Saarland at the Olympics
Saar existed from 1947 to 1956 in the Saarland, a part of Western Germany that was occupied in 1945 by France. A separate team from Saar participated at the Games only once, in 1952.
The Saar team comprised of 36 athletes, including five women. The team won no medals, and was ranked equal 44th among the 69 teams.
In 1956 Saarland was in the process of joining the German National Olympic Committee, and was allowed to join the United Team of Germany for the 1956 Games. Saarland became part of West Germany in 1957.
Trivia
- Saarland region has along history of coal mining, and the Saarland donated a miner's safety lamp in which the flame of the torch relay of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki could be carried safely aboard airplanes.
- Canoeist Therese Zenz finished 9th in the canoe race at the 1952 Olympics, held on the open Baltic Sea (a new experience since she came from a land-locked country)
Related Pages
- List of all countries that have participated at the Olympic Games.
- Berlin Olympic Games 1936
- Munich Olympic Games 1972
- Saarland at the FIFA World Cup
- About Sport in Germany
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