East Germany at the 1968 Winter Olympics

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East Germany at the
1968 Winter Olympics
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg
Flag of Germany superimposed
with the Olympic rings
IOC code GDR
NOC National Olympic Committee of the German Democratic Republic
in Grenoble
Competitors57 (45 men, 12 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer Thomas Köhler (luge)
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
2
Total
5
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1928–1936, 1952, 1992–)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany (1956–1964)

East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. East German athletes had competed together with West German athletes as the United Team of Germany in the previous three Winter Olympic Games, but both nations sent independent teams starting in 1968.

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Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
Gold medal icon.svg Gold Klaus-Michael Bonsack
Thomas Köhler 		Luge Men's doubles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Gabriele Seyfert Figure skating Women's singles
Silver medal icon.svg Silver Thomas Köhler Luge Men's individual
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Klaus-Michael Bonsack Luge Men's individual
Bronze medal icon.svg Bronze Andreas Kunz Nordic combined Men's individual

Alpine skiing

Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Eberhard Riedel DownhillDNF–
Eberhard Riedel Giant Slalom1:55.59531:51.08253:46.6741
Men's slalom
AthleteHeat 1Heat 2Final
TimeRankTimeRankTime 1RankTime 2RankTotalRank
Eberhard Riedel 53.621 QF––52.002552.07161:44.0713

Biathlon

Men
EventAthleteTimePenaltiesAdjusted time 1Rank
20 km Heinz Kluge 1'19:55.271'26:55.224
Hansjörg Knauthe 1'23:04.921'25:04.921
Dieter Speer 1'18:13.361'24:13.318
Horst Koschka 1'18:37.731'21:37.710
1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
AthletesRace
Misses 2TimeRank
Heinz Kluge
Hans-Gert Jahn
Horst Koschka
Dieter Speer 		42'21:54.56
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
15 km Axel Lesser DNF–
Peter Thiel 52:07.837
Gert-Dietmar Klause 51:51.633
Gerhard Grimmer 51:22.129
30 km Helmut Unger 1'44:47.937
Axel Lesser 1'44:16.236
Gert-Dietmar Klause 1'39:30.519
Gerhard Grimmer 1'38:46.015
50 km Gert-Dietmar Klause 2'36:52.525
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
AthletesRace
TimeRank
Gerhard Grimmer
Axel Lesser
Peter Thiel
Gert-Dietmar Klause 		2'19:22.87
Women
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
5 km Anni Unger 17:30.716
Renate Fischer-Köhler 17:25.514
Gudrun Schmidt 17:24.313
Christine Nestler 17:23.512
10 km Anni Unger 40:36.822
Renate Fischer-Köhler 39:27.416
Gudrun Schmidt 39:22.814
Christine Nestler 39:07.99
Women's 3 x 5 km relay
AthletesRace
TimeRank
Renate Fischer-Köhler
Gudrun Schmidt
Christine Nestler 		59:33.96

Figure skating

Men
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Jan Hoffmann 26251437.823826
Günter Zöller 10141727.910011
Women
AthleteCFFSPointsPlacesRank
Sonja Morgenstern 29221475.925128
Gabriele Seyfert 221882.318Silver medal icon.svg
Pairs
AthletesSPFSPointsPlacesRank
Irine Müller
Hans-Georg Dallmer 		98289.4829
Heidemarie Steiner
Heinz-Ulrich Walther 		44303.1374

Ice hockey

First round

Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany - Flag of Norway.svg Norway 3:1 (2:1, 1:0, 0:0)
Goalscorers: Joachim Ziesche, Lothar Fuchs, Peter Prusa - Odd Syversen.

Final Round

RankTeamPldWLTGFGAPts
1Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 7610481012
2Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 7511331711
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7520281510
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 742123189
5Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 733117237
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States 724123285
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 716013392
8Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 707013480

Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR – Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 9:0 (4:0, 2:0, 3:0)
Goalscorers: Firsov 3, Vikulov 2, Mišakov, Staršinov, Alexandrov, Zajcev.
Referees: Wycisk (POL), Johannessen (NOR)

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada – Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 11:0 (4:0, 4:0, 3:0)
Goalscorers: Mott 4, Huck 2, Hargreaves, O’Shea, Bourbonnais, Monteith, H. Pinder.
Referees: Trumble (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)

Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden – Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 5:2 (1:0, 2:1, 2:1)
Goalscorers: Hedlund 2, Wickberg, Lundström, Henriksson – Plotka, Fuchs.
Referees: Seglin (URS), Wycisk (POL)

Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia – Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany 10:3 (5:2, 1:0, 4:1)
Goalscorers: Horešovský 4, Nedomanský 2, Jiřík, Suchý, Kochta, Ševčík – Karrenbauer, Novy, Peters.
Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Sillankorva (FIN)

Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany – Flag of Finland.svg Finland 2:3 (1:2, 0:1, 1:0)
Goalscorers: R. Noack, Peters – Harju 2, Keinonen.
Referees: Bucala (TCH), Dahlberg (SWE)

Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany – Flag of the United States.svg USA 4:6 (1:3, 1:1, 2:2)
Goalscorers: Fuchs 2, Karrenbauer 2 – Stordahl 2, P. Hurley 2, Volmar, Lilyholm.
Referees: Kubinec (CAN), Seglin (URS)

Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany – Flag of Germany.svg West Germany 2:4 (0:1, 1:2, 1:1)
Goalscorers: Hiller, Fuchs – Funk, Waitl, Hanig, Lax.
Referees: McEvoy (CAN), Kořínek (TCH)

Contestants

8. EAST GERMANY
Goaltenders: Dieter Pürschel, Klaus Hirche.
Defence: Dieter Voigt, Manfred Buder, Helmut Novy, Dieter Kratzsch, Wolfgang Plotka, Wilfried Sock, Ulrich Noack.
Forwards: Bernd Karrenbauer, Hartmut Nickel, Lothar Fuchs, Peter Prusa, Joachim Ziesche, Bernd Poindl, Dietmar Peters, Bernd Hiller, Rüdiger Noack.
Coach: Rudi Schmieder.

Luge

Men
AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Wolfgang Scheidel DSQ–––––DSQ–
Klaus-Michael Bonsack 57.90857.63257.8052:53.33Bronze medal icon.svg
Thomas Köhler 57.68557.47157.5112:52.66Silver medal icon.svg
Horst Hörnlein 57.49358.04458.57132:54.107

(Men's) Doubles

AthletesRun 1Run 2Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Klaus-Michael Bonsack
Thomas Köhler 		47.88147.9711:35.85Gold medal icon.svg
Horst Hörnlein
Reinhard Bredow 		48.80549.0161:37.815
Women
AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Total
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Ortrun Enderlein DSQ–––––DSQ–
Anna-Maria Müller DSQ–––––DSQ–
Angela Knösel DSQ–––––DSQ–

Nordic combined

Events:

AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotal
Distance 1Distance 2PointsRankTimePointsRankPointsRank
Roland Weißpflog Individual67.066.0186.32948:33.5238.002424.309
Karl-Heinz Luck 69.571.0198.82050:14.7215.228414.0211
Andreas Kunz 72.574.0216.91049:19.8227.203444.10Bronze medal icon.svg

Ski jumping

AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2Total
DistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRank
Bernd Karwofsky Normal hill72.098.567.0 (fall)53.0151.554
Wolfgang Stöhr 73.5101.471.097.9199.320
Manfred Queck 75.5104.172.5101.3205.414
Dieter Neuendorf 76.5108.773.0102.6211.37
Dieter Neuendorf Large hill93.0100.692.098.2198.815
Manfred Queck 96.5104.098.5108.8212.84
Wolfgang Stöhr 96.5106.092.599.9205.97

Speed skating

Women
EventAthleteRace
TimeRank
500 m Ruth Budzisch-Schleiermacher 47.816
1000 m Ruth Budzisch-Schleiermacher 1:35.612
1500 m Ruth Budzisch-Schleiermacher 2:27.18

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