East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Artistic Gymnastics

All-Around, Individual, Men Michael Nikolay 7
Bernd Jäger 10
Lutz Mack 11
Roland Brückner 24 r1/2
Wolfgang Klotz 25 r1/2
Rainer Hanschke 28 r1/2
Ralph Bärthel DNS
Team, Men East Germany 3 Bronze
Lutz Mack • Bernd Jäger • Michael Nikolay • Roland Brückner • Wolfgang Klotz • Rainer Hanschke • Ralph Bärthel (DNS)
Floor Exercise, Men Roland Brückner 4
Lutz Mack 15 r1/1
Wolfgang Klotz =16 r1/1
Rainer Hanschke =24 r1/1
Michael Nikolay 27 r1/1
Bernd Jäger =42 r1/1
Vault, Men Roland Brückner =11 r1/1
Wolfgang Klotz =22 r1/1
Bernd Jäger =26 r1/1
Lutz Mack =30 r1/1
Michael Nikolay =62 r1/1
Rainer Hanschke 78 r1/1
Parallel Bars, Men Bernd Jäger 4
Lutz Mack =13 r1/2
Michael Nikolay =17 r1/2
Rainer Hanschke =29 r1/2
Wolfgang Klotz =36 r1/2
Roland Brückner =38 r1/2
Horizontal Bar, Men Bernd Jäger =10 r1/1
Michael Nikolay =10 r1/1
Lutz Mack =25 r1/1
Rainer Hanschke =31 r1/1
Wolfgang Klotz =34 r1/1
Roland Brückner =39 r1/1
Rings, Men Lutz Mack =9 r1/1
Bernd Jäger =20 r1/1
Rainer Hanschke =29 r1/1
Michael Nikolay =32 r1/1
Wolfgang Klotz =34 r1/1
Roland Brückner =36 r1/1
Pommel Horse, Men Michael Nikolay =3 Bronze
Rainer Hanschke =11 r1/1
Wolfgang Klotz =21 r1/1
Bernd Jäger =23 r1/1
Roland Brückner =30 r1/1
Lutz Mack =30 r1/1
All-Around, Individual, Women Gitta Escher 6
Marion Kische 8
Kerstin Gerschau 9
Angelika Hellmann 13 r1/2
Steffi Kräker =21 r1/2
Carola Dombeck 33 r1/2
Richarda Schmeißer DNS
Team, Women East Germany 3 Bronze
Gitta Escher • Marion Kische • Kerstin Gerschau • Angelika Hellmann • Steffi Kräker • Carola Dombeck • Richarda Schmeißer (DNS)
Floor Exercise, Women Marion Kische 5
Gitta Escher 6
Angelika Hellmann =10 r1/1
Kerstin Gerschau =12 r1/1
Carola Dombeck =24 r1/1
Steffi Kräker =44 r1/1
Vault, Women Carola Dombeck =2 Silver
Gitta Escher 5
Steffi Kräker =10 r1/1
Kerstin Gerschau =13 r1/1
Marion Kische =13 r1/1
Angelika Hellmann 16 r1/1
Uneven Bars, Women Marion Kische 4
Kerstin Gerschau 7 r1/1
Gitta Escher =10 r1/1
Steffi Kräker =14 r1/1
Angelika Hellmann =14 r1/1
Carola Dombeck =30 r1/1
Balance Beam, Women Angelika Hellmann 5
Gitta Escher 6
Kerstin Gerschau =13 r1/1
Marion Kische =16 r1/1
Steffi Kräker =38 r1/1
Carola Dombeck =72 r1/1

Athletics

100 metres, Men Klaus-Dieter Kurrat 7
Alexander Thieme 8 h2 r3/4
Marathon, Men Waldemar Cierpinski 1 Gold
110 metres Hurdles, Men Thomas Munkelt 5
Frank Siebeck 5 h2 r2/3
Steeplechase, Men Frank Baumgartl 3 Bronze
4 × 100 metres Relay, Men East Germany 2 Silver
Manfred Kokot • Jörg Pfeifer • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat • Alexander Thieme • Thomas Munkelt (DNS) • Eberhard Weise (DNS)
20 kilometres Race Walk, Men Hans-Georg Reimann 2 Silver
Peter Frenkel 3 Bronze
Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller 4
High Jump, Men Rolf Beilschmidt 7
Henry Lauterbach 20 r1/2
Long Jump, Men Frank Wartenberg 3 Bronze
Shot Put, Men Udo Beyer 1 Gold
Hans-Peter Gies 5
Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg 10
Discus Throw, Men Wolfgang Schmidt 2 Silver
Norbert Thiede 4
Siegfried Pachale 5
Hammer Throw, Men Jochen Sachse 6
Manfred Seidel 10
Decathlon, Men Siegfried Stark 6
100 metres, Women Renate Stecher 2 Silver
Marlies Oelsner 8
Martina Blos 6 h4 r1/4
200 metres, Women Bärbel Eckert 1 Gold
Renate Stecher 3 Bronze
Carla Bodendorf 4
400 metres, Women Christina Brehmer 2 Silver
Ellen Streidt 3 Bronze
Marita Koch 3 h4 r2/4
800 metres, Women Elfi Zinn 3 Bronze
Anita Weiß 4
Doris Gluth 7
1,500 metres, Women Gunhild Hoffmeister 2 Silver
Ulrike Klapezynski 3 Bronze
Christiane Stoll 8 h2 r2/3
100 / 80 metres Hurdles, Women Johanna Schaller 1 Gold
Gudrun Berend 4
Annelie Ehrhardt 5 h2 r2/3
4 × 100 metres Relay, Women East Germany 1 Gold
Marlies Oelsner • Renate Stecher • Carla Bodendorf • Bärbel Eckert • Martina Blos (DNS) • Monika Meyer (DNS)
4 × 400 metres Relay, Women East Germany 1 Gold
Doris Maletzki • Brigitte Rohde • Ellen Streidt • Christina Brehmer • Marita Koch (DNS) • Margit Sinzel (DNS)
High Jump, Women Rosie Ackermann 1 Gold
Rita Kirst =22 r1/2
Long Jump, Women Angela Voigt 1 Gold
Siegrun Siegl 4
Heidemarie Wycisk 7
Shot Put, Women Marianne Adam 4
Ilona Schoknecht 5
Margitta Droese 6
Discus Throw, Women Evelin Schlaak 1 Gold
Gabriele Hinzmann 3 Bronze
Sabine Engel 5
Javelin Throw, Women Ruth Fuchs 1 Gold
Jacqueline Hein 4
Sabine Sebrowski 5
Pentathlon, Women Siegrun Siegl 1 Gold
Christine Laser 2 Silver
Burglinde Pollak 3 Bronze

Boxing

Light-Flyweight, Men Dietmar Geilich =9
Bantamweight, Men Stefan Förster =5
Featherweight, Men Richard Nowakowski 2 Silver
Light-Welterweight, Men Ulrich Beyer =5
Welterweight, Men Jochen Bachfeld 1 Gold
Middleweight, Men Bernd Wittenburg =9
Light-Heavyweight, Men Ottomar Sachse =5
Heavyweight, Men Jürgen Fanghänel 15

Canoe Sprint

Kayak Singles (K1), 500 metres, Men Rüdiger Helm 3 Bronze
Kayak Singles (K1), 1,000 metres, Men Rüdiger Helm 1 Gold
Kayak Doubles (K2), 500 metres, Men East Germany 1 Gold
Bernd Olbricht • Joachim Mattern
Kayak Doubles (K2), 1,000 metres, Men East Germany 2 Silver
Bernd Olbricht • Joachim Mattern
Kayak Fours (K4), 1,000 metres, Men East Germany 3 Bronze
Frank-Peter Bischof • Bernd Duvigneau • Rüdiger Helm • Jürgen Lehnert
Canoe Singles (C1), 500 metres, Men Wilfried Stephan 5
Canoe Singles (C1), 1,000 metres, Men Wilfried Stephan 7
Canoe Doubles (C2), 500 metres, Men East Germany 4 h2 r3/4
Detlef Bothe • Hans-Jürgen Tode
Canoe Doubles (C2), 1,000 metres, Men East Germany 5
Detlef Bothe • Hans-Jürgen Tode
Kayak Singles (K1), 500 metres, Women Carola Zirzow 1 Gold
Kayak Doubles (K2), 500 metres, Women East Germany 3 Bronze
Bärbel Köster • Carola Zirzow

Cycling Road

Road Race, Men Karl-Dietrich Diers 16
Hans-Joachim Hartnick DNF
Gerhard Lauke DNF
Siegbert Schmeißer DNF
Team Time Trial, Men East Germany 10
Hans-Joachim Hartnick • Karl-Dietrich Diers • Gerhard Lauke • Michael Schiffner

Cycling Track

Sprint, Men Hans-Jürgen Geschke 3 Bronze
Track Time Trial, Men Klaus-Jürgen Grünke 1 Gold
Individual Pursuit, Men Thomas Huschke 3 Bronze
Team Pursuit, Men East Germany 4
Norbert Dürpisch • Thomas Huschke • Uwe Unterwalder • Matthias Wiegand

Diving

Springboard, Men Falk Hoffmann 4
Frank Taubert 13 r1/2
Dieter Waskow 14 r1/2
Platform, Men Falk Hoffmann 6
Dieter Waskow 10 r1/2
Frank Taubert 11 r1/2
Springboard, Women Christa Köhler 2 Silver
Heidi Ramlow 4
Karin Guthke 5
Platform, Women Heidi Ramlow 8
Karin Guthke 11 r1/2
Kerstin Krause 21 r1/2

Fencing

Foil, Individual, Men Klaus Haertter =13
Épée, Individual, Men Claus Clausnitzer DNS

Football

Football, Men East Germany 1 Gold
Jürgen Croy • Hans-Jürgen Dörner • Lothar Kurbjuweit • Reinhard Lauck • Hans-Jürgen Riediger • Martin Hoffmann • Reinhard Häfner • Konrad Weise • Gerd Kische • Bernd Bransch • Wolfram Löwe • Hartmut Schade • Wilfried Gröbner • Gert Heidler • Hans-Ullrich Grapenthin • Gerd Weber • Dieter Riedel

Handball

Handball, Women East Germany 2 Silver
Hannelore Zober • Evelyn Matz • Roswitha Krause • Christina Rost • Petra Uhlig • Marion Tietz • Kristina Richter • Waltraud Kretzschmar • Gabriele Badorek • Christina Voß • Silvia Siefert • Eva Paskuy • Liane Michaelis • Hannelore Burosch

Judo

Half-Middleweight, Men Dietmar Hötger =11
Middleweight, Men Detlef Ultsch =19
Half-Heavyweight, Men Dietmar Lorenz =5
Open Class, Men Dietmar Lorenz =16

Rowing

Single Sculls, Men Joachim Dreifke 3 Bronze
Double Sculls, Men East Germany 3 Bronze
Uli Schmied • Jürgen Bertow
Quadruple Sculls, Men East Germany 1 Gold
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig • Rüdiger Reiche • Karl-Heinz Bußert • Michael Wolfgramm
Coxless Pairs, Men East Germany 1 Gold
Jörg Landvoigt • Bernd Landvoigt
Coxed Pairs, Men East Germany 1 Gold
Harald Jährling • Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich • Georg Spohr
Coxless Fours, Men East Germany 1 Gold
Siegfried Brietzke • Andreas Decker • Stefan Semmler • Wolfgang Mager
Coxed Fours, Men East Germany 2 Silver
Andreas Schulz • Rüdiger Kunze • Walter Dießner • Ullrich Dießner • Johannes Thomas
Eights, Men East Germany 1 Gold
Bernd Baumgart • Gottfried Döhn • Werner Klatt • Hans-Joachim Lück • Dieter Wendisch • Roland Kostulski • Ulrich Karnatz • Karl-Heinz Prudöhl • Karl-Heinz Danielowski
Single Sculls, Women Christine Scheiblich 1 Gold
Double Sculls, Women East Germany 2 Silver
Sabine Jahn • Petra Boesler
Coxless Pairs, Women East Germany 2 Silver
Angelika Noack • Sabine Dähne
Coxed Fours, Women East Germany 1 Gold
Karin Metze • Bianka Schwede • Gabi Lohs • Andrea Kurth • Sabine Heß
Quadruple Sculls, Women East Germany 1 Gold
Roswietha Zobelt • Jutta Lau • Viola Poley • Anke Borchmann • Liane Weigelt
Eights, Women East Germany 1 Gold
Viola Goretzki • Christiane Knetsch • Ilona Richter • Brigitte Ahrenholz • Monika Kallies • Henrietta Ebert • Helma Lehmann • Irina Müller • Marina Wilke

Sailing

One-Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Men Jochen Schümann 1 Gold
Three-Person Keelboat, Open East Germany 3 Bronze
Dieter Below • Michael Zachries • Olaf Engelhardt
Two-Person Heavyweight Dinghy, Open East Germany 15
Jörg Schramme • Uwe Steingroß

Shooting

Rapid-Fire Pistol, Men Norbert Klaar 1 Gold
Jürgen Wiefel 2 Silver
Free Pistol, Men Uwe Potteck 1 Gold
Harald Vollmar 2 Silver
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, Men Bernd Hartstein 9
Marlies Kanthak =32
Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, Men Peter Gorewski =37
Marlies Kanthak =51
Running Target, Men Thomas Pfeffer 4
Trap, Open Burckhardt Hoppe 4
Skeet, Open Klaus Reschke 4
Dieter Monien =26

Swimming

100 metres Freestyle, Men Roger Pyttel 26
200 metres Freestyle, Men Rainer Strohbach 19
Frank Pfütze 21
Lutz Löscher 47
400 metres Freestyle, Men Rainer Strohbach 18
Frank Pfütze 27
Lutz Löscher 38
4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men East Germany 5
Roger Pyttel • Wilfried Hartung • Rainer Strohbach • Frank Pfütze • Lutz Löscher (DNS)
100 metres Backstroke, Men Roland Matthes 3 Bronze
Lutz Wanja 5
200 metres Backstroke, Men Lutz Wanja 14
Roland Matthes DNS
100 metres Breaststroke, Men Wolfram Sperling DNS
200 metres Breaststroke, Men Wolfram Sperling DNS
100 metres Butterfly, Men Roger Pyttel 4
Roland Matthes 5
Hartmut Flöckner 23
200 metres Butterfly, Men Roger Pyttel 4
Hartmut Flöckner 18
100 metres Freestyle, Women Kornelia Ender 1 Gold
Petra Priemer 2 Silver
Claudia Hempel 6
200 metres Freestyle, Women Kornelia Ender 1 Gold
Claudia Hempel 7
Andrea Pollack 17
400 metres Freestyle, Women Petra Thümer 1 Gold
Sabine Kahle 8
Regina Jäger 10
800 metres Freestyle, Women Petra Thümer 1 Gold
Regina Jäger 7
4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Women East Germany 2 Silver
Kornelia Ender • Petra Priemer • Andrea Pollack • Claudia Hempel
100 metres Backstroke, Women Ulrike Richter 1 Gold
Birgit Treiber 2 Silver
Antje Stille 7
200 metres Backstroke, Women Ulrike Richter 1 Gold
Birgit Treiber 2 Silver
Antje Stille 6
100 metres Breaststroke, Women Hannelore Anke 1 Gold
Carola Nitschke 4
Karla Linke 8
200 metres Breaststroke, Women Hannelore Anke 4
Karla Linke 5
Carola Nitschke 6
100 metres Butterfly, Women Kornelia Ender 1 Gold
Andrea Pollack 2 Silver
Rosemarie Gabriel 5
200 metres Butterfly, Women Andrea Pollack 1 Gold
Ulrike Tauber 2 Silver
Rosemarie Gabriel 3 Bronze
400 metres Individual Medley, Women Ulrike Tauber 1 Gold
Birgit Treiber 4
Sabine Kahle 5
4 × 100 metres Medley Relay, Women East Germany 1 Gold
Ulrike Richter • Hannelore Anke • Andrea Pollack • Kornelia Ender • Birgit Treiber • Carola Nitschke • Rosemarie Gabriel • Petra Priemer (DNS)

Volleyball

Volleyball, Women East Germany 6
Anke Westendorf • Barbara Czekalla • Christine Walther • Cornelia Rickert • Gudrun Gärtner • Hannelore Meincke • Helga Offen • Ingrid Mierzwiak • Johanna Strotzer • Jutta Balster • Karla Roffeis • Monika Meißner

Weightlifting

Lightweight, Men Gunter Ambraß 4
Middleweight, Men Peter Wenzel 3 Bronze
Wolfgang Hübner 4
Middle-Heavyweight, Men Peter Petzold 5
Heavyweight, Men Jürgen Ciezki 5
Super-Heavyweight, Men Gerd Bonk 2 Silver
Helmut Losch 3 Bronze

Wrestling

Light-Flyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Dietmar Hinz 5
Lightweight, Greco-Roman, Men Heinz-Helmut Wehling 3 Bronze
Welterweight, Greco-Roman, Men Klaus-Peter Göpfert 5
Heavyweight, Greco-Roman, Men Fredi Albrecht =9
Light-Flyweight, Freestyle, Men Jürgen Möbius =14
Bantamweight, Freestyle, Men Hans-Dieter Brüchert 2 Silver
Featherweight, Freestyle, Men Helmut Strumpf 8
Lightweight, Freestyle, Men Eberhard Probst 8
Welterweight, Freestyle, Men Fred Hempel 6
Light-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Horst Stottmeister 4
Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Harald Büttner 11
Super-Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men Roland Gehrke 4