Barbara Petzold is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the 10 km and the 4 × 5 km relay, and a bronze in the 4 × 5 km relay at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Johanna Klier is a former East German hurdler and Olympic gold medallist.
Henry Glaß is an East German former ski jumper who competed during the 1970s.
Evelin Kaufer is a retired East German sprinter who competed in the 100 metres.
Christine Laser is a former German athlete who mainly competed in the pentathlon.
Andrea Pollack was a butterfly swimmer from East Germany who won three Olympic gold medals.
Evelin Jahl is a German former discus thrower, who won two Olympic gold medals representing East Germany.
Horst Queck is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1966 to 1971.
Henrietta Ebert is a German rower who won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics and was a member of the SC Dynamo Potsdam.
Kornelia Kunisch is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Hannelore Anke is a retired German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s.
Gabriele Wetzko is a former German swimmer. Born in Leipzig, East Germany, she competed for East Germany in the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.
Gabriele "Gabi" Kühn is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Brigitte Irene Ahrenholz was a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Christine Mummhardt is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Manfred Merkel is a retired slalom canoeist who competed for East Germany.
Gerlinde Doberschütz is a German rower. Her brother-in-law Jens Doberschütz was also a successful rower. Doberschütz was trained by Herta Weissig.
Cornelia Klier is a German rower. She married in 1980 prior to attending the Olympic Games and used her married name in Moscow.
Jens Glücklich is a German former cyclist who, prior to the German reunification, competed for East Germany. He competed in the track time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Herbert Niemann was an East German judoka. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. He married Margarete Selling who had won gold with the women's eight at the 1966 European Rowing Championships. Niemann committed suicide in Hellersdorf (Berlin) in 1991.
