West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics

West Germany at the
1968 Summer Olympics
West Germany at the; 1968 Summer Olympics
	Flag of Germany superimposed; with the Olympic rings
IOC code	FRG; (ALE used at these Games)
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website	www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Mexico City
Competitors	275 (232 men, 43 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Wilfried Dietrich
Medals; Ranked 8th	Gold 5 Silver 11 Bronze 10 Total 26
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988;
Other related appearances
	Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–); Saar (1952); United Team of Germany (1956–1964)

Athletes from West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the first time that East Germany (German Democratic Republic) 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.^[1] As the country hosted the next Olympics in Munich, the West German flag was raised at the closing ceremony.

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "West Germany at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2014.

West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Flag of Germany superimposed with the Olympic rings
IOC code	FRG (ALE used at these Games)
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website	www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Mexico City
Competitors	275 (232 men, 43 women) in 17 sports
Flag bearer	Wilfried Dietrich
Medals Ranked 8th	Gold 5 Silver 11 Bronze 10 Total 26
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988
Other related appearances
Germany (1896–1936, 1952, 1992–) Saar (1952) United Team of Germany (1956–1964)