West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics
West Germany competed at the Olympic Games for the last time as an independent nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics. 347 competitors, 244 men and 103 women, took part in 194 events in 24 sports.
Medalists
Gold
- Matthias Baumann, Ralf Ehrenbrink, Claus Erhorn, and Thies Kaspareit — Equestrian, Three-Day Event Team Competition
- Ludger Beerbaum, Wolfgang Brinkmann, Dirk Hafemeister, and Franke Sloothaak — Equestrian, Jumping Team Competition
- Nicole Uphoff — Equestrian, Dressage Individual Competition
- Reiner Klimke, Ann-Kathrin Linsenhoff, Monica Theodorescu, and Nicole Uphoff — Equestrian, Dressage Team Competition
- Arnd Schmitt — Fencing, Men's Épée Individual Competition
- Anja Fichtel-Mauritz — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition
- Sabine Bau, Anja Fichtel-Mauritz, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, Annette Klug, and Christiane Weber — Fencing, Women's Foil Team Competition
- Thomas Domian, Armin Eichholz, Manfred Klein, Wolfgang Maennig, Matthias Mellinghaus, Thomas Möllenkamp, Bahne Rabe, Eckhardt Schultz, and Ansgar Wessling — Rowing, Men's Eights
- Sylvia Sperber — Shooting, Women's Small-bore Rifle, Three Positions
- Michael Groß — Swimming, Men's 200 m Butterfly
- Steffi Graf — Tennis, Women's Singles Competition
Silver
- Dieter Baumann — Athletics, Men's 5000 metres
- Bernd Gröne — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Jutta Niehaus — Cycling, Women's Individual Road Race
- Matthias Behr, Thomas Endres, Matthias Gey, Ulrich Schreck, and Thorsten Weidner — Fencing, Men's Foil Team Competition
- Elmar Borrmann, Volker Fischer, Thomas Gerull, Alexander Pusch, and Arnd Schmitt — Fencing, Men's Épée Team Competition
- Sabine Bau — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition
- Frank Wieneke — Judo, Men's Half Middleweight
- Marc Meiling — Judo, Men's Half Heavyweight
- Stefan Blöcher, Dirk Brinkmann, Thomas Brinkmann, Heiner Dopp, Hans-Henning Fastrich, Carsten Fischer, Tobias Frank, Volker Fried, Horst-Ulrich Hänel, Michael Hilgers, Andreas Keller, Michael Metz, Andreas Mollandin, Thomas Reck, Christian Schliemann, and Eckhard Schmidt-Opper — Field Hockey, Men's Team Competition
- Peter-Michael Kolbe — Rowing, Men's Single Sculls
- Sylvia Sperber — Shooting, Women's Air Rifle
- Stefan Pfeiffer — Swimming, Men's 1500 m Freestyle
- Manfred Nerlinger — Weightlifting, Men's Super Heavyweight
- Gerhard Himmel — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Heavyweight
Bronze
- Norbert Dobeleit, Edgar Itt, Ralf Lübke, and Jörg Vaihinger — Athletics, Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Rolf Danneberg — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
- Claudia Zaczkiewicz — Athletics, Women's 100 m Hurdles
- Reiner Gies — Boxing, Men's Light Welterweight
- Robert Lechner — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Time Trial
- Christian Henn — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
- Karsten Huck — Equestrian, Jumping Individual Competition
- Zita-Eva Funkenhauser — Fencing, Women's Foil Individual Competition
- Guido Grabow, Volker Grabow, Norbert Keßlau, and Jörg Puttlitz — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
- Johann Riederer — Shooting, Men's Air Rifle
- Uwe Kamps, Oliver Reck, Wolfgang Funkel, Roland Grahammer, Thomas Hörster, Gunnar Sauer, Michael Schulz, Rudolf Bommer, Holger Fach, Gerhard Kleppinger, Armin Görtz, Thomas Häßler, Olaf Janßen, Christian Schreier, Ralf Sievers, Wolfram Wuttke, Jürgen Klinsmann, Fritz Walter, Frank Mill, and Karlheinz Riedle — Football, Men's Team Competition
- Thomas Fahrner, Michael Groß, Rainer Henkel, and Erik Hochstein — Swimming, Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay
- Steffi Graf and Claudia Kohde-Kilsch — Tennis, Women's Doubles Competition
- Peter Immesberger — Weightlifting, Men's First Heavyweight
- Martin Zawieja — Weightlifting, Men's Super Heavyweight
Archery
Women's Individual Competition:
- Claudia Kriz - Final
- Christa Oeckl - Preliminary Round
- Doris Haas - Preliminary Round
- Detlef Kahlert - Semifinal
- Manfred Barth - Preliminary Round
- Bernhard Schulkowski - Preliminary Round
- Kriz, Oeckl, and Haas - Final
- Kahlert, Barth, and Schulkowski - Preliminary Round
Athletics
- Dieter Baumann
Men's 4 × 100 m Relay
Men's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Bodo Kuhn, Mark Henrich, Jörg Vaihinger, and Ralf Lübke
- Norbert Dobeleit, Mark Henrich, Jörg Vaihinger, and Ralf Lübke
- Norbert Dobeleit, Edgar Itt, Jörg Vaihinger, and Ralf Lübke
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Discus Throw
- Rolf Danneberg
- Alois Hannecker
- Wulf Brunner
Women's 4 × 400 m Relay
- Helga Arendt, Michaela Schabinger, Gisela Kinzel, and Gudrun Abt
- Ute Thimm, Helga Arendt, Andrea Thomas, and Gudrun Abt
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Shot Put
Women's Heptathlon
- Sabine Braun
- Sabine Everts
Boxing
Men's Super Heavyweight
- Andreas Schnieders
Canoeing
Cycling
Fifteen cyclists, twelve men and three women, represented West Germany in 1988.;Men's road race
- Bernd Gröne — 4:32:25
- Christian Henn — 4:32:46
- Remig Stumpf — 4:32:56
- Ernst Christl
- Bernd Gröne
- Rajmund Lehnert
- Remig Stumpf
;Men's 1 km time trial
- Robert Lechner
;Men's team pursuit
- Thomas Dürst
- Matthias Lange
- Uwe Nepp
- Michael Rich
;Women's road race
- Jutta Niehaus — 2:00:52
- Ines Varenkamp — 2:00:52
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
20 fencers, 15 men and 5 women, represented the West Germany in 1988.;Men's foil
- Ulrich Schreck
- Matthias Gey
- Matthias Behr
- Matthias Gey, Thorsten Weidner, Matthias Behr, Ulrich Schreck, Thomas Endres
- Arnd Schmitt
- Alexander Pusch
- Thomas Gerull
- Elmar Borrmann, Volker Fischer, Thomas Gerull, Alexander Pusch, Arnd Schmitt
;Men's team sabre
- Felix Becker, Jörg Kempenich, Jürgen Nolte, Dieter Schneider, Stephan Thönnessen
- Anja Fichtel-Mauritz
- Sabine Bau
- Zita-Eva Funkenhauser
- Anja Fichtel-Mauritz, Zita-Eva Funkenhauser, Christiane Weber, Sabine Bau, Annette Klug
Football
- Preliminary Round
- Quarter Finals
- Semi Finals
- Bronze Medal Game
- Team Roster
Gymnastics
Hockey
Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Semi Finals
- Final
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Klaus Kleiter
Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round
- Classification Matches
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Wolfgang Strödter
Judo
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1988.Men's Individual Competition:
- Marcus Marsollek - 4964 pts
- Michael Zimmermann - 4782 pts
- Dirk Knappheide - 4765 pts
- Marsollek, Zimmermann, and Knappheide - 14511 pts
Rhythmic gymnastics
Rowing
Sailing
Shooting
Swimming
Men's 50 m Freestyle- Frank Henter
- # Heat - 22.98
- # Final - 23.03
- Stephan Güsgen
- # Heat - 23.22
- # B-Final - 23.55
- Thomas Fahrner
- # Heat - 50.78
- # B-Final - 51.12
- Torsten Wiegel
- # Heat - 51.02
- Michael Groß
- # Heat - 1:48.55
- # Final - 1:48.59
- Thomas Fahrner
- # Heat - 1:49.02
- # Final - 1:49.19
- Stefan Pfeiffer
- # Heat - 3:49.52
- # Final - 3:49.96
- Rainer Henkel
- # Heat - 3:51.50
- # B-Final - scratched
- Stefan Pfeiffer
- # Heat - 15:07.85
- # Final - 15:02.69
- Rainer Henkel
- # Heat - 15:14.64
- # B-Final - 15:18.19
- Frank Hoffmeister
- # Heat - 56.19
- # Final - 56.19
- Jens-Peter Berndt
- # Heat - 57.08
- # Final - scratched
- Jens-Peter Berndt
- # Heat - 2:01.77
- # Final - 2:01.84
- Frank Hoffmeister
- # Heat - 2:03.34
- # B-Final - 2:01.65
- Mark Warnecke
- # Heat - 1:03.56
- # B-Final - 1:03.40
- Alexander Mayer
- # Heat - 1:03.54
- # B-Final - 1:03.85
- Mark Warnecke
- # Heat - 2:22.55
- Hartmut Wedekind
- # Heat - 2:22.55
- Michael Groß
- # Heat - 53.78
- # Final - 53.44
- Martin Herrmann
- # Heat - 55.20
- Michael Groß
- # Heat - 1:58.09
- # Final - 1:56.94
- Martin Herrmann
- # Heat - 2:02.61
- Peter Bermel
- # Heat - 2:04.18
- # Final - 2:03.81
- Jens-Peter Berndt
- # Heat - 2:04.80
- # B-Final - 2:06.76
- Jens-Peter Berndt
- # Heat - 4:20.93
- # Final - 4:21.71
- Peter Bermel
- # Heat - 4:22.78
- # Final - 4:24.02
- Björn Zikarsky, Peter Sitt, Torsten Wiegel, and Thomas Fahrner
- # Heat - 3:23.19
- Michael Groß, Thomas Fahrner, Björn Zikarsky, and Peter Sitt
- # Final - 3:21.65
- Peter Sitt, Rainer Henkel, Stefan Pfeiffer, and Erik Hochstein
- # Heat - 7:19.38
- Erik Hochstein, Thomas Fahrner, Rainer Henkel, and Michael Groß
- # Final - 7:14.35
- Frank Hoffmeister, Mark Warnecke, Michael Groß, and Björn Zikarsky
- # Heat - 3:44.72
- Frank Hoffmeister, Alexander Mayer, Michael Groß, and Björn Zikarsky
- # Final - 3:42.98
- Marion Aizpors
- # Heat - 26.20
- # B-Final - 26.17
- Christiane Pielke
- # Heat - 26.33
- # B-Final - 26.22
- Christiane Pielke
- # Heat - 57.47
- Katja Ziliox
- # Heat - 58.39
- Stephanie Ortwig
- # Heat - 2:00.66
- # Final - 2:00.73
- Birgit Lohberg-Schulz
- # Heat - 2:02.77
- # B-Final - 2:02.32
- Stephanie Ortwig
- # Heat - 4:12.18
- # Final - 4:13.05
- Alexandra Russ
- # Heat - 4:18.67
- Stephanie Ortwig
- # Heat - 8:41.95
- Alexandra Russ
- # Heat - 8:49.31
- Marion Aizpors
- # Heat - 1:03.27
- # Final - 1:04.19
- Svenja Schlicht
- # Heat - 1:03.72
- # B-Final - 1:03.68
- Svenja Schlicht
- # Heat - 2:16.81
- # Final - 2:15.94
- Katja Zisiox
- # Heat - 2:26.25
- Britta Dahm
- # Heat - 1:12.98
- Britta Dahm
- # Heat - 2:35.06
- Heike Esser
- # Heat - 2:41.34
- Gabi Rehaa
- # Heat - 1:02.27
- # B-Final - 1:02.63
- Ina Beyermann
- # Heat - 1:02.85
- Ina Beyermann
- # Heat - 2:13.56
- # B-Final - 2:13.74
- Gabi Rehaa
- # Heat - 2:13.09
- # B-Final - 2:14.20
- Birgit Lohberg-Schulz
- # Heat - 2:17.46
- # B-Final - 2:17.85
- Svenja Schlicht
- # Heat - 2:20.31
- Karin Seick, Christiane Pielke, Katja Ziliox, and Marion Aizpors
- # Heat - 3:48.03
- Stephanie Ortwig, Marion Aizpors, Christiane Pielke, and Karin Seick
- # Final - 3:46.90
- Birgit Lohberg-Schulz
- # Heat - 4:52.05
- # B-Final - 4:50.54
- Svenja Schlicht, Britta Dahm, Gabi Rehaa, and Marion Aizpors
- # Heat - 4:13.19
- # Final - 4:12.89
Synchronized swimming
;Women's solo
;Women's duet
- Gerlind Scheller
- Heike Friedrich
Table tennis
Tennis
Men's Singles Competition- Carl-Uwe Steeb
- # First round — Defeated Alexander Volkov 7-5 6-4 6-3
- # Second round — Defeated Wally Masur 6-3 5-7 6-3 1-6 7-5
- # Third round — Defeated Anders Järryd 2-6 7-5 6-3 7-5
- # Quarterfinals — Lost to Tim Mayotte 6-7 5-7 3-6
- Eric Jelen
- # First round — Lost to Miloslav Mečíř 7-5 1-6 2-6 6-7
- Steffi Graf → Gold Medal
- # First Round - Bye
- # Second Round - Defeated Leila Meskhi 7-5 6-1
- # Third Round - Defeated Catherine Suire 6-3 6-0
- # Quarterfinals - Defeated Larisa Neiland 6-2 4-6 6-3
- # Semifinals - Defeated Zina Garrison 6-2 6-0
- # Final - Defeated Gabriela Sabatini 6-3 6-3
- Sylvia Hanika
- # First Round - Bye
- # Second Round - Defeated Julia Muir 6-1 6-1
- # Third Round - Lost to Gabriela Sabatini 6-1 4-6 2-6
- Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
- # First Round - Bye
- # Second Round - Lost to Raffaella Reggi 6-4 6-7 3-6
Water polo
- Preliminary Round
- Semi Finals
- Bronze Medal Match
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Nicola Firuio
Weightlifting