East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the Olympic Games for the last time as an independent nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics. 259 competitors, 157 men and 102 women, took part in 157 events in 16 sports.

Medalists

East Germany finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 37 gold medals and 102 medals overall.

Gold

• Ulf Timmermann — Athletics, Men's Shot Put
• Jürgen Schult — Athletics, Men's Discus Throw
• Christian Schenk — Athletics, Men's Decathlon
• Sigrun Wodars — Athletics, Women's 800 metres
• Martina Hellmann — Athletics, Women's Discus Throw
• Petra Felke — Athletics, Women's Javelin Throw
• Andreas Zülow — Boxing, Men's Lightweight
• Henry Maske — Boxing, Men's Middleweight
• Olaf Heukrodt — Canoeing, Men's C1 500 m Canadian Singles
• Birgit Fischer and Anke Nothnagel — Canoeing, Women's K2 500 m Kayak Pairs
• Heike Singer, Birgit Fischer, Anke Nothnagel, and Ramona Portwich — Canoeing, Women's K4 500 m Kayak Fours
• Lutz Heßlich — Cycling, Men's 1000 m Sprint (Scratch)
• Olaf Ludwig — Cycling, Men's Individual Road Race
• Jan Schur, Uwe Ampler, Mario Kummer, and Maik Landsmann — Cycling, Men's Team......
...

Read More