Christoph Höhne is a racewalker who competed in the 50 km walk for East Germany in the 1960s and 1970s.
Hans-Jürgen "Hansi" Kreische is a former East German footballer.
Günther Schumacher is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer born in East Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1984. He twice represented West Germany at the Summer Olympics, and won the gold medal on both occasions in the Men's Team Pursuit.
Horst Hörnlein is a former East German luger and bobsleigh coach who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He and Reinhard Bredow won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
Reinhard Bredow is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He and Horst Hörnlein won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.
Eberhard "Ebse" Vogel is a former German footballer.
Steffen Grummt is an East German decathlete who competed from the late 1970s to 1983. He later competed in bobsleigh in the mid-1980s.
Klaus Köste was a German gymnast. He won a gold medal in the vault at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He competed for East Germany and won bronze medals in the team all-around event in three Olympics, in 1964, 1968 and 1972. He was particularly strong on the horizontal bar, winning the 1971 and 1973 European championships and a bronze medal at the 1970 World championship in this event.
Frank Forberger was a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Frank Rühle is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Dieter Grahn is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Dieter Schubert is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Horst Peter is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Siegfried Schneider is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Wolfgang Mager is a retired German rower. He competed for East Germany, first in coxless pairs, together with Siegfried Brietzke, and then in coxless fours. In these events he won Olympic gold medals in 1972 and 1976, as well as four world championships in 1974–1979. In the 1980 Olympics, the East German boat won the gold medal again, but Mager suffered a hand injury before the Games and was replaced by Jürgen Thiele.
Klaus-Dieter Ludwig, known as Lucky in rowing circles, was a German coxswain who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics. He had a long rowing career and competed on the international stage for 19 seasons, retiring aged 41.
Ulrich Kons is a retired German rower who had his best achievements in the eights. In this event he won a gold medal at the 1980 Olympics and a world title in 1977. He also won a world title in the coxed fours in 1982. For his Olympic achievement Kons was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in 1980.
Jürgen Henze is a former East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s.
Stefan Förster is a German boxer. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics for East Germany. At the 1972 Summer Olympics, he defeated Les Hamilton and Mayaki Seydou, before losing to Alfonso Zamora.
Leslie "Les" Hamilton is a Canadian boxer. He competed in the men's bantamweight event at the 1972 Summer Olympics. In the first round he lost to Stefan Förster of East Germany, taking the 33rd place.
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