Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic

German Democratic Republic

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) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics

1976 Summer Olympics

The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

in Montreal

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, Canada

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. 267 competitors, 154 men and 113 women, took part in 139 events in 17 sports.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	men's marathon
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	men's shot put
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's 200 m
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's 100 m hurdles
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's 4×100 metres relay
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's 4×400 metres relay
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's long jump
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's high jump
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's discus throw
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's javelin throw
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's pentathlon
		Boxing Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Armando Guevara def. Eduardo Baltar , 5:0* Li Byong-Uk def. Sidney McKnight , KO-1...	men's −67 kg
		Canoeing Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included in the Montreal program though four 500 m events for men were...	men's K-1 1000 m
		Canoeing Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included in the Montreal program though four 500 m events for men were...	men's K-2 500 m
		Canoeing Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included in the Montreal program though four 500 m events for men were...	women's K-1 500 m
		Cycling Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The 2000m tandem event, contested at the previous 13 Games since 1908, was dropped from the Olympic cycling program.-Medal summary:-Medal...	men's 1000 m time trial
		Football Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics Final results for the Football competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, and Sherbrooke. Groups A, C and D had only three teams instead of four, as Nigeria, Ghana and Zambia national teams adhered to African-led boycott of the Games against the participation of New...	men's football
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	men's quadruple sculls
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	men's coxless pairs
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	men's coxed pairs
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	men's coxless fours
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	men's eights
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	women's single sculls
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	women's quadruple sculls
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	women's coxed fours
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	women's eights
		Sailing Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....	men's Finn
		Shooting Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal comprised seven events, all open to both men and women. For the first time ever, a woman won an Olympic medal in shooting: Margaret Murdock caught the silver in the Three positions event.-Medal count:...	men's 50 m pistol
		Shooting Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal comprised seven events, all open to both men and women. For the first time ever, a woman won an Olympic medal in shooting: Margaret Murdock caught the silver in the Three positions event.-Medal count:...	men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 100 m freestyle
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 200 m freestyle
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 400 m freestyle
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 800 m freestyle
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 100 m backstroke
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 200 m backstroke
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 100 m breaststroke
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 100 m butterfly
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 200 m butterfly
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 400 m individual medley
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 4×100 m freestyle relay
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	men's 4×100 metres relay
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	men's 20 km walk
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	men's discus throw
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's 100 m
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's 400 m
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's 1500 m
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's pentathlon
		Boxing Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Light Flyweight :-First Round:* Armando Guevara def. Eduardo Baltar , 5:0* Li Byong-Uk def. Sidney McKnight , KO-1...	men's −57 kg
		Diving Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, four diving events were contested during a competition that took place at the Montréal Olympic Pool, from 19 to 27 July , comprising 82 divers from 22 nations.-Medal summary:...	women's 3 m springboard
		Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal from July 18 through 23rd....	men's vault
		Handball Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women.On July 26, a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's match between SFR Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag.-Medal summary:...	women's handball
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	women's double sculls
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	women's coxless pairs
		Shooting Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal comprised seven events, all open to both men and women. For the first time ever, a woman won an Olympic medal in shooting: Margaret Murdock caught the silver in the Three positions event.-Medal count:...	men's 50 m pistol
		Shooting Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal comprised seven events, all open to both men and women. For the first time ever, a woman won an Olympic medal in shooting: Margaret Murdock caught the silver in the Three positions event.-Medal count:...	men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 100 m freestyle
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 100 m backstroke
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 200 m backstroke
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 100 m butterfly
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 200 m butterfly
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 4×100 m freestyle relay
		Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. The Clean and press was dropped from the included lifts due to disagreement over proper form.-Medal summary:...	men's +110 kg
		Wrestling Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:...	men's freestyle −57 kg
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	men's 3000 m steeplechase
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	men's 20 km walk
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	men's long jump
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's 200 m
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's 400 m
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's 800 m
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's 1500 m
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's discus throw
		Athletics Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics. There were a total number of 1006 participating athletes from 80 countries.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:**...	women's pentathlon
		Canoeing Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included in the Montreal program though four 500 m events for men were...	men's K-1 500 m
		Canoeing Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included in the Montreal program though four 500 m events for men were...	men's K-4 1000 m
		Canoeing Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included in the Montreal program though four 500 m events for men were...	women's K-2 500 m
		Cycling Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The 2000m tandem event, contested at the previous 13 Games since 1908, was dropped from the Olympic cycling program.-Medal summary:-Medal...	men's sprint
		Cycling Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics The cycling competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of two road cycling events and four track cycling events, all for men only. The 2000m tandem event, contested at the previous 13 Games since 1908, was dropped from the Olympic cycling program.-Medal summary:-Medal...	men's individual pursuit
		Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal from July 18 through 23rd....	men's team all-around
		Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal from July 18 through 23rd....	men's pommel horse
		Gymnastics Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics, fourteen different artistic gymnastics events were contested, eight for men and six for women. All events were held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal from July 18 through 23rd....	women's team all-around
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	men's single sculls
		Rowing Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal featured races in 14 events, all held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. Women's events held at 1000 m debuted ....	men's double sculls
		Sailing Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is a Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad . With the exception of 1904 and possible 1916 sailing was always a part of the Olympic program....	men's Soling
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	men's 100 m backstroke
		Swimming Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montréal, Canada, 26 events in swimming were contested. There was a total of 471 participants from 51 countries competing.-Medal table:-Men's events:-Women's events:-References:...	women's 200 m butterfly
		Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. The Clean and press was dropped from the included lifts due to disagreement over proper form.-Medal summary:...	men's −75 kg
		Weightlifting Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics The weightlifting competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal consisted of nine weight classes, all for men only. The Clean and press was dropped from the included lifts due to disagreement over proper form.-Medal summary:...	men's +110 kg
		Wrestling Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 20 wrestling events were contested, all for men only. There were 10 weight classes in each of the freestyle wrestling and Greco-Roman wrestling disciplines.-Freestyle:-Greco-Roman:-Medal table:...	men's greco-roman −68 kg

Athletics

Men's Marathon

• Waldemar Cierpinski
  Waldemar Cierpinski
  Waldemar Cierpinski is a former East German athlete and two time Olympic Champion in the marathon. He is living in Halle an der Saale.-Career:...
  
   — 2:09.55 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 4x100m Relay

• Manfred Kokot
  Manfred Kokot
  Manfred Kokot was an East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada...
  
  , Jörg Pfeifer
  Jörg Pfeifer
  Jörg Pfeifer was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Manfred Kokot, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat and Alexander...
  
  , Klaus-Dieter Kurrat
  Klaus-Dieter Kurrat
  Klaus-Dieter Kurrat was an East German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He was a European Junior 100/200 metre champion in 1973....
  
  , and Alexander Thieme
  Alexander Thieme
  Alexander Thieme was an East German athlete, who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal, Canada in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the silver medal with his team mates Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer and Klaus-Dieter...
  
  
• Heat — 39.42
• Semi Final — 39.43
• Final — 38.66s (→ Silver Medal)

Men's High Jump

• Rolf Beilschmidt
  Rolf Beilschmidt
  Rolf Beilschmidt is a retired East German high jumper.Beilschmidt represented the sports club SC Motor Jena, and became East German champion in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1981....
  
  
• Qualification — 2.16m
• Final — 2.18m (→ 7th place)

• Henry Lauterbach
  Henry Lauterbach
  Henry Lauterbach is a retired East German high jumper and long jumper.In the high jump he finished fourth at the 1978 European Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia and sixth at the 1979 European Indoor Championships in Vienna, Austria. He competed at the 1976 Olympic Games, but did not reach...
  
  
• Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Frank Wartenberg
  Frank Wartenberg
  Frank Wartenberg is a retired East German long jumper.He won the bronze medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal. He also won the 1973 European Junior Championships, finished eighth at the 1974 European Indoor Championships andfifth at the 1977 European Indoor Championships...
  
  
• Qualification — 7.89m
• Final — 8.02m (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's Discus Throw

• Wolfgang Schmidt
  Wolfgang Schmidt
  Wolfgang Schmidt is a former German track and field athlete, who competed for East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal in the discus throw. A former world record holder, he also won several medals at the European Championships in Athletics. Schmidt made headlines in 1982...
  
  
• 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 Reimann
  Hans Reimann
  Hans-Georg Reimann is an East German athlete, who starts for the SC Dynamo Berlin and the GDR and won two Olympic medals in 20 km racewalking at the Olympic summer games 1972 in Munich he won the third place , and at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal he became the second place Hans-Georg...
  
   — 1:25:13 (→ Silver Medal)

• Peter Frenkel
  Peter Frenkel
  Peter Frenkel is an East German athlete who was one of the best 20 km race walkers in the world in the late 1960s and early 1970s....
  
   — 1:25:29 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller
  Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller
  Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller is a former East German race walker.-Achievements:-References:...
  
   — 1:26:50 (→ 4th place)

Women's Shot Put

• Marianne Adam
  Marianne Adam
  Marianne Adam is a retired shot putter who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. She was born in Luckenwalde. She was a member of SC Dynamo Berlin...
  
  
• Final — 20.55 m (→ 4th place)

• Ilona Slupianek
  Ilona Slupianek
  Ilona Briesenick, née Schoknecht divorced Slupianek is a retired German athlete, who starred mainly in the shot put...
  
  
• Final — 20.54 m (→ 5th place)

• Margitta Droese
• Final — 19.79 m (→ 6th place)

Boxing

Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

• Dietmar Geilich
  1. First Round — Bye
  2. Second Round — Lost to Armando Guevara
     Armando Guevara
     Ramón Armando Guevara is a former boxer from Venezuela, who twice competed at the Summer Olympics: 1976 and 1980. He won the bronze medal at the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the light flyweight division.-References:*...
     
      (VEN), 0:5

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

• Klaus-Jürgen Grünke
  Klaus-Jürgen Grünke
  Klaus-Jürgen Grünke is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he won the gold medal in the men's 1.000m time trial, defeating Belgium's Michel Vaarten...
  
   — 1:05.927 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 1.000m Sprint (Scratch)

• Jürgen Geschke
  Jürgen Geschke
  Hans-Jürgen Geschke is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1972. After having won the silver medal in the Men's Tandem, alongside Werner Otto, he claimed the bronze medal in the Men's 1.000m Sprint at the...
  
   — Bronze Medal

Men's 4.000m Individual Pursuit

• Thomas Huschke — Bronze Medal

Fencing

One male fencer represented East Germany in 1976.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of eight fencing events on the fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventeenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from July 20 to 21 1976. 56 fencers from 23 nations competed.-Results:...

• Klaus Haertter
  Klaus Haertter
  Klaus Haertter is a German fencer. He competed for East Germany at the 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Football

Gold Medal

• First Round
• Drew with 0-0
• Defeated 1-0
• Quarterfinals
• Defeated 4-0
• Semifinals
• Defeated 2-1
• Final
• Defeated 3-1

• Team Roster
• Jürgen Croy
  Jürgen Croy
  Jürgen Croy is a former international football goalkeeper for the German Democratic Republic.-Sporting career:...
  
  
• Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin
  Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin
  Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin is a German former footballer who played as a goalkeeper for FC Carl Zeiss Jena. He was an East Germany international, winning 21 caps, and was part of the gold-medal winning squad at the 1976 Olympics. He was East German Footballer of the Year in 1980 and 1981.-External...
  
  
• Gerd Weber
  Gerd Weber
  Gerd Weber is a former German soccer player.Weber began his career in 1970 with SG Dynamo Dresden of the DDR-Oberliga. Between 1977 and 1980 he played 35 times for the East German national team, scoring 5 goals, and winning gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics...
  
  
• Gert Heidler
• Hans-Jürgen Dörner
  Hans-Jürgen Dörner
  Hans-Jürgen „Dixie“ Dörner is a former German football player and who now coaches. He distinguished himself during his career by being named East Germany's player of the year three times - the only East German player to do this besides goalkeeper Jürgen Croy.Dörner's playing career began in 1960...
  
  
• Konrad Weise
  Konrad Weise
  Konrad Weise is a former German football player.Weise played almost whole his career for FC Carl Zeiss Jena ....
  
  
• Lothar Kurbjuweit
  Lothar Kurbjuweit
  Lothar Kurbjuweit is a former German football player, who works as Director of Sport for FC Carl Zeiss Jena.-International career:...
  
  
• Reinhard Lauck
  Reinhard Lauck
  Reinhard Lauck was a German football player.Lauck played for 1. FC Union Berlin and BFC Dynamo ....
  
  
• Reinhard Häfner
  Reinhard Häfner
  Reinhard Häfner was a German footballer who now works as a football coach.Häfner played children's and youth football for his hometown club BSG Motor Sonneberg. As a junior player he was assigned to FC Rot-Weiss Erfurt before joining Dynamo Dresden in 1971...
  
  
• Hans-Jürgen Riediger
  Hans-Jürgen Riediger
  Hans Jürgen Riediger , is a former German soccer player. Hans Jürgen Riediger played for youth team Motor Finsterwalde Süd and represented Berlin club BFC Dynamo for 14 years. The striker came to prominence with 34 youth international matches and made his league debut with Dynamo Berlin...
  
  
• Bernd Bransch
  Bernd Bransch
  Bernd Bransch is a former footballer from East Germany.Bransch began his sporting career as a youngster at BSG Motor Halle-Süd...
  
  
• Martin Hoffmann
• Gerd Kische
  Gerd Kische
  Gerhard "Gerd" Kische is a former German football player.Kische played most notably for FC Hansa Rostock ....
  
  
• Dieter Riedel
  Dieter Riedel
  Dieter Riedel is a German football player and coach. From 1995 to 1997, he was the chairman of Dynamo Dresden....
  
  
• Wolfram Löwe
  Wolfram Löwe
  Wolfram Löwe is a former German football player.Löwe played almost whole his career for 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig ....
  
  
• Hartmut Schade
  Hartmut Schade
  Hartmut Schade was born on 13 November 1954 in Radeberg, Saxony and is a German former football player, who won the 1976 Summer Olympics. He played for Dynamo Dresden. - References :...
  
  
• Wilfried Gröbner
  Wilfried Gröbner
  Wilfried Gröbner is a German former footballer and coach who was part of East Germany's gold medal-winning team at the 1976 Olympics.-External links:*...
  
  
• Head Coach: Georg Buschner
  Georg Buschner
  Georg Buschner was an East German football player and manager.He earned 6 caps for the East Germany national football team between 1954 and 1957, and later coached the team from 1970 to 1981...
  
  

Swimming

Men's Competition
100 meter Backstroke

• Roland Matthes
  Roland Matthes
  Roland Matthes is a German Olympic backstroke swimmer.-Swimming career:Roland Matthes is the most successful backstroke swimmer of all times. In a period of seven years he won all backstroke competitions he entered...
  
   — 57.22 — Bronze Medal

Women's Competition
100 meter Freestyle

• Kornelia Ender
  Kornelia Ender
  Kornelia Ender is a former East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times...
  
   — 55.65 — Gold Medal
• Petra Priemer — 56.49 — Silver Medal

200 meter Freestyle

• Kornelia Ender
  Kornelia Ender
  Kornelia Ender is a former East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times...
  
   — 1:59.26 — Gold Medal

400 meter Freestyle

• Petra Thumer
  Petra Thümer
  Petra Thümer is a former swimmer from East Germany. She won gold medals in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.-References:...
  
   — 4:09.89 — Gold Medal

800 meter Freestyle

• Petra Thumer
  Petra Thümer
  Petra Thümer is a former swimmer from East Germany. She won gold medals in the 400 m and 800 m freestyle at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.-References:...
  
   — 8:37.14 — Gold Medal

100 meter Backstroke

• Ulrike Richter
  Ulrike Richter
  Ulrike Richter is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received three gold medals. She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975...
  
   — 1:01.83 — Gold Medal
• Birgit Treiber
  Birgit Treiber
  Birgit Treiber is a former swimmer from the German Democratic Republic, having won two silver medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal and a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow....
  
   — 1:03.41 — Silver Medal

200 meter Backstroke

• Ulrike Richter
  Ulrike Richter
  Ulrike Richter is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received three gold medals. She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975...
  
   — 2:13.43 — Gold Medal
• Birgit Treiber
  Birgit Treiber
  Birgit Treiber is a former swimmer from the German Democratic Republic, having won two silver medals in the 1976 Summer Olympics held in Montreal and a bronze medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow....
  
   — 2:14.97 — Silver Medal

100 meter Breaststroke

• Hannelore Anke
  Hannelore Anke
  Hannelore Anke is a German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received two gold medals. She received three gold medals at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships. She set two world records during her career, in the 100 m breaststroke and the...
  
   — 1:11.16 — Gold Medal

100 meter Butterfly

• Kornelia Ender
  Kornelia Ender
  Kornelia Ender is a former East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times...
  
   — 1:00.13 — Gold Medal
• Andrea Pollack
  Andrea Pollack
  Andrea Pollack is a former butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won two gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada at age fifteen. She won individual 200 m butterfly and with the women's relay team in the 4×100 m medley...
  
   — 1:00.98 — Silver Medal

200 meter Butterfly

• Andrea Pollack
  Andrea Pollack
  Andrea Pollack is a former butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won two gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada at age fifteen. She won individual 200 m butterfly and with the women's relay team in the 4×100 m medley...
  
   — 2:11.41 — Gold Medal
• Ulrike Tauber
  Ulrike Tauber
  Ulrike Tauber is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There she also captured the silver medal in the women's 200 m butterfly...
  
   — 2:12.50 — Silver Medal
• Rosemarie Gabriel — 2:12.86— Bronze Medal

400 meter Individual Medley

• Ulrike Tauber
  Ulrike Tauber
  Ulrike Tauber is a retired medley and butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won the gold medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There she also captured the silver medal in the women's 200 m butterfly...
  
   — 4:42.77 — Gold Medal

4x100 meter Freestyle Relay

• Petra Priemer; Kornelia Ender
  Kornelia Ender
  Kornelia Ender is a former East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times...
  
  ; Claudia Hempel; Andrea Pollack
  Andrea Pollack
  Andrea Pollack is a former butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won two gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada at age fifteen. She won individual 200 m butterfly and with the women's relay team in the 4×100 m medley...
  
   — 3:45.50 — Silver Medal

4x100 meter Medley Relay

• Ulrike Richter
  Ulrike Richter
  Ulrike Richter is a German former swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received three gold medals. She received two gold medals at the 1973 World Aquatics Championships, and two in 1975...
  
  ; Hannelore Anke
  Hannelore Anke
  Hannelore Anke is a German swimmer who competed for East Germany in the 1970s. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal she received two gold medals. She received three gold medals at the 1975 World Aquatics Championships. She set two world records during her career, in the 100 m breaststroke and the...
  
  ; Kornelia Ender
  Kornelia Ender
  Kornelia Ender is a former East German swimmer who at the 1976 Summer Olympics became the first woman swimmer to win four gold medals at a single Olympic Games, all in world record times...
  
  ; Andrea Pollack
  Andrea Pollack
  Andrea Pollack is a former butterfly swimmer from East Germany, who won two gold medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada at age fifteen. She won individual 200 m butterfly and with the women's relay team in the 4×100 m medley...
  
   — 4:07.95 — Gold Medal

Volleyball

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
  Karla Roffeis
  Karla Roffeis is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics....
  
  
• Johanna Strotzer
• Cornelia Rickert
• Christina Walther
• Ingrid Mierzwiak
• Helga Offen
• Barbara Czekalla
  Barbara Czekalla
  Barbara Czekalla is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.She was born in Caputh....
  
  
• Jutta Balster
• Anke Westendorf
  Anke Westendorf
  Anke Westendorf is a German former volleyball player who competed for East Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.She was born in Schwerin....
  
  
• Hannelor Meincke
• Monika Meissner
• Gudrun Gartner
• Head Coach: Dieter Grund