Christian Schenk is a former decathlete who competed for East Germany and Germany. He won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea.
Wilhelm "Willi" Wülbeck is a retired German middle-distance runner. Competing in the 800 m he finished fourth at the 1976 Summer Olympics. He missed the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to the West German boycott and could not participate in the 1984 Summer Olympics because of an injury. He also finished eighth at the 1974 and 1982 European Championships.
Siegfried "Siggi" Wentz is a German former track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon. He is the 1984 Olympic bronze medallist, and a two-time World Championship medallist.
Torsten Voss is a former East German track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s.
Jürgen Hingsen is a former West German decathlete who won several medals at international championships and Olympic Games in the 1980s, and held the decathlon world record in 1982 and again from 1983 to 1984. His rivalry with British decathlete Daley Thompson proved one of the most exciting in athletics during the 1980s.
Frank Busemann is a former German decathlete. He currently works as a pundit for athletics coverage by German TV channel Das Erste.
Guido Kratschmer is a retired West German decathlete. His sports club was the USC Mainz.
Markus Esser is a retired German hammer throw. His personal best is 81.10 metres, achieved in July 2006 in Leverkusen. This ranks him eighth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs, Günther Rodehau, Holger Klose, Christoph Sahner and Klaus Ploghaus.
Karl-Hans Riehm is a former West German hammer thrower.
Frank Paschek is a retired East German long jumper.
Michael Thomas Maria Wessing was a German javelin thrower.
Bernhard Germeshausen was an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with three golds and one silver.
Andreas Udvari is a retired German decathlete and bobsledder who competed from 2004 to 2007. His best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was third in the four-man event at Igls in January 2007.
Arthur Abele is a German decathlete who is the reigning European champion, winning the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships. He competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Arthur Abele won gold in the Men's decathlon in the European Championships on August 8, 2018 in Berlin, Germany.
Rico Freimuth is a retired German athlete who specialised in the decathlon. He won two medals at World Championships, bronze in 2015 and silver in 2017.
Rita Kirst is a retired German high jumper. She competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and finished in fifth, fifth and 22nd place, respectively. Between 1968 and 1974 she won three gold and two bronze medals at the European indoor championships. Her personal best is 1.92 m (1974).
Siegfried Valentin was a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the 1500 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.
Horst Beyer was a German decathlete who competed at the 1964 and 1972 Summer Olympics. In 1966, he earned a bronze medal at the European Athletics Championships. Beyer died at the age of 77 in 2017, at a hospital in Hamburg. Beyer was an honorary member of VfL Wolfsburg. During his active time as an athlete, he also started for Hamburger SV and USC Mainz.
Andrea Reichstein or Andrea Bienias is a German athlete. She competed in the women's high jump at the 1980 Summer Olympics. She cleared 1m 91 cm and was placed sixth. She married the decathlete Gert Bienias in 1981. She was placed first in the European Athletics Indoor Championships in 1986.
Torben Blech is a German pole vaulter and former decathlete. He won a silver medal at the 2019 Summer Universiade.
