Germany (GER) participated in the inaugural Paralympic Games in 1960 in Rome, where it sent a delegation of nine athletes. The country, since 1949 officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), was until 1990 also called West Germany while the separate East German Democratic Republic (GDR) existed, which was recognized by the IOC only after 1964. East German athletes, however, participated in the Paralympics for the first and last time in 1984. Following the reunification of Germany in 1990, athletes from all of Germany compete simply as Germany (GER) again.Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

Germany has participated in every edition of the Summer Paralympics, and has also taken part in every edition of the Winter Paralympics, from the first in 1976. Germany was the host country of the 1972 Summer Paralympics, in Heidelberg.Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

East Germany, West Germany and Germany have won a total of 1915 Paralympic medals, of which 658 gold, 649 silver and 609 bronze. This is more than any country other than the United States and Great Britain. The International Paralympic Committee, however, maintains separate records for "West Germany" (1960–88) and "Germany" (1992–present), due to their separate IPC codes, giving West Germany a total of 938 medals (354 golds), and Germany a total of 973 (304 golds). This places the "two countries" seventh and eighth, respectively, on the all-time Paralympic Games medal table - behind the United States, Great Britain, China, Canada, Australia, and France.Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

Germany has consistently been one of the world's strongest nations at the Paralympics. Prior to 2008, at the Summer Games, it had always been among the top ten on the medal tables, and was within the top three on six occasions. In 2008, they finished in the 11th place. At the Winter Games, Germany has always been among the top three, except in 1980 (7th), 1984 (4th) and 2018 (5th). It topped the medal table at the 1972 Summer Paralympics (which it hosted), and the 1976, 2002 and 2010 Winter Games.Germany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee

Among Germany's most successful Paralympians areGermany at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee Reinhild Möller, winner of 19 medals (of which 16 gold) in alpine skiing, and 4 medals (of which 3 are gold) in athletics Claudia Hengst: 25 medals (of which 13 gold) in swimming Gerd Schönfelder: 17 medals (of which 12 gold) in alpine skiing Frank Höfle: 17 medals (of which 10 gold) in cross-country skiing.

Medal tallies These tallies include the results for both "Germany" and "West Germany". They do not include the four medals of East Germany at the Paralympics.

Summer Paralympics

EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking Barcelona 1992 61 51 59 171 2nd Atlanta 1996 40 58 51 149 3rd Sydney 2000 16 41 38 95 10th Athens 2004 19 28 31 78 8th Beijing 2008 14 25 20 59 11th London 2012 18 26 22 66 8th Rio de Janeiro 2016 18 25 14 57 6th Tokyo 2020 13 12 18 43 12th Paris 2024 10 14 25 49 11th Los Angeles 2028 future event Total 531 540 524 1595 4th

Medals by summer sport Medals by sport

Winter Paralympics EventGoldSilverBronzeTotalRanking Tignes-Albertville 1992 12 17 9 38 2nd Lillehammer 1994 25 21 18 64 2nd Nagano 1998 14 17 13 44 2nd Salt Lake City 2002 17 1 15 33 1st Turin 2006 8 5 5 18 2nd Vancouver 2010 13 5 6 24 1st Sochi 2014 9 5 1 15 2nd Pyeongchang 2018 7 8 4 19 5th Beijing 2022 4 8 7 19 7th Milano Cortina 2026 2 6 9 17 11th Total 111 93 87 291 4th

Records These records include West Germany at the Paralympics.

Summer Paralympics Active athletes are in bold. Multi medalists German athletes who have won more than three golds or more than five medals. No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Claudia Hengst1988-20045F1348252Marianne Buggenhagen1992-20167F923143Jochen Wollmert1992-20126M523104Robert Figl1988-20045M516125Wojtek Czyz2004-20123M41275Heinrich Köberle1984-20005M41056Peter Haber1992-20003M35087Martina Willing1992-20167F345128Daniela Schulte1996-20125F34189Britta Jänicke1988-20004F312610Jessica Sachse1988-20045F233811Ramona Brussig2004-20164F221512Horst Beyer1992-20003M212513Jörg Frischmann1992-20003M1225

Multi medalists at single Games German athletes who have won more than two golds at a single Games. Categorised by medals earned, sports then year. No. Athlete Sport Year Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Claudia Hengst1988F60062Marianne Buggenhagen1992F40043Jessica Sachse1992F2002

Multi medals at single event German athletes who have won more than two golds at a single event in the Summer Paralympics. Categorised by medals earned, sports then gold medals earned. No. Athlete Sport Event Years Games Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Heinrich KöberleMarathon1984-20005M41052Jochen WollmertSingles1992-20126M32163Marianne BuggenhagenDiscus throw1992-20167F31044Siegmund HegeholzJavelin throw1992-20044M2204

Most appearances German athletes who have competed in four or more Paralympic Games. Aged under 15 or over 40 are in bold. No. Athlete Sport Birth Year Games Years First/Last Age Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Marianne Buggenhagen19531992-201639 - 63F923142Martina Willing19591992-202033 - 61F345123Heinrich Köberle19461984-200038 - 54M41054Jochen Wollmert19641992-201228 - 48M523105Robert Figl19671988-200421 - 37M51612

Winter Paralympics Multi medalists German athletes who have won three gold medals or more than five medals. No. Athlete Sport Years Games Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Gerd Schönfelder1992-20106M1642222Reinhild Möller1980-20068F1621193Frank Höfle1988-20025M1353214Verena Bentele1998-20104F1222165Martin Braxenthaler1998-20104M1011126Anna Schaffelhuber2010-20183F71197Thomas Oelsner1994-20064M541108Andrea Rothfuss2006-20184F19312

Multi medals at single Games German athletes who have won two golds in a single Games. Categorised by medals earned, sports then year. No. Athlete Sport Year Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Verena Bentele2010F5005Anna Schaffelhuber2014F50053Gerd Schönfelder2010M4105

Multi medals at single event German athletes who have won two golds in a single event in the Winter Paralympics. Categorised by medals earned, sports then gold medals earned. No. Athlete Sport Event Years Games Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Frank Höfle7.5 km1992-20024M3014

Most appearances German athletes who have competed in four or more Winter Paralympic Games. Ages under 15 or over 40 are in bold. No. Athlete Sport Birth Year Games Years First/Last Age Gender GoldSilverBronzeTotal1Reinhild Möller19561980-200624 - 50F1621192Gerd Schönfelder19701992-201022 - 40M164222

See also Germany at the Olympics East Germany at the Paralympics All-time Paralympic Games medal table

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