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 MedalNameSportEventDate Alpine skiing Women's downhill 19 February Nordic combined Team 24 February Luge Men's singles 15 February Alpine skiing Women's giant slalom 24 February Biathlon Relay 26 February Alpine skiing Men's slalom 27 February Luge Doubles 19 February Alpine skiing Women's slalom 26 February
Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.Canada at the 1988 Winter Olympics SportMenWomenTotalAlpine skiing 9 8 17Biathlon 5 – 5Bobsleigh 8 – 8Cross-country skiing 5 4 9Figure skating 4 4 8Ice hockey 23 – 23Luge 6 1 7Nordic combined 4 – 4Ski jumping 5 – 5Speed skating 3 2 5 Total 71 19 90
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankPeter DürrDownhill2:04.3221Hansjörg Tauscher2:04.3120Hannes Zehentner2:03.2313Markus Wasmeier2:02.036Michael EderSuper-GDNF–Markus WasmeierDNF–Peter RothDNF–Frank WörndlDNF–Peter RothGiant SlalomDNF–DNF–Armin Bittner1:08.561:04.712:13.2726Markus Wasmeier1:06.601:05.092:11.6919Frank Wörndl1:06.101:03.122:09.228Peter RothSlalomDNF–DNF–Armin BittnerDNF–DNF–Florian Beck53.1148.331:41.4410Frank Wörndl50.9948.541:39.53
Men's combined AthleteDownhillSlalomTotalTimeTime 1Time 2PointsRankArmin Bittner1:55.4242.8242.8299.6511Markus Wasmeier1:49.3245.3244.5265.447Hannes Zehentner1:49.1659.5247.33197.8722Peter Dürr1:48.3049.8448.84123.9217
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeTimeTimeRankChristina Meier-HöckDownhill1:29.3021Michaela Gerg-Leitner1:27.8313Regine Mösenlechner1:27.167Marina Kiehl1:25.86Marina KiehlSuper-G1:21.1113Michaela Gerg-Leitner1:20.9810Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein1:20.9810Regine Mösenlechner1:20.334Marina KiehlGiant Slalom1:02.11DNFDNF–Michaela Gerg-Leitner1:00.81DNFDNF–Christina Meier-Höck1:00.431:07.452:07.885Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein59.981:07.442:07.42Anette GerschSlalomDNF–DNF–Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein49.8448.561:38.40
Women's combined AthleteDownhillSlalomTotalTimeTime 1Time 2PointsRankMichaela Gerg-LeitnerDSQ––DSQ–Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein1:19.83DNF–DNF–Karin Dedler1:18.8043.3845.65105.1814Ulrike Stanggassinger1:17.9242.6843.9371.519
Biathlon
Men EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank10 km SprintStefan Höck327:26.226Ernst Reiter226:50.219Fritz Fischer126:25.912Peter Angerer226:13.210
EventAthleteTimeMissesAdjusted time 2Rank20 kmErnst Reiter56:54.851'01:54.829Fritz Fischer56:04.551'01:04.523Herbert Fritzenwenger56:27.841'00:27.817Peter Angerer55:46.7358:46.710
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay AthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRankErnst ReiterStefan HöckPeter AngererFritz Fischer01'23:37.4
1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2One minute added per missed target.
Bobsleigh
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFRG-1Anton FischerChristoph LangenTwo-man57.58659.70101:00.06659.2873:56.627FRG-2Michael SperrRolf MüllerTwo-man57.4751:00.09161:00.421159.86143:57.8411
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFRG-1Michael SperrOlaf HampelFlorian CrucigerRolf MüllerFour-man57.581958.041356.41458.14153:50.1714FRG-2Anton FischerFranz NießnerUwe EisenreichChristoph LangenFour-man57.02957.751056.711158.07123:49.5511
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 km CWalter Kuß44:29.027Jochen Behle43:59.72330 km CStefan Dotzler1'33:06.140Jochen Behle1'30:08.32350 km FWalter KußDNF–Georg Fischer2'13:31.334Herbert Fritzenwenger2'13:27.633 C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankWalter KußGeorg FischerJochen BehleHerbert Fritzenwenger1'48:05.07
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank5 km CSonja Bilgeri17:33.248Birgit Kohlrusch17:10.344Stefanie Birkelbach17:09.143Karin Jäger16:28.02810 km CSonja Bilgeri35:07.044Karin Jäger32:09.52420 km FSonja BilgeriDNF–Stefanie Birkelbach1'04:40.545Birgit Kohlrusch1'03:16.241Karin Jäger1'02:34.635 C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
Women's 4 × 5 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankStefanie BirkelbachKarin JägerBirgit KohlruschSonja Bilgeri1'05:48.611
Figure skating
Men AthleteCFSPFSTFPRank Richard Zander9171123.211 Heiko Fischer4111016.89
Women AthleteCFSPFSTFPRank Marina Kielmann12111019.610 Claudia Leistner69613.26
Pairs AthletesSPFSTFPRank Brigitte GrohHolger Maletz131117.511
Ice Dancing AthletesCDODFDTFPRank Antonia BechererFerdinand Becherer99918.09
Ice hockey
Group B Top three teams (shaded ones) entered the medal round. PldWLTGFGAPts55003210 10 54101912 853202314 652302727 450411229 150411132 1
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. PldWLTGFGAPts54102578531118107521215166522117145 5th51408262514012222 Finland 8-0 West Germany Canada 8-1 West Germany Sweden 3-2 West Germany
Leading scorers RkGPGAPtsPIM10thGerd Truntschka8371010
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 Head coach: Xaver Unsinn
Luge
Men AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMax Burghardtswieser46.8741346.9491147.0831447.280153:08.18613Johannes Schettel46.725946.9281046.805746.91383:07.3717Georg Hackl46.355246.553246.599446.40923:05.916
(Men's) Doubles AthletesRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankThomas SchwabWolfgang Staudinger46.024446.25051:32.274Stefan IlsankerGeorg Hackl46.054546.24441:32.2984
Women AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankVeronika Bilgeri46.321446.375446.369446.60573:05.6704
Nordic combined
Men's individual
Events: normal hill ski jumping (Best two out of three jumps.) 15 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalPointsRankStart atTimePointsRankHermann WeinbuchIndividual179.6395:26.044:26.4387.39029Thomas Müller190.4314:14.044:02.7390.94525Hans-Peter Pohl204.3152:41.444:23.9387.77528Hubert Schwarz219.221:02.042:35.8403.98013
Men's Team
Three participants per team.
Events: normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps per team member per round, best two rounds counted.) 10 km cross-country skiing (Start delay, based on ski jumping results.)
AthletesSki jumpingCross-countryTotalPointsRankStart atTimeRankThomas MüllerHans-Peter PohlHubert Schwarz629.810:00.01'20:46.0
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankDieter ThomaNormal hill75.078.174.076.0154.155Josef Heumann77.084.380.092.1176.431Andi Bauer78.587.279.590.3177.529Thomas Klauser80.594.471.070.7165.147Josef HeumannLarge hill102.090.795.076.4167.136Andi Bauer103.094.193.575.8169.934Peter Rohwein106.096.396.081.3177.625Thomas Klauser114.5111.7102.593.4205.14
Men's team large hill AthletesResultPoints 1RankAndi BauerPeter RohweinThomas KlauserJosef Heumann559.06 1Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mUwe Streb38.0327Hans-Peter Oberhuber37.73201000 mUwe StrebDSQ–Hans-Peter Oberhuber1:16.62321500 mHansjörg Baltes1:57.08305000 mHansjörg Baltes6:59.452410,000 mHansjörg Baltes14:45.4127
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mMonika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug40.5371500 mAnja Mischke2:08.52163000 mAnja Mischke4:26.3012
References
Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database 1988 Olympic Winter Games 1988, full results by sports-reference.com