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
1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Flag bearer	Hans Reimann
Medals	Gold 40	Silver 25	Bronze 25	Total 90
Summer Olympic Games appearances
1956* • 1960* • 1964* • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 *With FRG as the United Team of Germany
Winter Olympic Games appearances
1956* • 1960* • 1964* • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 *With FRG as the United Team of Germany

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

Contents 1 Medals 2 Results by event 2.1 Athletics 2.2 Boxing 2.3 Football 2.4 Volleyball 2.4.1 Women's Team Competition

[edit] Medals

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

[edit] Results by event

[edit] Athletics

Men's Marathon

• Waldemar Cierpinski — 2:09.55 (→ Gold Medal)

Men's 4x100m Relay

• Manfred Kokot, Jörg Pfeifer, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat, and Alexander Thieme

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

Men's High Jump

• Rolf Beilschmidt

• Qualification — 2.16m
• Final — 2.18m (→ 7th place)

• Henry Lauterbach

• Qualification — 2.13m (→ did not advance)

Men's Long Jump

• Frank Wartenberg

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

Men's Discus Throw

• Wolfgang Schmidt

• 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)

• Peter Frenkel — 1:25:29 (→ Bronze Medal)

• Karl-Heinz Stadtmüller — 1:26:50 (→ 4th place)

[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] Football

Main article: Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics

• First Round
  • Drew with Brazil 0-0
  • Defeated Spain 1-0
• Quarterfinals
  • Defeated France 4-0
• Semifinals
  • Defeated Soviet Union 2-1
• Final
  • Defeated Poland 3-1

Team Roster: Jürgen Croy, Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin, Gerd Weber, Gert Heidler, Hans-Jürgen Dörner, Konrad Weise, Lothar Kurbjuweit, Reinhard Lauck, Reinhard Häfner, Hans-Jürgen Riediger, Bernd Bransch, Martin Hoffmann, Gerd Kische, Dieter Riedel, Wolfram Löwe, Hartmut Schade and Wilfried Gröbner – Head Coach: Georg Buschner

[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

v • d • e Nations at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada

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