Germany
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competed at the
1992 Winter Olympics
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in
Albertville
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,
France
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. It was the first time that the nation had competed at the Olympic Games following
reunification in 1990 and for the first time as a single nation since 1936. Previously,
West Germany
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and
East Germany
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had sent independent teams to the Games.
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
Germany at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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Medalists
Alpine skiing
;Men
Men's combined
;Women
Women's combined
Biathlon
;Men
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
;Women
;Women's 3 x 7.5 km relay
: 1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
: 2 One minute added per missed target.
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men
: 1 Starting delay based on 10 km results.
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
: 2 Starting delay based on 5 km results.
: C = Classical style, F = Freestyle
;Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Figure skating
;Women
;Pairs
Freestyle skiing
;Men
;Women
Ice hockey
Group A
Twelve participating teams were placed in two groups. After playing a round-robin, the top four teams in each group advanced to the Medal Round while the last two teams competed in the Consolation Round for the 9th to 12th places.
Final round
Quarter-finals
Consolation Round 5th-8th Places
5th Place Match
*Team Roster
** Karl Friesen
** Helmut de Raaf
**Josef Heiß
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He started his career with SC Riessersee in 1980. He played for Riessersee, Düsseldorfer EG and Kölner Haie.
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** Mike Heidt
**Udo Kiessling
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Medieval era
*Udo of Neustria, 9th-century nobleman
*Udo (Obotrite prince) (died 1028)
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* Lothair Udo II, Margrave of the Nordmark (c. 1025 – 1082 ...
** Rick Amann
** Uli Hiemer
**Mike Schmidt
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** Jörg Mayr
** Ron Fischer
** Michael Rumrich
** Georg Holzmann
** Jürgen Rumrich
** Bernd Truntschka
** Gerd Truntschka
**Dieter Hegen
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** Ernst Köpf
** Peter Draisaitl
** Andreas Brockmann
** Raimund Hilger
** Thomas Brandl
** Axel Kammerer
** Andreas Niederberger
*Head Coaches: Ludĕk Bukač and Franz Reindl
Luge
;Men
(Men's) Doubles
;Women
Nordic combined
Men's individual
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 15 km cross-country skiing
Men's Team
Three participants per team.
Events:
* normal hill ski jumping
* 10 km cross-country skiing
Ski jumping
;Men's team large hill
: 1 Four teams members performed two jumps each. The best three were counted.
Speed skating
;Men
;Women
References
Official Olympic Reports
International Olympic Committee results database
Olympic Winter Games 1992, full results by sports-reference.com
{{Top Winter Olympics medal-winning nations
Nations at the 1992 Winter Olympics
1992
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Events January
* January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General.
* January 6
** The Republ ...
Winter Olympics
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