West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics


Athletes from West Germany competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time that East Germany and West Germany sent separate teams to the Summer Olympic Games. 275 competitors, 232 men and 43 women, took part in 154 events in 17 sports for West Germany. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Munich, a German segment was performed at the closing ceremony.

Athletics

Boxing

Canoeing

Cycling

Fourteen cyclists represented West Germany in 1968.
;Individual road race
;Team time trial
;Sprint
;1000m time trial
;Tandem
;Individual pursuit
;Team pursuit

Equestrian

Fencing

20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented West Germany in 1968.
;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
;Men's épée
;Men's team épée
;Men's sabre
;Men's team sabre
;Women's foil
;Women's team foil
Eighteen male field hockey players competed in 1968, when the West German team finished in 4th place.

Modern pentathlon

Three male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1968.
;Individual
;Team
West Germany had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1968.
; Men's single sculls – 2nd place
; Men's double sculls
; Men's coxless pair
; Men's coxed pair
; Men's coxless four
; Men's coxed four
; Men's eight – 1st place

Shooting

Twelve shooters, all men, represented West Germany in 1968. Bernd Klingner won gold in the 50 m rifle, three positions and Konrad Wirnhier won bronze in the skeet.
;25 m pistol
;50 m pistol
;50 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, prone
;Trap
;Skeet

Water polo

;Men's Team Competition

Wrestling