Hannelore (Hanni) Wenzel is a retired Liechtensteiner alpine ski racer. Wenzel is a former Olympic, World Cup, and world champion. She won Liechtenstein's first-ever Olympic medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, and its first two Olympic gold medals four years later in Lake Placid, New York.
Julia Zwehl is a former field hockey international from Germany. She played as goalkeeper and was a member of the German gold medal winning team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Zwehl, nicknamed Zorro, played for Eintracht Braunschweig. In total, she represented Germany in 93 matches.
Bärbel Wöckel is a former East German sprinter. She never ran a world record in the individual disciplines. However, she ran several world records as part of relay teams with Doris Maletzki, Renate Stecher and Christina Heinich over 4 x 100 meters, the last time on September 8, 1974, in Rome. At the GDR Championships she took first place in the 4 x 100-meter relay in 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981 to 1984. In 1976 she won third place with the team.
Athletes from East Germany competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 267 competitors, 154 men and 113 women, took part in 139 events in 17 sports.
Gerda Weissensteiner OMRI is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who competed from the late 1980s to 2006. Competing in six Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles luge event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and together with Jennifer Isacco she won the bronze in Turin in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the first Italian sportsperson to win Olympic medals in two disciplines.
Lutz Dombrowski is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic champion.
Johanna Klier is a former East German hurdler and Olympic gold medallist.
Nadine Ernsting-Krienke is a field hockey striker from Germany, who won the gold medal with the women's national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She is one of the most decorated field hockey players in Germany, having played in four consecutive Summer Olympic Games, starting in 1992. She retired from international play in 2009, after having represented Germany 360 times, scoring 137 goals.
Hannelore Burosch is a former East German handball player, born in Rostock, who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Melanie Behringer is a German footballer who played as a midfielder for Bayern Munich. She was a Best FIFA Women's Player finalist.
Saskia Bartusiak is a German retired footballer. She played as a centre back.
Hannelore Anke is a retired German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s.
Anke Westendorf is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Vita Semerenko is a Ukrainian biathlete. She is Olympic champion in women's relay, Olympic medalist and multiple World championships medalist. She is one of the most successful Ukrainian winter athletes.
Hannelore Hradez was an Austrian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Hannelore Weygand was a German equestrian, born in Düsseldorf. She competed in equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where she won a silver medal in the team competition in mixed dressage.
Anneliese Küppers was a German equestrian. She was born in Duisburg. She competed in equestrian at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, where she won a silver medal in the team competition in mixed dressage.
Hannelore Glaser is a German former alpine skier who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.
Hannelore Raepke is a German sprinter. She competed in the women's 100 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Raepke was a competitor at the 1958 European Athletics Championships and 1962 European Athletics Championships. During these events, her best finish was during the 200 metres in 1958, where she was second.
The following teams and players took part in the women's volleyball tournament at the 1976 Summer Olympics, in Montreal.
East Germany 
