| Games | Athlete/Team | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 Summer Olympics | Adolf Rieger | 2 | Silver |
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Werner Seelenbinder | 4 | |
| Paul Böhmer | DNS | ||
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Max Leichter | AC | |
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Wilfried Dietrich | DNS | |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Herbert Albrecht | 9 | |
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Heinz Kiehl | 3 | Bronze |
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Maik Bullmann | 1 | Gold |
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Maik Bullmann | 3 | Bronze |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Thomas Zander | 12 | |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Denis Kudla | =3 | Bronze |
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Denis Kudla | =3 | Bronze |