Sport in Saarland
The Saar was a region of Germany that was occupied and governed by the United Kingdom and France from 1920 to 1935 under a League of Nations mandate, then from 1947 to 1956 the Saar was a French-occupied territory (the "Saar Protectorate") separate from the rest of Germany. Saarland rejoined Germany in 1957. See also about sport in Germany.
Sport wise, Saarland participated as a separate country at the 1952 Olympic Games, and in the qualifying for the 1954 FIFA World Cup.
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Popular sports of Saarland
- Football (Soccer), Cycling, Gymnastics, Swimming
Saarland Sporting Success
- 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)
Great athletes from Saarland
Saarland Sports trivia
- A Saarland national football team participated in the qualifying section of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, but failed to qualify after coming second to the West German team, but ahead of Norway.
Saarland at major events
Sporting Facilities in Saarland
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