Germany at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Germany competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. 205 competitors, 173 men and 32 women, took part in 123 events in 18 sports.
Germany had not been invited to the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain because of their role in World War II, and because their NOC restored in 1947 did not represent a recognized state yet, which was founded in 1949. Germany took part in the 1952 Winter Olympics, with the GDR declining to cooperate in a single team Germany as required by the IOC, joining only in 1956 and later. On the other hand, the French-occupied Saar protectorate had to send a separate team, but could join for 1956.
While the first-ever failure to score Gold in Summer Games was disappointing, resulting in a 28th rank, the number of total medals ranked fifth.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Helga Klein Ursula Knab Marga Petersen Maria Sander | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100 m Relay | |
| Karl Storch | Athletics | Men's Hammer Throw | |
| Marianne Werner | Athletics | Women's Shot Put | |
| Edgar Basel | Boxing | Men's Flyweight | |
| Otto Rothe Klaus Wagner Willi Büsing | Equestrian | Team Eventing | |
| Alfred Schwarzmann | Gymnastics | Men's Horizontal Bar | |
| Heinz Manchen Helmut Heinhold Helmut Noll | Rowing | Men's Coxed Pairs | |
| Heinz Ulzheimer | Athletics | Men's 800m | |
| Maria Sander | Athletics | Women's 80m Hurdles | |
| Herbert Schade | Athletics | Men's 5000m | |
| Günter Steines Hans Geister Heinz Ulzheimer Karl-Friedrich Haas | Athletics | Men's 4 × 400 m Relay | |
| Werner Lueg | Athletics | Men's 1500m | |
| Günther Heidemann | Boxing | Men's Welterweight | |
| Michael Scheuer | Canoeing | Men's K-1 10000m | |
| Egon Drews Wilfried Soltau | Canoeing | Men's C-2 1000m | |
| Egon Drews Wilfried Soltau | Canoeing | Men's C-2 10000m | |
| Edi Ziegler | Cycling | Men's Road Race | |
| Werner Potzernheim | Cycling | Men's Sprint | |
| Günther Haase | Diving | Men's 10m Platform | |
| Heinz Pollay Ida von Nagel Fritz Thiedemann | Equestrian | Team Dressage | |
| Fritz Thiedemann | Equestrian | Individual Jumping | |
| Willi Büsing | Equestrian | Individual Eventing | |
| Theodor Thomsen Erich Natusch Georg Nowka | Sailing | Dragon Class | |
| Herbert Klein | Swimming | Men's 200m Breaststroke |
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
;Road CompetitionMen's Individual Road Race
- Edi Ziegler — 5:07:47.5
- Oskar Zeissner — 5:11:18.5
- Paul Maue — 5:24:44.5
- Walter Becker — did not finish
Men's 1.000m Sprint Scratch Race
- Werner Potzernheim — Bronze Medal
Diving
- Hans Aderhold
- Werner Sobeck
Equestrian
Fencing
Nine fencers, eight men and one woman, represented Germany in 1952.;Men's foil
;Men's team foil
- Willy Fascher, Kurt Wahl, Norman Casmir, Julius Eisenecker, Siegfried Rossner
;Men's sabre
- Willy Fascher
- Hans Esser
- Richard Liebscher
- Siegfried Rossner, Willy Fascher, Hans Esser, Richard Liebscher
- Lilo Allgayer
Football
Gymnastics
Hockey
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathletes represented Germany in 1952.;Individual
;Team
- Berthold Slupik
- Dietloff Kapp
- Adolf Harder
Rowing
; Men's double sculls
; Men's coxless pair
; Men's coxed pair
- Heinz Manchen
- Helmut Heinhold
- Helmut Noll
; Men's eight
- Anton Reinartz
- Michael Reinartz
- Roland Freihoff
- Heinz Zünkler
- Peter Betz
- Stefan Reinartz
- Hans Betz
- Toni Siebenhaar
- Hermann Zander
Sailing
Shooting
Six shooters represented Germany in 1952.;25 m pistol
;50 m pistol
;50 m rifle, three positions
;50 m rifle, prone
- Erich Spörer
- Albert Sigl
- Kurt Schöbel
Water polo