Athletes from East Germany competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 297 competitors, 231 men and 66 women, took part in 161 events in 18 sports.
Wolfgang Nordwig is a former East German pole vaulter. He competed in the 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze and a gold medal, respectively, clearing 5.50 m in 1972.
Wolfgang Behrendt was a bantamweight amateur boxer from East Germany, won the gold medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics for the United Team of Germany. He subsequently became the first Olympic champion for East Germany. He was born in Berlin.
Wolfgang Scheidel is an East German former luger who won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. He also won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold in the men's doubles (1965) and two bronzes in the men's singles. He won a pair of silver medals in the men's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships.
Wolfgang Zimmerer is a retired West-German bobsledder who mostly competed as a driver together with his brakeman Peter Utzschneider. Zimmerer took part in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics and won four medals, with one gold, one silver, and two bronzes.
Wolfgang Hottenrott is a competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany.
Jörg Lucke is a retired East German rower. He won a bronze medal in the eights at the 1966 World Championships and an Olympic gold medal in the coxless pairs in 1968. After that he competed in the coxed pairs with Wolfgang Gunkel. Together they won the European title in 1971, the Olympics gold medal in 1972, and the world title in 1975, placing second in 1974.
Wolfgang Löwe is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Wolfgang Weise is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany 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.
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.
Wolfgang Gunkel was an East German rower who mostly competed in coxed pairs together with Jörg Lucke. In this event he won the European title in 1971, the Olympic gold medal in 1972, and the world title in 1975. His crew placed fourth at the 1968 Olympics. Gunkel won another world title in the men's eight in 1977. In February 1978, he was given the sports awards Honoured Master of Sports.
Klaus-Dieter Neubert is a retired East German rowing coxswain, who had his best achievements in the coxed pairs, together with Wolfgang Gunkel and Jörg Lucke. They won the European title in 1971 and the Olympic gold medal in 1972, and finished second at the 1973 European and 1974 World Championships. Neubert placed fourth at the 1968 Olympics with another crew.
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig is a retired East German rower who competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1972 he won a bronze medal in the single sculls event, whereas in 1976 he became Olympic champion in the quadruple sculls. Güldenpfennig won two world titles in the quadruple sculls, in 1975 and 1977, as well as a European bronze medal in the single sculls in 1973. After retiring from competitions he worked as a rowing coach, training Karl-Heinz Bußert, Uwe Heppner, Uwe Mund and Martin Winter.
Wolfgang Barthels is a former German footballer.
Wolfgang Klotz is a German former gymnast. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won two bronze medals with the East German team. Individually his best achievement was 14th place in the floor exercise in 1972. He won one more bronze team medal at the 1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships.
Wolfgang Wesemann is a German former cyclist. He competed in the individual road race for East Germany at the 1972 Summer Olympics. He won the DDR Rundfahrt in 1971.
Wolfgang Sigl is an Austrian rower. He finished fifth in the men's lightweight double sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Both his mother and grandmother were multiple medallists at European Rowing Championships in single sculls. His grandmother won five silver and two bronze medals, and his mother won two bronze medals.
Wolfgang Müller is a German sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics representing East Germany. Müller won bronze in the men's 400 metres at the 1972 European Athletics Indoor Championships, and was a three-time East German champion in the event. In 1972, he also set a world record in the 500 metres.
The following teams and players took part in the men's volleyball tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics, in Munich.
