1956 German Olympians

In 1956 West Germany and East Germany competed together as the "United Team of Germany" (Gesamtdeutsche Mannschaft) at the Olympics in Melbourne which sent a roster of eight boxers, five from West Germany and three from East Germany. Harry Kurschaft won a silver medal and Wolfgang Behrendt a gold medal.

Roster

• 51 kg Edgar Basel (West Germany)
• 54 kg Wolfgang Behrendt (East Germany)
• 57 kg Bernhard Schröter (East Germany)
• 60 kg Harry Kurschat (West Germany)
• 63,5 kg Willi Roth (West Germany)
• 71 kg Ulrich Kienast (West Germany)
• 75 kg Dieter Wemhöner (West Germany)
• +81 kg Ulrich Nitzschke (East Germany)

Results

Round of 32

• 51 kg Vladimir Stolnikov (Soviet Union) DEF Edgar Basel PTS
• 57 kg Bernhard Schröter DEF Paulino Melendez (Phillipines) PTS
• 63,5 kg Willi Roth DEF Thomas Schuster (Fiji) PTS

Round of 16

• 54 kg Wolfgang Behrendt DEF Henrik Ottesen (Denmark) KO2
• 57 kg Pentti Hämäläinen (Finland) DEF Bernhard Schröter PTS
• 60 kg Harry Kurschat DEF Celedonio Espinosa (Phillipines) PTS
• 63,5 kg Franco Nenci (Italy) Willi Roth PTS
• 71 kg Ulrich Kienast DEF James Montgomery (Canada) PTS
• 75 kg Dieter Wemhöner DEF Ronald Redrup (Great Britain) PTS

Quarterfinals

• 54 kg Wolfgang Behrendt DEF Owen Reilly (Great Britain) PTS
• 60 kg Harry Kurschat DEF Zygmunt Milewski (Poland) KO3
• 71 kg John McCormack (Great Britain) DEF Ulrich Kienast KO3
• 75 kg Victor Zalazar (Argentina) DEF Dieter Wemhöner PTS
• +81 kg Giacomo Bozzano (Italy) DEF Ulrich Nitzschke PTS

Semifinals

• 54 kg Wolfgang Behrendt DEF Frederick Gilroy (Ireland) PTS
• 60 kg Harry Kurschat DEF Anthony Byrne (Ireland) PTS

Finals

• 54 kg Wolfgang Behrendt DEF Soon-Chun Song (South Korea) PTS
• 60 kg Richard McTaggart (Great Britain) DEF Harry Kurschat PTS