East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics

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East Germany at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Flag of East Germany.svg
IOC code GDR
NOC National Olympic Committee of the GDR
in Munich, West Germany
26 August–10 September 1972
Competitors297 (231 men and 66 women) in 18 sports
Flag bearer Manfred Wolke
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
20
Silver
23
Bronze
23
Total
66
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (1896–1936, 1992–)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany (1956–1964)
East German team at the opening ceremony Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0827-207, Munchen, XX. Olympiade, Eroffnungsfeier, DDR-Mannschaft.jpg
East German team at the opening ceremony

Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic, called DDR in the opening ceremony) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 297 competitors, 231 men and 66 women, took part in 161 events in 18 sports. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Athletics

Men's 800 metres

Men's 1500 metres

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

Men's High Jump

Boxing

Men's Light Middleweight ( 71 kg)

Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)

Canoeing

Slalom

AthleteEventPreliminaryFinal
Run 1RankRun 2RankBestRank
Reinhard Eiben Men's C-1 327.501315.841315.84 Gold medal.svg
Jochen Förster 354.423365.455354.424
Jürgen Köhler 372.884447.7013372.886
Walter Hofmann
Rolf-Dieter Amend
Men's C-2 310.681445.5115310.68 Gold medal.svg
Jürgen Kretschmer
Klaus Trummer
329.573DNF329.574
Jürgen Henze
Herbert Fischer
DNF508.4418508.4418
Jürgen Bremer Men's K-1 408.5024303.157303.158
Harald Gimpel 298.115277.952277.95 Bronze medal.svg
Siegbert Horn 363.2017268.561268.56 Gold medal.svg
Angelika Bahmann Women's K-1 413.072364.501364.50 Gold medal.svg
Sybille Bödecker 482.888526.1010482.8811
Martina Falke 482.207DNF482.2010

Sprint

Men
AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Dirk Weise C-1 1000 m 4:41.043 QBYE4:14.384
Dirk Weise
Dieter Lichtenberg
C-2 1000 m 4:12.953 QBYE3:52.661 Q4:01.507
Joachim Mattern K-1 1000 m 4:02.882 QBYE3:54.243 Q3:51.946
Reiner Kurth
Alexander Slatnow
K-2 1000 m 3:46.051 QBYE3:32.821 Q3:34.164
Volkmar Thiede
Eduard Augustin
Herbert Laabs
Joachim Mattern
K-4 1000 m 3:18.652 QBYE3:11.654Did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatsRepechagesSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
Bettina Müller K-1 500 m 2:15.154 q2:08.921 Q2:07.903 Q2:06.855
Ilse Kaschube
Petra Grabowski
K-2 500 m 2:00.962 QBYE1:54.30 Silver medal.svg

Cycling

Eleven cyclists represented East Germany in 1972.

Road

AthleteEventTimeRank
Dieter Gonschorek Men's road race DNF
Wolfram Kühn DNF
Karl-Heinz Oberfranz 4:17:3630
Wolfgang Wesemann 4:17:3633

Track

1000m time trial
AthleteEventTimeRank
Jürgen Schütze Men's 1000m time trial 1:07.02 Bronze medal.svg
Men's Sprint
AthleteEventHeatsRepechage 1Round 2Repechage 2Round 3Repechage 3Repechage FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Time
Speed (km/h)
RankOpposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Hans-Jürgen Geschke Men's sprint Flag of Colombia.svg  Díaz  (COL)
State Flag of Iran (1964-1980).svg  Rahbar  (IRN)
W 11.52
BYEFlag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Crutchlow  (GBR)
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Kocot  (POL)
W 11.53
BYEFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  King  (TTO)
Flag of Italy.svg  Cardi  (ITA)
W 11.42
BYEFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Balk  (NED)
L 1:2 11.63
Did not advance5
Werner Otto Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Reybaud  (ARG)
Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Crutchlow  (GBR)
L
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  King  (TTO)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Chiarasapawong  (THA)
L
Did not advance
Pursuit
AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
TimeRankOpposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Opposition
Time
Rank
Thomas Huschke Men's individual pursuit 4:57.959Did not advance9
Thomas Huschke
Heinz Richter
Herbert Richter
Uwe Unterwalder
Team pursuit 4:25.482 QCivil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
W 4:23.26
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland  (POL)
W 4:23.14
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
L 4:25.25
Silver medal.svg
Men's Tandem
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageRepechage FinalsQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Opposition
Time
Speed (km/h)
Rank
Jürgen Geschke
Werner Otto
Tandem Flag of Italy.svg  Cooke
Rowe  (ITA)
W 11.66
BYEFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Snellinx
Soetaert  (BEL)
W 2:0 (10.75; 10.80)
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Andrzej Bek
Benedykt Kocot  (POL)
W 2:0 (10:45; 10:91)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Semenets
Tselovalnikov  (URS)
L 1:2 (10.68)
Silver medal.svg

Diving

Men
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRankTotalRank
Falk Hoffmann 3 m springboard 384.455 Q160.5011544.957
10 m platform 291.548 Q145.1710436.7110
Lothar Matthes 298.416 Q167.343465.754
Wolfram Ristau 268.5923Did not advance
Helge Ziethen 3 m springboard 364.028 Q147.0012511.0212
Women
AthleteEventPreliminariesFinal
PointsRankPointsRankTotalRank
Heidi Becker 3 m springboard 281.584 Q124.2010405.789
Sylvia Fiedler 10 m platform 206.074 Q135.608341.676
Marina Janicke 3 m springboard 273.488 Q157.442430.92 Bronze medal.svg
10 m platform 206.733 Q153.812360.54 Bronze medal.svg
Christa Köhler 3 m springboard 278.885 Q115.3212394.2011

Equestrian

Dressage

AthleteHorseEventQualificationFinalOverall
ScoreRankScoreRankScoreRank
Gerhard Brockmüller Marios Individual 154513Did not advance
Horst Köhler Imanuel148617Did not advance
Wolfgang Müller Semafor152116Did not advance
Gerhard Brockmüller
Horst Köhler
Wolfgang Müller
See above Team 4552545525

Eventing

AthleteHorseEventDressageCross-countryJumpingTotal
Final
PenaltiesRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesTotalRankPenaltiesRank
Rudolf Beerbohm Ingolf Individual 71.006474.803.80150.003.8013.8011
Joachim Brohmann Uranio51.331971,7371.73470.0071.73171.7325
Helmut Gille Pflicht69.005834.8034.203240.0074.204074.2026
Jens Niehls Big-Ben84.007034.0050.003910.0060.001660.0023
Rudolf Beerbohm
Joachim Brohmann
Helmut Gille
Jens Niehls
See above Team 191.3315143.6080.40510.00127.932127.935

Fencing

Five fencers, all men, represented East Germany in 1972.

Men's épée
Men's team épée

Football

First round

Group D

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Poland 3300112+96Advanced to second round
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3201113+84
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 310251272
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 3003111100
Source: FIFA
East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg4–0Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Kreische Soccerball shade.svg19', 89'
Streich Soccerball shade.svg45'
Sparwasser Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Michael Wuertz (United States)

East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg6–1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Streich Soccerball shade.svg1', 10'
Sparwasser Soccerball shade.svg9'
Ducke Soccerball shade.svg31'
Vogel Soccerball shade.svg85'
Kreische Soccerball shade.svg88' (pen.)
Report Espinosa Soccerball shade.svg38'
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Abdelkader Aouissi (Algelia)

Poland  Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg2–1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Gorgoń Soccerball shade.svg6', 63' Report Streich Soccerball shade.svg45'
Attendance: 10.000
Referee: Werner Winsemann (Canada)

Second round

Group 1

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 330081+76Gold Medal match
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3201104+64Bronze Medal match
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 30124841
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 301211091
Source: FIFA
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg2–0Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
A. Dunai Soccerball shade.svg60'
Tóth Soccerball shade.svg66'
Report
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)

East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg7–0Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Ganzera Soccerball shade.svg34'
Sparwasser Soccerball shade.svg39', 51', 89'
Streich Soccerball shade.svg48'
Kreische Soccerball shade.svg72'
Häfner Soccerball shade.svg79'
Report
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Jafar Namdar (Iran)

East Germany  Flag of East Germany.svg3–2Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Pommerenke Soccerball shade.svg10'
Streich Soccerball shade.svg53'
Vogel Soccerball shade.svg82'
Report Hoeneß Soccerball shade.svg31'
Hitzfeld Soccerball shade.svg68'
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: William Mullan (Great Britain)

Bronze Medal match

Soviet Union  Flag of the Soviet Union.svg2–2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Blokhin Soccerball shade.svg10'
Khurtsilava Soccerball shade.svg30'
Report Kreische Soccerball shade.svg33' (pen.)
Vogel Soccerball shade.svg78'
Olympic Stadium, Munich
Attendance: 80,000
Referee: Armando Marques (Brazil)

Bronze medals shared.

Gymnastics

Handball

Men's Team Competition

As expected, the East Germans dominated the first round, defeating Iceland, Tunisia, and Czechoslovakia in turn to win their division. The second round began with a loss to the Soviet Union. Czechoslovakia's wins over the Soviet Union and Sweden meant that the East Germans had to defeat Sweden as well just to tie the Czechoslovakian team in the standings, which they did. However, the tie-breaker went against the East Germans and they placed second in the division. They played the other division's second place team, Romania in the bronze medal game and lost, receiving fourth place.

Judo

Rowing

Men's single sculls

Men's double sculls

Men's coxless pair

Men's coxed pair

Men's coxless four

Men's coxed four

Men's eight

Sailing

Shooting

Nine male shooters represented East Germany in 1972. Werner Lippoldt won bronze in the 50 m rifle, three positions and Michael Buchheim won bronze in the skeet.

25 m pistol
50 m pistol
300 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, three positions
50 m rifle, prone
Trap
Skeet

Swimming

Men's 100m Freestyle

Men's 200m Freestyle

Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay

Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay

Volleyball

Men's Team Competition

Weightlifting

Wrestling

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