| Games | Athlete/Team | Placement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Summer Olympics | Lothar Milde | 2 | Silver |
| Hartmut Losch | 4 | ||
| Günter Schaumburg | 10 | ||
| 1972 Summer Olympics | Detlef Thorith | 6 | |
| Hartmut Losch | 22 r1/2 | ||
| 1976 Summer Olympics | Wolfgang Schmidt | 2 | Silver |
| Norbert Thiede | 4 | ||
| Siegfried Pachale | 5 | ||
| 1980 Summer Olympics | Wolfgang Schmidt | 4 | |
| Hilmar Hoßfeld | 11 | ||
| Armin Lemme | 13 r1/2 | ||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | Jürgen Schult | 1 | Gold |
