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Germany at the Olympics
Germany first competed at the Olympic Games in 1896. -
From 1956 to 1964, both West and East Germany participated as the United Team of Germany. Retrospectively, the IOC uses the country code EUA for this team.
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In 1956, a separate team from Saar participated at the Games. Saar existed from 1947 to 1956 in the Saarland, a part of Western Germany that was occupied in 1945 by France. They did not win any medals. Saarland rejoined Germany in 1957.
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From 1968 to 1988, East and West Germany participated as separate countries, before participating as a single nation again for the 1992 Games.
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Germany have hosted the Olympic Games twice, in Berlin in 1936 and in Munich in 1972. Berlin was also selected to host the Games in 1916, but the event was cancelled due to WW1.
Related Pages
- list of all countries that have participated at the Olympic Games.
- Berlin Olympic Games 1936
- Munich Olympic Games 1972.
