East Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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| At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||
| Competitors | 226 in 18 sports | |||||||||
| Flag bearer | Karin Balzer | |||||||||
| Medals Rank: 5 |
Gold 9 |
Silver 9 |
Bronze 7 |
Total 25 |
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| Olympic history (summary) | ||||||||||
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| 1952 • 1956* • 1960* • 1964* • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 | ||||||||||
| Winter Games | ||||||||||
| 1952 • 1956* • 1960* • 1964* • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988
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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.
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[edit] Medalists
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Gold
- Christoph Höhne — Athletics, Men's 50km 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
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Silver
- 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 4x100m Medley Relay
- Helga Lindner — Swimming, Women's 200m Butterfly
- Gabriele Wetzko, Gabriele Perthes, Roswitha Krause, and Uta Schmuck — Swimming, Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay
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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
[edit] Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Canoeing
Main article: Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Equestrianism
Main article: Equestrianism at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Four fencers, all men, represented East Germany in 1968.
[edit] Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Hockey
Main article: Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Modern pentathlon
Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Round Robin
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- 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
- Team Roster
[edit] Water polo
Main article: Water polo at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group B)
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- 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
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- 5th/8th place: Defeated Cuba (8:2)
- 5th/6th place: Lost to United States (4:6) → Sixth place
- Team Roster
[edit] Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1968 Summer Olympics
[edit] References
- ^ "East Germany at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GDR/summer/1968/. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
