| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | |
| Full name | Dieter•Rauscher | |
| Used name | Dieter•Rauscher | |
| Born | 28 April 1942 in Cheb, Karlovarský kraj | |
| Measurements | 162 cm / 60 kg | |
| Affiliations | TSG Mutterstadt — Mutterstadt, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
| NOC | West Germany |
Weightlifter Dieter Rauscher finished eleventh in the featherweight class at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. He was originally based in East Berlin, but defected to West Germany during the inter-national qualifications for the 1964 Tokyo Games. From 1965-67 he won the West German featherweight and from 1969-71, the national lightweight title. Rauscher studied sports and worked as a teacher in a German high school.
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Weightlifting | Dieter Rauscher | ||||
| Featherweight, Men (Olympic) | 11 |