United Team of Germany

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United Team of Germany (EUA)

During the Cold War, the Russian-controlled portion of Germany, the "German Democratic Republic" claimed to be a separate nation. East and West Germany finally reunited as a single nation on October 3, 1990.

Germany was represented at the 1956 Summer Olympics by a United Team of Germany of athletes from the (Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), West Germany) and, for the first time at Summer Games, also from the (German Democratic Republic (GDR), East Germany) which had not joined in 1952. Also, the Saarland athletes who had to enter as a separate team in 1952 could now join in even though the accession of their state was not yet in effect. Thus, 1956 was the only Olympic team ever to comprise athletes from three German states. The EUA team continued to represent both East and West Germany through 1964.