300 m rifle, three positions Dirk Fudickar 50 m rifle, three positions Gottfried Kustermann Bernd Klingner 50 m rifle, prone Silvester Knipfer Gottfried Kustermann 50 m running target Christoph-Michael Zeisner Günther Danne Trap Heinz Leibinger Peter Blecher Skeet Konrad Wirnhier Walter Wrigge SwimmingMen's 100m FreestyleKlaus Steinbach Heat — 52.91s Semifinals — 52.87s Final — 52.92s (→ 8th place) Kersten Meier Heat — 53.96s Semifinals — 54.35s (→ did not advance) Gerhard Schiller Heat — 54.28s (→ did not advance)Men's 200m FreestyleWerner Lampe Heat — 1:55.97 Final — 1:53.99 (→ Bronze Medal) Klaus Steinbach Heat — 1:55.80 Final — 1:56.65 (→ 6th place) Olaf von Schilling Heat — 2:00.27 (→ did not advance)Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle RelayGerhard Schiller, Rainer Jacob, Hans-Günther Vosseler, and Kersten Meier Heat — 3:37.59 Klaus Steinbach, Werner Lampe, Rainer Jacob, and Hans Faßnacht Final — 3:33.90 (→ 6th place)Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle RelayHans Faßnacht, Gerhard Schiller, Folkert Meeuw, and Hans-Günther Vosseler Heat — 7:53.98 Klaus Steinbach, Werner Lampe, Hans-Günther Vosseler, and Hans Faßnacht Final — 7:41.69 (→ Silver Medal) Volleyball Water polo Men's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B) Drew with Hungary (3-3) Drew with the Netherlands (4-4) Defeated Greece (3-8) Defeated Australia (6-3)Final Round (Group I) Drew with United States (4-4) Lost to Soviet Union (2-4) Drew with Italy (2-2) Lost to Yugoslavia (4-5) → Fourth place Team Roster''' Gerd Olbert Hermann Haverkamp Peter Teicher Kurt Küpper Günter Wolf Ingulf Nossek Ludger Weeke Kurt Schuhmann Jürgen Stiefel Hans Georg Simon Hans Hoffmeister Weightlifting Wrestling References Germany, West 1972 Summer Olympics