East Germany at the 1968 Winter Olympics

East Germany competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics
1968 Winter Olympics
The 1968 Winter Olympics, officially known as the X Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1968 in Grenoble, France and opened on 6 February. Thirty-seven countries participated...

in Grenoble

Grenoble

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, France

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. East German athletes had competed together with West German

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

athletes as the United Team of Germany
United Team of Germany
The Unified Team of Germany , competed in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games as a united team of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic...

in the previous three Winter Olympic Games, but both nations sent independent teams starting in 1968.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Luge Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics -Men's singles:-Doubles:With his win in the doubles, Thomas Köhler becomes the first person to win in both men's singles and doubles.-Women's singles:...	Men's doubles
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1968 Winter Olympics The figure skating 1968 Winter Olympics results in Grenoble, France. Ice Dance was a demonstration event and was won by the team of Diane Towler and Bernard Ford of Great Britain.-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Josef DědičAssistant Referee:...	Men's singles
		Luge Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics -Men's singles:-Doubles:With his win in the doubles, Thomas Köhler becomes the first person to win in both men's singles and doubles.-Women's singles:...	Men's individual
		Luge Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics -Men's singles:-Doubles:With his win in the doubles, Thomas Köhler becomes the first person to win in both men's singles and doubles.-Women's singles:...	Men's individual
		Nordic combined Nordic combined at the 1968 Winter Olympics -Men's event:-References:*...	Men's individual

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Eberhard Riedel	Downhill					DNF	–
Eberhard Riedel	Giant Slalom	1:55.59	53	1:51.08	25	3:46.67	41

Men's slalom

Athlete	Heat 1		Heat 2		Final
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time 1	Rank	Time 2	Rank	Total	Rank
Eberhard Riedel	53.62	1 QF	–	–	52.00	25	52.07	16	1:44.07	13

Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time ¹	Rank
20 km	Heinz Kluge	1'19:55.2	7	1'26:55.2	24
	Hansjörg Knauthe Hansjörg Knauthe Hansjörg Knauthe is a retired East German biathlete, who competed at the Olympics.He represented the sports club SG Dynamo Zinnwald/Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :...	1'23:04.9	2	1'25:04.9	21
	Dieter Speer Dieter Speer Dieter Speer is a former German biathlete.He was the first German to hold the title when he became world champion in biathlon in 1971, beating the outstanding Alexander Tikhonov over 20 kilometres...	1'18:13.3	6	1'24:13.3	18
	Horst Koschka Horst Koschka Horst Koschka is a retired East German biathlete.He represented the sports club Sportvereinigung Dynamo/SG Dynamo Zinnwald.- References :...	1'18:37.7	3	1'21:37.7	10

¹One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ²	Time	Rank
Heinz Kluge Hans-Gert Jahn Horst Koschka Horst Koschka Horst Koschka is a retired East German biathlete.He represented the sports club Sportvereinigung Dynamo/SG Dynamo Zinnwald.- References :... Dieter Speer Dieter Speer Dieter Speer is a former German biathlete.He was the first German to hold the title when he became world champion in biathlon in 1971, beating the outstanding Alexander Tikhonov over 20 kilometres...	4	2'21:54.5	6

²A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Axel Lesser Axel Lesser Axel Lesser is a former East German cross country skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry....	DNF	–
	Peter Thiel Peter Thiel Peter Andreas Thiel is an American business magnate, venture capitalist, and hedge fund manager. With Elon Musk and Max Levchin, Thiel co-founded PayPal and was its CEO...	52:07.8	37
	Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause . is a former East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck....	51:51.6	33
	Gerhard Grimmer Gerhard Grimmer Gerhard Grimmer was an East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including golds in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay ; silvers in the 30 km , 4 x 10 km relay , and 15 km ; and...	51:22.1	29
30 km	Helmut Unger	1'44:47.9	37
	Axel Lesser Axel Lesser Axel Lesser is a former East German cross country skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry....	1'44:16.2	36
	Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause . is a former East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck....	1'39:30.5	19
	Gerhard Grimmer Gerhard Grimmer Gerhard Grimmer was an East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including golds in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay ; silvers in the 30 km , 4 x 10 km relay , and 15 km ; and...	1'38:46.0	15
50 km	Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause . is a former East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck....	2'36:52.5	25

Men's 4 x 10 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Gerhard Grimmer Gerhard Grimmer Gerhard Grimmer was an East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1960s and 1970s. He won several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including golds in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay ; silvers in the 30 km , 4 x 10 km relay , and 15 km ; and... Axel Lesser Axel Lesser Axel Lesser is a former East German cross country skier who competed in the 1960s and 1970s. He earned a silver medal in the 4 x 10 km at the 1970 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Vysoké Tatry.... Peter Thiel Peter Thiel Peter Andreas Thiel is an American business magnate, venture capitalist, and hedge fund manager. With Elon Musk and Max Levchin, Thiel co-founded PayPal and was its CEO... Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause Gert-Dietmar Klause . is a former East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck....	2'19:22.8	7

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
5 km	Anni Unger Anni Unger Anni Unger is a Saxon cross country skiier who won the Silver medal at the world championships. She competended for the SG Dynamo Klingenthal/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :...	17:30.7	16
	Renate Fischer-Köhler	17:25.5	14
	Gudrun Schmidt	17:24.3	13
	Christine Nestler	17:23.5	12
10 km	Anni Unger Anni Unger Anni Unger is a Saxon cross country skiier who won the Silver medal at the world championships. She competended for the SG Dynamo Klingenthal/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :...	40:36.8	22
	Renate Fischer-Köhler	39:27.4	16
	Gudrun Schmidt	39:22.8	14
	Christine Nestler	39:07.9	9

Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Renate Fischer-Köhler Gudrun Schmidt Christine Nestler	59:33.9	6

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Jan Hoffmann Jan Hoffmann Jan Hoffmann is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. A four-time Olympian, he is the 1980 Olympic silver medalist, the 1974 & 1980 World Champion, and a four-time European Champion.He was one of a handful of figure skaters who rotated clockwise, landing on his left...	26	25	1437.8	238	26
Günter Zöller Günter Zöller Günter Zöller is a German figure skater and figure skating coach.Zöller was a child when he began figure skating. His coach was Jutta Müller...	10	14	1727.9	100	11

Women

Athlete	CF	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Sonja Morgenstern Sonja Morgenstern thumb\|Sonja Morgenstern is a German figure skater and figure skating coach.Morgenstern was coached by Jutta Müller in Chemnitz and represented the SC Karl-Marx-Stadt club and East Germany . In 1966 she won the Spartakiade in figure skating. Two years later she participated in the Winter Olympics...	29	22	1475.9	251	28
Gabriele Seyfert Gabriele Seyfert Gabriele Seyfert is a retired German figure skater. She is a two-time world champion , and the 1968 Olympic silver medalist.-Biography:...	2	2	1882.3	18

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Irine Müller Hans-Georg Dallmer Hans-Georg Dallmer Hans-Georg Dallmer is a former East German pair skater who competed with partner Irene Müller. They won the gold medal at the East German Figure Skating Championships in 1965 and 1968 and finished ninth at the 1968 Winter Olympics...	9	8	289.4	82	9
Heidemarie Steiner Heidemarie Steiner Heidemarie Steiner married Walther, is a German figure skater and coach. She competed in pair skating and ladies singles.... Heinz-Ulrich Walther Heinz-Ulrich Walther Heinz-Ulrich Walther is a German pair skater and figure skating judge who represented East Germany and the Unified Team of Germany in competition.- Biography :...	4	4	303.1	37	4

Ice hockey

First Round

East Germany - Norway 3:1 (2:1, 1:0, 0:0)

Goalscorers: Joachim Ziesche, Lothar Fuchs, Peter Prusa - Odd Syversen.

Final Round

Rank	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	7	6	1	0	48	10	12
2	7	5	1	1	33	17	11
3	7	5	2	0	28	15	10
4	7	4	2	1	23	18	9
5	7	3	3	1	17	23	7
6	7	2	4	1	23	28	5
7	7	1	6	0	13	39	2
8	7	0	7	0	13	48	0

USSR – East Germany 9:0 (4:0, 2:0, 3:0)

Goalscorers: Firsov 3, Vikulov 2, Mišakov, Staršinov, Alexandrov, Zajcev.

Referees: Wycisk (POL), Johannessen (NOR)

Canada – East Germany 11:0 (4:0, 4:0, 3:0)

Goalscorers: Mott 4, Huck 2, Hargreaves, O’Shea, Bourbonnais, Monteith, H. Pinder.

Referees: Trumble (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)

Sweden – East Germany 5:2 (1:0, 2:1, 2:1)

Goalscorers: Hedlund 2, Wickberg, Lundström, Henriksson – Plotka, Fuchs.

Referees: Seglin (URS), Wycisk (POL)

Czechoslovakia – East Germany 10:3 (5:2, 1:0, 4:1)

Goalscorers: Horešovský 4, Nedomanský 2, Jiřík, Suchý, Kochta, Ševčík – Karrenbauer, Novy, Peters.

Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Sillankorva (FIN)

East Germany – Finland Finland 2:3 (1:2, 0:1, 1:0)

Goalscorers: R. Noack, Peters – Harju 2, Keinonen.

Referees: Bucala (TCH), Dahlberg (SWE)

East Germany – United States USA 4:6 (1:3, 1:1, 2:2)

Goalscorers: Fuchs 2, Karrenbauer 2 – Stordahl 2, P. Hurley 2, Volmar, Lilyholm.

Referees: Kubinec (CAN), Seglin (URS)

East Germany – West Germany 2:4 (0:1, 1:2, 1:1)

Goalscorers: Hiller, Fuchs – Funk, Waitl, Hanig, Lax.

Referees: McEvoy (CAN), Kořínek (TCH)

Contestants

8. EAST GERMANY

Goaltenders: Dieter Pürschel, Klaus Hirche.

Defence: Dieter Voigt, Manfred Buder, Helmut Novy, Dieter Kratzch, Wolfgang Plotka, Wilfried, Sock, Ulrich Noack.

Forwards: Bernd Karenbauer, Hartmut Nickel, Lothar Fuchs, Peter Prusa, Joachim Ziesche, Bernd Poindl, Dietmar Peters, Bernd Hiler, Rüdiger Noack.

Coach: Rudi Schmieder.

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Wolfgang Scheidel Wolfgang Scheidel Wolfgang Scheidel is an East German former luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s...	DSQ	–	–	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Klaus-Michael Bonsack	57.90	8	57.63	2	57.80	5	2:53.33
Thomas Köhler Thomas Köhler Thomas Köhler is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s.He won three Winter Olympic medals in men's luge with two golds and one silver ....	57.68	5	57.47	1	57.51	1	2:52.66
Horst Hörnlein Horst Hörnlein Horst Hörnlein was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s...	57.49	3	58.04	4	58.57	13	2:54.10	7

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athletes	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Klaus-Michael Bonsack Thomas Köhler Thomas Köhler Thomas Köhler is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s.He won three Winter Olympic medals in men's luge with two golds and one silver ....	47.88	1	47.97	1	1:35.85
Horst Hörnlein Horst Hörnlein Horst Hörnlein was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s... Reinhard Bredow Reinhard Bredow Reinhard Bredow is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s...	48.80	5	49.01	6	1:37.81	5

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ortrun Enderlein Ortrun Enderlein Ortrun Enderlein is an East German luger who competed in the 1960s. She was born in Werdau. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck...	DSQ	–	–	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Anna-Maria Müller Anna-Maria Müller Anna-Maria Müller was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo...	DSQ	–	–	–	–	–	DSQ	–
Angela Knösel Angela Knösel Angela Knösel is an German luger who competed for East Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s.She won two silver medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships ....	DSQ	–	–	–	–	–	DSQ	–

Nordic combined

Events:

normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Roland Weißpflog	Individual	67.0	66.0	186.3	29	48:33.5	238.00	2	424.30	9
Karl-Heinz Luck Karl-Heinz Luck Karl-Heinz Luck is a former East German nordic combined skier. His best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo in the individual event...		69.5	71.0	198.8	20	50:14.7	215.22	8	414.02	11
Andreas Kunz Andreas Kunz Andreas Kunz is a former East German Nordic combined athlete. His best known finish was a bronze at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble in the Individual event. He competed for the SV Dynamo/SC Dynamo Klingentahl....		72.5	74.0	216.9	10	49:19.8	227.20	3	444.10

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Bernd Karwofsky	Normal hill	72.0	98.5	67.0 (fall)	53.0	151.5	54
Wolfgang Stöhr Wolfgang Stöhr Wolfgang Stöhr was an East German ski jumper who competed from 1966 to 1971. He finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble....		73.5	101.4	71.0	97.9	199.3	20
Manfred Queck		75.5	104.1	72.5	101.3	205.4	14
Dieter Neuendorf Dieter Neuendorf Dieter Neuendorf . is a former East German ski jumper who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a silver medal in the individual normal hill at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo....		76.5	108.7	73.0	102.6	211.3	7
Dieter Neuendorf Dieter Neuendorf Dieter Neuendorf . is a former East German ski jumper who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a silver medal in the individual normal hill at the 1966 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo....	Large hill	93.0	100.6	92.0	98.2	198.8	15
Manfred Queck		96.5	104.0	98.5	108.8	212.8	4
Wolfgang Stöhr Wolfgang Stöhr Wolfgang Stöhr was an East German ski jumper who competed from 1966 to 1971. He finished seventh in the individual large hill event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble....		96.5	106.0	92.5	99.9	205.9	7

Speed skating

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Ruth Budzisch-Schleiermacher	47.8	16
1000 m	Ruth Budzisch-Schleiermacher	1:35.6	12
1500 m	Ruth Budzisch-Schleiermacher	2:27.1	8

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Rank	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	7	6	1	0	48	10	12
2	7	5	1	1	33	17	11
3	7	5	2	0	28	15	10
4	7	4	2	1	23	18	9
5	7	3	3	1	17	23	7
6	7	2	4	1	23	28	5
7	7	1	6	0	13	39	2
8	7	0	7	0	13	48	0

Rank	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	7	6	1	0	48	10	12
2	7	5	1	1	33	17	11
3	7	5	2	0	28	15	10
4	7	4	2	1	23	18	9
5	7	3	3	1	17	23	7
6	7	2	4	1	23	28	5
7	7	1	6	0	13	39	2
8	7	0	7	0	13	48	0

Rank	Pld	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
1	7	6	1	0	48	10	12
2	7	5	1	1	33	17	11
3	7	5	2	0	28	15	10
4	7	4	2	1	23	18	9
5	7	3	3	1	17	23	7
6	7	2	4	1	23	28	5
7	7	1	6	0	13	39	2
8	7	0	7	0	13	48	0