmut de Raaf
*Josef Schlickenrieder
*Karl Friesen

Luge

Men

(Men's) Doubles

Women

Nordic combined

Men's individual

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping <small>(Best two out of three jumps.)</small>
  • 15&nbsp;km cross-country skiing <small>(Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)</small>

Men's Team

Three participants per team.

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping <small>(Three jumps per team member per round, best two rounds counted.)</small>
  • 10&nbsp;km cross-country skiing <small>(Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)</small>

Ski jumping

Men's team large hill

<sup>1</sup><small>Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.</small>

Speed skating

Men
Women

References