foil Jürgen Theuerkauff, Friedrich Wessel, Tim Gerresheim, Jürgen Brecht, Dieter Wellmann Men's épée Fritz Zimmermann Franz Rompza Dieter Jung Men's team épée Dieter Jung, Franz Rompza, Fritz Zimmermann, Max Geuter, Paul Gnaier Men's sabre Paul Wischeidt Walter Köstner Volker Duschner Men's team sabre Percy Borucki, Walter Köstner, Paul Wischeidt, Klaus Allisat, Volker Duschner Women's foil Heidi Schmid Helga Mees Monika Pulch Women's team foil Heidi Schmid, Helga Koch, Gundi Theuerkauff, Monika Pulch, Helga Mees Field hockey Eighteen male field hockey players competed in 1968, when the West German team finished in 4th place. Wolfgang Rott Günther Krauss Utz Aichinger Jürgen Wein Klaus Greinert Uli Vos Detlev Kittstein Norbert Schuler Fritz Schmidt Carsten Keller Michael Krause Wolfgang Müller Dirk Michel Eckardt Suhl Ulrich Sloma Hermann End Friedrich Josten Wolfgang Baumgart Gymnastics Modern pentathlon Three male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1968. Individual Elmar Frings Heiner Thade Hans Jürgen Todt Team Elmar Frings Heiner Thade Hans Jürgen Todt Rowing West Germany had 26 male rowers participate in all seven rowing events in 1968. Men's single sculls – 2nd place ( silver medal) Jochen Meißner Men's double sculls Wolfgang Glock Udo Hild Men's coxless pair Günther Karl Franz Held Men's coxed pair Bernhard Hiesinger Rolf Hartung Lutz Benter (cox) Men's coxless four Thomas Hitzbleck Manfred Weinreich Volkhart Buchter Jochen Heck Men's coxed four Niko Ott Peter Berger Udo Brecht Hans-Johann Färber Stefan Armbruster (cox) Men's eight – 1st place ( gold medal) Horst Meyer Dirk Schreyer Rüdiger Henning Wolfgang Hottenrott Lutz Ulbricht Egbert Hirschfelder Jörg Siebert Niko Ott Gunther Tiersch (cox) Roland Böse (heat 1) Sailing Shooting Twelve shooters, all men, represented West Germany in 1968. Bernd Klingner won gold in the 50 m rifle, three positions and Konrad Wirnhier won bronze in the skeet. 25 m pistol Erich Masurat Hans Standl 50 m pistol Heinz Mertel Kurt Meyer 50 m rifle, three positions Bernd Klingner Peter Kohnke 50 m rifle, prone Karl Wenk Klaus Zähringer Trap Werner Bühse Erich Gehmann Skeet Konrad Wirnhier Karl Meyer zu Hölsen Swimming Water polo Men's Team Competition Preliminary Round (Group A) Defeated Spain (5:3) Lost to Hungary (4:6) Lost to Soviet Union (3:6) Defeated Brazil (10:5) Lost to Cuba (6:7) Lost to United States (5:7) Classification Matches 9th/12th place: Defeated Mexico (6:3) 9th/10th place: Lost to Spain (5:7) → Tenth place Team Roster Dietmar Seiz Günter Kilian Heinz Kleimeier Hermann Haverkamp Kurt Schuhmann Ludger Weeke Ludwig