History of Germany and coal and distributed the new currency in West Berlin as well. The city thereby became economically integrated into West Germany. Konrad Adenauer (1876–1967) was the dominant leader in West Germany. He was the first chancellor (top official) of the FRG, 1949–63, and until his death was the founder and leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a coalition of conservatives, ordoliberals, and adherents of Protestant and Catholic social teaching that dominated West Germany politics for most of its history. During his chancellorship, the West Germany economy grew quickly, and West Germany established friendly relations with France, participated in the
West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics Men's Team Competition: Three male pentathletes represented West Germany in 1972. Men's Individual Competition: Men's Team Competition: Alternate Member Men's Single Sculls Men's Coxed Pairs Fourteen male shooters represented West Germany in 1972. Konrad Wirnhier won gold in the skeet. Men's 100m Freestyle Men's 200m Freestyle Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) was the host nation of the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. 423 competitors, 340 men and 83 women, took part in 183 events in 23 sports. West