Germany participated at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, held between 4 and 13 February 1932. The country's participation in the Games marked its second appearance at the Winter Olympics since its debut in the previous Games.
The German team consisted of 20 athletes who competed across three sports. Ice hockey player Martin Schröttle was the country's flag-bearer during the opening ceremony. Germany was ranked ninth in the overall medal table with two bronze medals.
Germany competed in the Olympic Games since the inaugural edition of the Summer Olympics in 1896. However, the nation was not allowed to participate in the inaugural Winter Olympics held in 1924 in France as a consequence of the First World War. Hence, the nation made its debut in the Winter Olympics at the second Games held in 1928 held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. This edition of the Games marked the nation's second appearance at the Winter Games.[1]
The 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, held between 4 and 13 February 1932.[2][3] The German delegation consisted of 20 athletes competing across three sports.[4][5]Ice hockey player Martin Schröttle was the country's flag-bearer in the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony.[6] Germany was ranked ninth in the overall medal table with two bronze medals.[7][8]
Bobsleigh competitions were held between 8 and 15 February at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Recreation Area in Lake Placid.[9][10] Germany entered nine athletes across two events in the competition.[4][5] In the two-man event, the best placed team of Hanns Kilian and Sebastian Huber finished fifth.[9] In the subsequent four-man event, the German team of Kilian, Huber, Max Ludwig, and Hans Mehlhorn won the bronze medal with a combined time of just over eight minutes across four runs.[10]
Figure skating competitions were held on 8 and 9 February at the Olympic Arena. As per the terms of the competition, the skaters were ranked by every judge from first through last place, which were based on the points awarded with 60% for Compulsory Figures and 40% for Free Skating. The final placement was determined by a Majority Placement rule with the ranks tallied together.[11]Ernst Baier was the lone competitor for Germany in the competition and was ranked fifth in the final classification.[4][5]
Ice hockey competitions were held between 4 and 13 February at James C. Sheffield Speed Skating Oval and Olympic Arena.[12] There were only four teams in the competition, and each team played the other twice in a round robin tournament.[12] The German team won two matches, both of them against Poland to secure third place and a bronze medal.[4][5]
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United Team of Germany (1956–1964)
East Germany (1968–1988)
West Germany (1968–1988)
Bronze
Canada
United States
Poland
