Athletes from East Germany competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 226 competitors, 186 men and 40 women, took part in 124 events in 18 sports. It was the first time that West Germany and East Germany had sent separate teams to the Summer Olympic Games.
András Bodnár is a former Hungarian water polo player and freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1964 Summer Olympics, 1968 Summer Olympics and 1972 Summer Olympics. He is one of eight male athletes who won four or more Olympic medals in water polo.
Rainer Zimmermann was an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics.He was born in Glogau. In 1972 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored eight goals.
Kenji Kimura is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Tetsuo Satō is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He was born in Fukushima Prefecture.
Kenji Shimaoka is a Japanese former volleyball player who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Pavel Schenk is a Czech former volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Drahomír Koudelka was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.
Lubomír Zajíček was a Czech volleyball player who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Bystrc. In 1968, he was part of the Czechoslovakian team that won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played two matches. Four years later, he finished sixth with the Czechoslovakian team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played four matches.
Wolfgang Löwe is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany 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.
Eckehard Pietzsch 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.
Arnold Schulz is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Rudi Schumann is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Wolfgang Webner was a German volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Breslau. In 1968 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played eight matches. Four years later he won the silver medal with the East German team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played all seven matches.
Yuriy Mikhaylovich Poyarkov was a Ukrainian volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1964 Summer Olympics, in the 1968 Summer Olympics, and in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Yevhen Valentinovich Lapinsky, also known as Yevgeny Lapinsky, was a Ukrainian former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He played for Burevestnik Odesa.
Valeri Ivanovich Kravchenko is a Soviet former volleyball player who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in the Kabodiyen, Khatlon, Tajik SSR. He played for Burevestnik Alma-Ata. In 1968, he was part of the Soviet team which won the gold medal in the Olympic tournament. He played eight matches. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Soviet team in the 1972 Olympic tournament. He played six matches.
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