East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics

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East Germany at the Olympic Games

Flag of the German Democratic Republic
IOC code  GDR
NOC Nationales Olympisches Komitee für Ostdeutschland
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Competitors
Flag bearer Hans Reimann
Medals Gold
40		 Silver
25		 Bronze
25		 Total
90
Olympic history (summary)
Summer Games
1952 • 1956* • 1960* • 1964* • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988
Winter Games
1952 • 1956* • 1960* • 1964* • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988

*With FRG as the Unified Team of Germany
Other related appearances
Germany Germany (1896–1936, 1992–)

Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.

Contents

[edit] Medals

East Germany finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 40 gold medals and 90 medals overall.

[edit] Silver

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

Men's 4x100m Relay

  • Heat — 39.42
  • Semi Final — 39.43
  • Final — 38.66s (→ Silver Medal)

Men's High Jump

  • Qualification — 2.16m
  • Final — 2.18m (→ 7th place)
  • Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

  • Qualification — 7.89m
  • Final — 8.02m (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Discus Throw

  • Qualification — 63.14m
  • Final — 66.22m (→ Silver Medal)
  • Norbert Thiede
  • Qualification — 61.14m
  • Final — 64.30m (→ 4th place)
  • Siegfried Pachale
  • Qualification — 60.64m
  • Final — 64.24m (→ 5th place)

Men's 20km Race Walk

  • Hans Reinmann — 1:25:13 (→ Silver Medal)

[edit] Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

  • Dietmar Geilich
    1. First Round — Bye
    2. Second Round — Lost to Armando Guevara (VEN), 0:5

[edit] Cycling

Men's Individual Road Race

  • Karl-Dietrich Diers — 4:49:01 (→ 16th place)
  • Gerhard Lauke — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Hans-Joachim Hartnick — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Siegbert Schmeisser — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 1.000m Time Trial

Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)

Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit

  • Thomas Huschke — Bronze Medal

[edit] Football

Main article: Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • First Round
  • Quarterfinals
  • Semifinals
  • Final
  • Team Roster

[edit] Volleyball

[edit] Women's Team Competition

  • Preliminary Round (Group B)
  • Lost to Cuba (1-3)
  • Lost to South Korea (2-3)
  • Lost to Soviet Union (2-3)
  • Classification Matches
  • 5th/8th place: Defeated Peru (3-2)
  • 5th/6th place: Lost to Cuba (0-3) → Sixth place
  • Team Roster
  • Karla Roffeis
  • Johanna Strotzer
  • Cornelia Rickert
  • Christina Walther
  • Ingrid Mierzwiak
  • Helga Offen
  • Barbara Czekalla
  • Jutta Balster
  • Anke Westendorf
  • Hannelor Meincke
  • Monika Meissner
  • Gudrun Gartner
  • Head Coach: Dieter Grund



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