Athletes from East Germany (

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1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

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, Canada. 267 competitors, 154 men and 113 women, took part in 139 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Athletics

Men's Marathon *

Waldemar Cierpinski Waldemar Cierpinski (born 3 August 1950) is a former East German athlete and two time Olympic Champion in the marathon. He lives in Halle an der Saale. Career He was born to Polish parents who had moved to Germany in 1945, in Neug ...

— 2:09.55 (→ Gold Medal) Men's 4 × 100 m Relay *

Manfred Kokot Manfred Kokot (born 3 January 1948 in Templin, Brandenburg) is a former East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He did so alongside Jörg Pfeifer, Klaus-Diet ...

Jörg Pfeifer Jörg Pfeifer (born 19 March 1952) is a retired East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the 4 × 100 metre relay where he won the s ...

Klaus-Dieter Kurrat Klaus-Dieter Kurrat (born 16 January 1955 in Nauen, Brandenburg) is a former East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was a European Junior 100/200 metre champion in 1973. He was twice East German 100 Metres Champion, a ...

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Alexander Thieme Alexander Thieme (13 January 1954 – 29 November 2016) was an East German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Thieme was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt, Saxony. He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, ...

** Heat — 39.42 ** Semi Final — 39.43 ** Final — 38.66s (→ Silver Medal) Men's High Jump *

Rolf Beilschmidt Rolf Beilschmidt (born 8 August 1953, in Jena) is a retired East German high jumper. Beilschmidt represented the sports club SC Motor Jena, and became East German champion in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981. Beilschmidt's persona ...

** Qualification — 2.16m ** Final — 2.18m (→ 7th place) *

Henry Lauterbach Henry Lauterbach (born 22 October 1957 in Buttstädt, Bezirk Erfurt) is a retired East Germany, East German high jumper and long jumper. In the high jump he finished fourth at the 1978 European Championships in Athletics, 1978 European Championsh ...

** Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance) Men's Long Jump * Frank Wartenberg ** Qualification — 7.89m ** Final — 8.02m (→ Bronze Medal) Men's Discus Throw * Wolfgang Schmidt ** Qualification — 63.14m ** Final — 66.22m (→ Silver Medal) * Norbert Thiede ** Qualification — 61.14m ** Final — 64.30m (→ 4th place) * Siegfried Pachale ** Qualification — 60.64m ** Final — 64.24m (→ 5th place) Men's 20 km Race Walk *

Hans-Georg Reimann Hans-Georg Reimann (born 24 August 1941 in Starrischken, Municipality Heydekrug) is a former East German race walker, who started for the SC Dynamo Berlin and the GDR and won two Olympic medals in 20 km racewalking. He finished ...

— 1:25:13 (→ Silver Medal) *

Peter Frenkel Peter Frenkel (born 13 May 1939 in Eckartsberga) is an East German athlete who was one of the best 20 km race walkers in the world in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Biography He won the gold medal for East Germany in the Munich Olympics ...

— 1:25:29 (→ Bronze Medal) *

Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller (20 January 1953 – 13 September 2018)Marianne Adam Marianne Adam (born 19 September 1951 in Luckenwalde, Brandenburg) is a retired shot putter who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. She was born in Luckenwalde. She was a member of SC Dynamo Berlin. She won the bronze medal at the 1974 Europ ...

**Final — 20.55 m (→ 4th place) *

Ilona Slupianek Ilona Longo (née Schoknecht, divorced Briesenick and Slupianek; born 24 September 1956) is a German former shot putter who represented East Germany. As Ilona Slupianek, she won the 1980 Olympic title in Moscow and won European titles in 1978 and ...

**Final — 20.54 m (→ 5th place) * Margitta Droese **Final — 19.79 m (→ 6th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) *

Dietmar Geilich Dietmar Geilich is an East German Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the light-flyweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1980 Summer Olympics. He lost his first match against Armando Guevara Ramón Armando G ...

*# First Round — Bye *# Second Round — Lost to

Armando Guevara Ramón Armando Guevara (born January 16, 1955) is a former boxer from Venezuela, who twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1980. He won the bronze medal at the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships The World Amateur Boxing Cham ...

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Canoeing

Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented East Germany in 1976. ; Individual road race * Karl-Dietrich Diers — 4:49:01 (→ 16th place) * Gerhard Lauke — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Hans-Joachim Hartnick — did not finish (→ no ranking) * Siegbert Schmeisser — did not finish (→ no ranking) ;

Team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

* Hans-Joachim Hartnick * Karl-Dietrich Diers * Gerhard Lauke * Michael Schiffner ; Sprint *

Jürgen Geschke Hans-Jürgen Geschke (also known as Tutti, born 7 July 1943) is a German former track cyclist who competed for East Germany in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics. After having won the silver medal in the 2000 m tandem, alongside Werner Otto, he ...

— Bronze Medal ; 1000m time trial *

Klaus-Jürgen Grünke Klaus-Jürgen Grünke (born 30 March 1951) is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city ...

— 1:05.927 (→ Gold Medal) ;

Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track. It is held at over for men and for women. The riders start at the same time and set off to complete the ...

Thomas Huschke Thomas Huschke (born 29 December 1947) is a retired East German cyclist. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in the 4000m individual and team pursuit events. He won a silver team medal in 1972 and an individual bronze medal in 1976, ...

— Bronze Medal ;

Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, starting on opposite sides of the velodrome. Race format Both men's and women's events are competed over ...

Norbert Dürpisch Norbert Dürpisch (born 29 May 1952) is an East German former cyclist. He competed in the team pursuit event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Ri ...

Uwe Unterwalder Uwe Unterwalder (born 15 July 1950) is a retired East German track cyclist. He had his best achievements in the 4000 m individual and team pursuit. In these disciplines he won two silver medal at the 1972 and 1980 Summer Olympics, as well as s ...

* Matthias Wiegand

Diving

Fencing

One male fencer represented East Germany in 1976. ; Men's foil *

Klaus Haertter Klaus Haertter (born 22 July 1952) is a German fencer. He competed for East Germany at the 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – ...

Football

Gold Medal * First Round **Drew with 0-0 **Defeated 1-0 *Quarterfinals **Defeated 4-0 *Semifinals **Defeated 2-1 *Final **Defeated 3-1 *Team Roster **

Jürgen Croy Jürgen Croy (born 19 October 1946) is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He made 86 appearances for the German Democratic Republic national team. Club career Born in Zwickau, Germany, Croy spent his entire footballing career at ...

Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin (also spelled Hans-Ullrich Grapenthin, born 2 September 1943) is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for FC Carl Zeiss Jena in 308 DDR-Oberliga, Oberliga matches. He was an East Germany national football ...

Gerd Weber Gerd Weber (born 31 May 1956 in Dresden) is a former German soccer player. Weber began his career in 1973 with SG Dynamo Dresden in the DDR-Oberliga. Between 1975 and 1980 he played 33 times as a midfielder for the East Germany national t ...

** Gert Heidler **

Hans-Jürgen Dörner Hans-Jürgen "Dixie" Dörner (25 January 1951 – 19 January 2022) was a German football player and coach. He distinguished himself during his career by being named East Germany's player of the year three times (1977, 1984 and 1985) – the o ...

Konrad Weise Konrad Weise (born 17 August 1951 in Greiz) is a German former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American f ...

Lothar Kurbjuweit Lothar Kurbjuweit (born 6 November 1950 in Riesa) is a former German footballer and football manager. Career Kurbjuweit played for Stahl Riesa (1965–1970) and FC Carl Zeiss Jena (1970–1983). International career On the national level he ...

** Reinhard Lauck **

Reinhard Häfner Reinhard Häfner (2 February 1952 – 24 October 2016) was a German footballer and coach. Häfner played children's and youth football for his hometown club BSG Motor Sonneberg. As a junior player he was assigned to FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt before jo ...

Hans-Jürgen Riediger Hans Jürgen Riediger (born 20 December 1955) is a former footballer from East Germany. Riediger played for BFC Dynamo, scoring 105 goals / 196 DDR-Oberliga matches. He participated in 1976 Summer Olympics and received the gold medal. Career ...

** Bernd Bransch ** Martin Hoffmann **

Gerd Kische Gerhard Kische (born 23 October 1951 in Teterow) is a former German football player. Kische played for FC Hansa Rostock from 1970 to 1981. On the national level, he played for the East German national team (59 and 63 matches respective ...

** Dieter Riedel ** Wolfram Löwe **

Hartmut Schade Hartmut Schade (born 13 November 1954 in Radeberg, East Germany) is a German former football player and won the gold medal with the East German Olympic team at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He played for Dynamo Dresden Sportgemeinschaft Dynamo ...

Wilfried Gröbner Wilfried Gröbner (born 18 December 1949) is a German former footballer and coach who was part of East Germany's gold medal-winning team at the 1976 Olympics. Club career The defender played 230 East German top-flight matches for Lokomoti ...

*Head Coach:

Georg Buschner Georg Buschner (26 December 1925 – 12 February 2007) was an East Germany, East German Association football, football player and manager. Buschner played in the DDR-Oberliga, East German top-flight for BSG Wismut Gera, Motor Gera and FC Carl ...

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Rowing

East Germany had 30 male and 24 female rowers participate in all fourteen

rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically ...

events in 1976. Each team received a medal. ; Men's single sculls – 3rd place ( bronze medal) * Joachim Dreifke ; Men's double sculls – 3rd place ( bronze medal) *

Uli Schmied Hans-Ulrich Schmied (born 23 February 1947) is a retired German rower who specialized in the double sculls. In this event he won bronze medals at the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games and finished in fifth place in 1968. He also won one world (1974) a ...

Jürgen Bertow Jürgen Bertow (born 21 April 1950) is a retired German rower. He won a bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1975 World Championships in the double sculls, as well as a world title in the quad sculls in 1974. For these ...

; Men's coxless pair – 1st place ( gold medal) *

Jörg Landvoigt Jörg Landvoigt (born 23 March 1951) is a retired German rower Jörg Landvoigt and his twin brother Bernd were born in Brandenburg an der Havel, then in the German Democratic Republic. Their father was a boatman: their mother worked as a secr ...

Bernd Landvoigt Bernd Landvoigt (born 23 March 1951) is a retired German rower. Bernd Landvoigt and his twin brother Jörg were born in Brandenburg an der Havel, then in the German Democratic Republic. Their father was a boatman: their mother worked as a s ...

; Men's coxed pair – 1st place ( gold medal) *

Harald Jährling Harald Jährling (born 20 June 1954) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Private life Jährling was born in Burg bei Magdeburg in 1954. In 1974, when he was 19, he had a ...

* Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich * Georg Spohr ; Men's quadruple sculls – 1st place ( gold medal) * Wolfgang Güldenpfennig * Rüdiger Reiche *

Karl-Heinz Bußert Karl-Heinz Bußert (born 8 January 1955) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Kirchmöser. In 1976 he was a crew member of the East German boat which won the gold medal in the quadruple s ...

Michael Wolfgramm Michael Wolfgramm (born 8 March 1953) is a German rower who competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo The Sportvereinigung Dynamo () (''Dynamo Sports Association'') was the sport association of the security agencies ( ...

; Men's coxless four – 1st place ( gold medal) *

Siegfried Brietzke Siegfried Brietzke (born 12 June 1952) is a German rower. He competed for East Germany, first in coxless pairs, together with Wolfgang Mager, and then in coxless fours. In these events he won Olympic gold medals in 1972, 1976 and 1980, as well ...

Andreas Decker Andreas Decker (born 19 August 1952) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He was born in Zwickau Zwickau (; is, with around 87,500 inhabitants (2020), the fourth-larg ...

Stefan Semmler Stefan Semmler (born 5 May 1952) is a retired East German rower. Competing in coxless four A coxless four is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars, withou ...

Wolfgang Mager Wolfgang Mager (born 24 August 1952) is a retired Germany, German rowing (sport), rower. He competed for East Germany, first in coxless pairs, together with Siegfried Brietzke, and then in coxless fours. In these events he won Olympic gold meda ...

; Men's coxed four – 2nd place ( silver medal) * Andreas Schulz * Rüdiger Kunze * Walter Dießner * Ullrich Dießner * Johannes Thomas ; Men's eight – 1st place ( gold medal) * Bernd Baumgart * Gottfried Döhn * Werner Klatt * Hans-Joachim Lück * Dieter Wendisch * Roland Kostulski * Ulrich Karnatz * Karl-Heinz Prudöhl *

Karl-Heinz Danielowski Karl-Heinz Danielowski (born 31 March 1940) is a retired German coxswain. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics and for East Germany at the 1968 and 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 � ...

; Women's single sculls – 1st place ( gold medal) * Christine Scheiblich ; Women's double sculls – 2nd place ( silver medal) * Sabine Jahn * Petra Boesler ; Women's coxless pair – 2nd place ( silver medal) *

Angelika Noack Angelika Noack (born 20 October 1952) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was born in Angermünde Angermünde () is a town in the district of Uckermark in the stat ...

Sabine Dähne Sabine Dähne (born 27 February 1950) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was born in Colditz. In 1976 she and her partner Angelika Noack Angelika Noack (born 20 October 1952) is a German rower ...

; Women's coxed four – 1st place ( gold medal) * Karin Metze * Bianka Schwede * Gabriele Lohs * Andrea Kurth * Sabine Heß ; Women's quadruple sculls – 1st place ( gold medal) *

Anke Borchmann Anke Borchmann ( Grünberg; born 23 June 1954) is a rower who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. Early life Grünberg was born in Neukalen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, East Germany in 1954. Rowing career Grünberg competed for SC Dynamo Ber ...

* Jutta Lau *

Viola Poley Viola Poley (later Kowalschek, born 13 April 1955) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. She was born in Berlin in 1955. In 1976, she was a crew member of the East German boat, which won the gold medal in ...

* Roswietha Zobelt * Liane Weigelt ;

Women's eight An eight is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers, who sit ...

– 1st place ( gold medal) *

Viola Goretzki Viola Goretzki (later Landvoigt; born 23 November 1956) is a retired German rower. She won a world title in 1975 and an Olympic gold medal in 1976 at the 1976 Montreal in the eight event. For these achievements she was awarded the Patriotic O ...

* Christiane Knetsch * Ilona Richter * Brigitte Ahrenholz * Monika Kallies * Henrietta Ebert * Helma Lehmann * Irina Müller * Marina Wilke

Sailing

Shooting

Swimming

;Men's Competition 100 meter Backstroke *

Roland Matthes Roland Matthes (, ; 17 November 1950 – 20 December 2019) was a German swimmer and the most successful backstroke swimmer of all time. Between April 1967 and August 1974 he won all backstroke competitions he entered. He won four European champ ...

— 57.22 — Bronze Medal ;Women's Competition 100 meter Freestyle *

Kornelia Ender Kornelia Ender (later Matthes now Grummt, born 25 October 1958 in Plauen, Bezirk Karl-Marx-Stadt) is a former East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, ...

— 55.65 — Gold Medal * Petra Priemer — 56.49 — Silver Medal 200 meter Freestyle *

— 1:59.26 — Gold Medal 400 meter Freestyle * Petra Thumer — 4:09.89 — Gold Medal 800 meter Freestyle * Petra Thumer — 8:37.14 — Gold Medal 100 meter Backstroke *

Ulrike Richter Ulrike Richter (later Schmidt, born 17 June 1959) is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she won three gold medals. She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics ...

— 1:01.83 — Gold Medal *

Birgit Treiber Birgit Treiber (born 26 February 1960) is a former swimmer from the German Democratic Republic. She won one gold and two silver medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics and a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics. It was later proven she was exte ...

— 1:03.41 — Silver Medal 200 meter Backstroke *

— 2:13.43 — Gold Medal *

— 2:14.97 — Silver Medal 100 meter Breaststroke *

Hannelore Anke Hannelore Anke (later Hofmann; born 8 December 1957) is a retired German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. Personal life Anke was born in 1957 in Bad Schlema. Her mother had a senior position in a textile manufacturing plant ...

— 1:11.16 — Gold Medal 100 meter Butterfly *

— 1:00.13 — Gold Medal *

Andrea Pollack Andrea Pollack (later Pinske; 8 May 1961 – 13 March 2019) was a butterfly swimmer from East Germany who won three Olympic gold medals. Pollack was born in 1961 in Schwerin. She was a member of SC Dynamo Berlin. She who won two gold medals a ...

— 1:00.98 — Silver Medal 200 meter Butterfly *

— 2:11.41 — Gold Medal *

Ulrike Tauber Ulrike Tauber (born 16 June 1958) is a retired Medley swimming, medley and Butterfly stroke, butterfly Swimming (sport), swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in ...

— 2:12.50 — Silver Medal * Rosemarie Gabriel — 2:12.86— Bronze Medal 400 meter Individual Medley *

— 4:42.77 — Gold Medal 4x100 meter Freestyle Relay * Petra Priemer;

; Claudia Hempel;

— 3:45.50 — Silver Medal 4x100 meter Medley Relay *

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— 4:07.95 — Gold Medal

Volleyball

;Women's Team Competition *Preliminary Round (Group B) ** Lost to Cuba (1–3) ** Lost to South Korea (2–3) ** Lost to Soviet Union (2–3) *Classification Matches ** 5th/8th place: Defeated Peru (3–2) ** 5th/6th place: Lost to Cuba (0–3) → Sixth place *Team Roster **

Karla Roffeis Karla Roffeis (later Mügge, born 4 July 1958 in Crivitz, Bezirk Schwerin) is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on ...

** Johanna Strotzer ** Cornelia Rickert ** Christina Walther ** Ingrid Mierzwiak ** Helga Offen ** Barbara Czekalla **

Jutta Balster Jutta Balster (born 4 May 1952) is a German former volleyball player. She competed in the women's tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Ri ...

Anke Westendorf Anke Westendorf (later Maukel, born 26 February 1954) is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. She was born in Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgian Low ...

** Hannelor Meincke ** Monika Meissner ** Gudrun Gartner *Head Coach: Dieter Grund

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

{{Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics Germany, East

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

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