intensified its separation in Germany, with the erection of the Berlin Wall in August 1961 obstructing travel within Germany even more. The travel of GDR athletes, such as to contests and training sites in the Alps, was limited due to fear of Republikflucht. As a result of this development, in the 1968 Winter and Summer Olympics, German athletes competed as separate West and East teams, while still using the compromise flag and Beethoven anthem that year. The French organizers of the Grenoble Games used the codes ALL (Allemagne, Germany) and ADE (Allemagne de l'Est, East Germany), which roughly correspond to the IOC codes of GER and GDR. The separation was completed at the 1972 Winter and Summer Olympics (the latter was hosted by West Germany), when the two countries used separate flags and anthems. This continued until the German Reunification of 1990 where the German Democratic Republic became part of the Federal Republic of Germany. Overview of Olympic participation All German NOCs at the Summer Olympics Combined medals at the Summer Olympics (including all German NOCs) status after the 2020 Olympics Medals by sport (GER 1896-1936, 1952, 1992-current ) These totals do not include the one gold and one silver medal won by Germany in figure skating at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Medals by sport (EUA 1956-1964) <div style="font-size:90%";> Medals by sport (GDR 1968-1988) Medals by sport (FRG 1968-1988) Medalists Archery Athletics Boxing Beach volleyball Canoeing Cycling Diving Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Figure Skating Football Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern pentathlon Rowing Rugby Sailing Shooting Swimming Men Women Table tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling Summary by sport Aquatics Swimming Germany first competed in swimming at 1900 Games, with six swimmers in five events, winning two gold medals. Athletics Cycling Germany competed in all six of the cycling events at the first Games in 1896, earning a silver medal. Equestrian Germany competed in equestrian at the first Games in which the sport was held, in Paris 1900. One rider competed in the mail coach event, winning no medals. Fencing Germany first competed in fencing in 1900, with a single sabreur who did not advance past the first round. Gymnastics Germany competed in all eight of the gymnastics events at the first Games in 1896, winning five of them and medaling in all eight. Rowing Germany was among the nations that competed at the first Olympic rowing regatta in 1900,