| Games | Athlete/Team | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 Summer Olympics | Hans Wedemann / Heinrich Sack | 4 | |
| 1952 Summer Olympics | Egon Drews / Wilfried Soltau | 3 | Bronze |
| 1956 Summer Olympics | Egon Drews / Herbert Kirschner | 5 h1 r1/2 | |
| 1960 Summer Olympics | Willi Mehlberg / Werner Ulrich | 7 | |
| 1964 Summer Olympics | Klaus Böhle / Detlef Lewe | 6 | |
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Ulrich Papke / Ingo Spelly | 1 | Gold |
| 1996 Summer Olympics | Andreas Dittmer / Gunar Kirchbach | 1 | Gold |
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Lars Kober / Stefan Uteß | 3 | Bronze |
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Christian Gille / Tomasz Wylenzek | 1 | Gold |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Christian Gille / Tomasz Wylenzek | 2 | Silver |
| 2012 Summer Olympics | Peter Kretschmer / Kurt Kuschela | 1 | Gold |
| 2016 Summer Olympics | Sebastian Brendel / Jan Vandrey | 1 | Gold |
| 2020 Summer Olympics | Sebastian Brendel / Tim Hecker | 3 | Bronze |