Georg Thoma is a retired German Nordic combined skier and ski jumper. He won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics, becoming the first non-Scandinavian athlete to do so, and was voted German Sportsman of the Year. At the 1964 Olympics he won a bronze medal and served as the Olympic flag bearer for Germany at the opening ceremony. He further won the world championships title in 1966. Thoma's strength in the Nordic combined was jumping. He was three times German champion in ski jumping. Additionally, he won the Nordic combined at the Holmenkollen ski festival from 1963 to 1966. For his Nordic combined successes, Thoma was awarded the Holmenkollen medal in 1964.
Dieter Kottysch was a German amateur middleweight boxer; he competed for West Germany in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a gold medal in 1972.
Dieter Krause was a German sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 4×500 m event at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.
Josef Carl Peter Neckermann was a German equestrian and Olympic champion. He won Olympic medals at four different Olympics, in 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1972. Later Neckermann became a member of the West German National Olympic Committee.
Hartwig Steenken was a West German show jumper. He was born in Twistringen, and raised on his father's farm in Bowrede near Hoya in Lower Saxony.
Wilfried Dietrich was a German heavyweight wrestler. Between 1956 and 1972 he took part in five Olympics and six world championships, often entering both the freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling contests – a feat unmatched by any other wrestler. He won five Olympic and five world championship medals, becoming Olympic (1960), world (1961) and European champion (1967). Between 1955 and 1962 he won all his freestyle bouts.
Lothar Metz was a German wrestler.
Eberhard Ferstl was a German field hockey player who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and in the 1960 Summer Olympics. He was born in Munich.
Dieter Koslar was a German cyclist. He competed in the individual road race and the team time trial events at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Dieter Grabe is an East German former cyclist. He competed in the team time trial at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Dieter Gonschorek is a former German cyclist. He competed in the individual road race for East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Dieter Berkmann is a German former cyclist. He competed for West Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics and 1976 Summer Olympics.
Dieter Steinmann is a German sprinter. He competed in the men's 100 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics representing West Germany.
Dieter Hartmann is a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Dieter Mietz is a German former footballer who played as a defender. He competed for West Germany in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Horst Rascher is a German boxer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Dieter Renz was a German boxer. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Dieter Berg is a German boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Dieter Gröning is an Australian wrestler. He competed in the men's freestyle flyweight at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
Emil Bildstein was a German water polo player. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics, the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
