Germany at the Summer Olympics Summer Olympics. While all other banned nations were invited again for the 1924 Summer Olympics, held for the second time in Pierre de Coubertin's home town of Paris, the ban on Germany was not lifted until 1925. This was likely related to French Occupation of the Ruhr and the Rheinland between 1923 and 1925. After 16 years of absence, a new generation of German athletes returned in the 1928 Summer Olympics, scoring second overall. Four years later, the worldwide Great Depression prevented many athletes from competing in the 1932 Games in Los Angeles. Winning only three gold medals, the German
Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, October 17, 1964. 19 weightlifters from 18 nations competed on this competition. There are results of the men's heavyweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, October 18, 1964. 21 weightlifters from 19 nations competed on this competition. Weightlifting at the 1964 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo consisted of seven weight classes, all for men only. It also counted as 1964 World Weightlifting Championships. There are results of the men's bantamweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. The competition was held