Germany at the 1952 Winter Olympics

Germany at the 1952 Winter Olympics
IOC code	GER
NOC	German Olympic Sports Confederation
Website	www.dosb.de (in German, English, and French)
in Oslo
Competitors	53 (41 men, 12 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearers	Helmut Böck (cross-country, nordic)
Medals Ranked 4th	Gold 3 Silver 2 Bronze 2 Total 7
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956–1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Other related appearances
United Team of Germany (1956–1964)  East Germany (1968–1988)  West Germany (1968–1988)

Germany competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway after not having been invited to the 1948 Winter Olympics because of their role in World War II, and because the NOC restored in 1947 as Deutscher Olympischer Ausschuß did not represent a recognized state yet. The Federal Republic of Germany was founded in 1949, the NOC for Germany was renamed and in 1951 recognized by the IOC while recognition of a separate National Olympic Committee of the GDR was declined. East Germans were told to cooperate and form a united German team, which they declined in 1952, but accepted for 1956 and later.

Germany entered all events except the 1500 metres skating event, which was skipped by Germany's only speed skating entrant in favour of the other three events.

The IOC website currently uses both the codes GER or FRG for German medal winners, suggesting they represented two different teams:

• 2/14/1952 Oslo 1952 Pairs Mixed – Gold FALK, Paul / FALK, Ria – Figure skating pairs mixed Germany
• 2/14/1952 Oslo 1952 four-man Men – Gold FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 01 - Bobsleigh four-man men Federal Republic of Germany (1950–1990, "GER" since)^[1]