Kristin Otto is a German Olympic swimming champion. She is most famous for being the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games, doing so at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. In long course, she held the world records in the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle events. Otto was also the first woman to swim the short course 100 meter backstroke in under a minute, doing so at an international short course meet at Indiana University in 1983.
Christa Luding-Rothenburger is a former speed skater and track cyclist. She was born in Weißwasser, East Germany. Luding is one of the few athletes who have competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, and the first female to win a medal in both the Summer and Winter Games. She is the only athlete to win Winter and Summer Olympic medals in the same year (1988), a feat that is no longer possible due to the staggering of the Winter and Summer Olympic years. In speed skating, she is a two-time Olympic gold medallist, while she is an Olympic silver medallist in cycling.
Heike Friedrich is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won two medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.
Wolfgang Hoppe is a former East German decathlete, bob pilot and 36-time international medal winner who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won six medals with two golds, three silvers, and one bronze (1994).
Dietmar Schauerhammer is an East German two-time Winter Olympic champion, pentathlete, decathlete and bob pusher for six-time World champion, two-time Olympic champion, four-time European champion, two-time German champion and five-time GDR champion Wolfgang Hoppe who competed during the 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won three medals with two golds and one silver.
Beate Schramm is a German rower and Olympic gold medallist. Between 1986 and 1991, she won four senior world championship titles, after having previously twice been junior world champion. She won gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the quad sculls event for East Germany, but missed the A final at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics in the single sculls event when she competed for Germany. She was national rowing champion a total of six times; four times in East Germany and twice German champion after the reunification.
Bernd Eichwurzel is a rower who competed for the SG Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won medals at international rowing competitions. In October 1986, he was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold for his sporting success.
Bernd Niesecke is a German rower, who competed for the SC Dynamo Potsdam / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won the medals at the international rowing competitions. In October 1986, he was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold for his sporting success.
Jana Sorgers is a German rower who was a dominant sculler of her time, starting her career for the East German rowing team and continuing after the German reunification for the combined Germany for a few more years. Between 1986 and 1996, she won two Olympic gold medals, seven world championship titles, and nine national titles. Upon the conclusion of her successful career, she was awarded the Thomas Keller Medal by the International Rowing Federation (FISA) – the highest honour in rowing.
Ramona Balthasar is a German rower.
Jutta Behrendt is a German competition rower, world champion and Olympic champion.
Andreas Hajek is a retired German rower.
Cornelia Linse is a German rower and Olympic medalist. She won the silver medal in double sculls with her partner Heidi Westphal in the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games. In October 1986, she was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold for her sporting success.
Kerstin Förster is a German rower.
Piotr Jan Szczypa, now known as Peter Szczypa is a former pair skater who competed for Poland with Janina Poremska and Teresa Skrzek. He is currently the national ladies' figure skating coach of Germany.
Miriam Welte is a German track cyclist.
Sylvio Kroll is a German former gymnast who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In October 1986, he was awarded a Star of People's Friendship in gold for his sporting success.
Kristina Bröring-Sprehe is a German dressage rider competing at Olympic level.
Kerstin Spittler is a retired East German rower who won a gold and a silver medal in the coxed four boat class at the world championships in 1985 and 1986, respectively. In October 1986, she was awarded a Patriotic Order of Merit in gold for her sporting success. She competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the coxless pair, together with Katrin Schröder, and finished in fourth place.
John Christian Mundt is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oregon.
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