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Sporting event delegation
Athletes from East Germany (
German Democratic Republic ) competed at the
1968 Summer Olympics in
Mexico City , Mexico. 226 competitors, 186 men and 40 women, took part in 124 events in 18 sports.
[1] It was the first time that
West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) and East Germany had sent separate teams to the Summer Olympic Games.
Medalists
Gold
Christoph Höhne — Athletics, Men's 50 km Walk
Margitta Gummel — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
Manfred Wolke — Boxing, Men's Welterweight
Heinz-Jürgen Bothe and
Jörg Lucke — Rowing, Men's Coxless Pairs
Dieter Schubert ,
Frank Forberger ,
Dieter Grahn , and
Frank Rühle — Rowing, Men's Coxless Fours
Roland Matthes — Swimming, Men's 100m Backstroke
Roland Matthes — Swimming, Men's 200m Backstroke
Rudolf Vesper — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Welterweight
Lothar Metz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman Middleweight
Silver
Helga Lindner, silver medallist in the women's 200m butterfly
Klaus Beer — Athletics, Men's Long Jump
Lothar Milde — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
Marita Lange — Athletics, Women's Shot Put
Erika Zuchold — Gymnastics, Women's Side Horse Vault
Karin Janz — Gymnastics, Women's Asymmetrical Bars
Peter Kremtz ,
Dieter Semetzky ,
Manfred Gelpke ,
Roland Göhler and
Klaus Jacob — Rowing, Men's Coxed Fours
Frank Wiegand ,
Horst-Günter Gregor ,
Eugen Henninger , and
Roland Matthes — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay
Helga Lindner — Swimming, Women's 200m Butterfly
Gabriele Wetzko ,
Gabriele Perthes ,
Roswitha Krause , and
Uta Schmuck — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay
Bronze
Wolfgang Nordwig — Athletics, Men's Pole Vault
Siegfried Fülle ,
Klaus Köste ,
Peter Weber ,
Günter Beier ,
Matthias Brehme , and
Gerhard Dietrich — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined Exercises
Magdalena Schmidt ,
Ute Starke ,
Erika Zuchold ,
Maritta Bauerschmidt ,
Karin Janz , and
Marianne Noack — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined Exercises
Harald Vollmar — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol
Kurt Czekalla — Shooting, Men's Trap Shooting
Sabine Steinbach — Swimming, Women's 400m Individual Medley
Paul Borowski ,
Karl-Heinz Thun , and
Konrad Weichert — Sailing, Men's Dragon
Athletics
Boxing
Canoeing
Cycling
Ten cyclists represented East Germany in 1968.
Team time trial
1000m time trial
Tandem
Team pursuit
Diving
Equestrian
Fencing
Four fencers, all men, represented East Germany in 1968.
Men's épée
Men's team épée
Field hockey
Fourteen male
field hockey players competed in 1968, when the East German team finished in 11th place.
[2]
Gymnastics
Modern pentathlon
Three male pentathlete represented East Germany in 1968.
Individual
Team
Karl-Heinz Kutschke
Jörg Tscherner
Wolfgang Lüderitz
Rowing
East Germany had 26 male rowers participate in all seven
rowing events in 1968.
[3]
Men's single sculls
Men's double sculls
Men's coxless pair – 1st place (
gold medal)
Men's coxed pair
Men's coxless four – 1st place (
gold medal)
Men's coxed four – 2nd place (
silver medal)
Men's eight
Sailing
Shooting
Nine shooters, all men, represented East Germany in 1968.
Harald Vollmar won bronze in the 50 m pistol and
Kurt Czekalla won bronze in the trap.
25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Swimming
Volleyball
Men's team competition
Round robin
Lost to Czechoslovakia (2-3)
Lost to Japan (0-3)
Defeated Mexico (3-0)
Defeated Belgium (3-0)
Lost to Soviet Union (2-3)
Defeated United States (3-0)
Defeated Brazil (3-1)
Defeated Bulgaria (3-2)
Defeated Poland (3-0) → Fourth place
Water polo
Men's Team Competition
Preliminary Round (Group B)
Defeated Mexico (12:4)
Tied with Yugoslavia (4:4)
Lost to Italy (4:5)
Defeated Greece (11:4)
Defeated Japan (8:0)
Defeated United Arab Republic (19:2)
Defeated Netherlands (8:3)
Classification Matches
5th/8th place : Defeated Cuba (8:2)
5th/6th place : Lost to United States (4:6) → Sixth place
Team Roster
Weightlifting
Wrestling
References
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill ; et al.
"East Germany at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference LLC . Archived from
the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014 .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill ; et al.
"East Germany Hockey at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference LLC . Archived from
the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2016 .
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen;
Mallon, Bill ; et al.
"East Germany Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de Mexico Summer Games" . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com .
Sports Reference LLC . Archived from
the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2018 .
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