| Noc: | GDR |
| Nocname: | National Olympic Committee of the GDR |
| Games: | Winter Olympics |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Location: | Sapporo |
| Competitors: | 42 (29 men, 13 women) |
| Sports: | 7 |
| Flagbearer: | Klaus Bonsack (luge) |
| Rank: | 2 |
| Gold: | 4 |
| Silver: | 3 |
| Bronze: | 7 |
| Appearances: | auto |
| App Begin Year: | 1968 |
| App End Year: | 1988 |
| See also: | (1896–1936, 1992–) (1956–1964) |
East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual | ||||
| | Men's doubles | |||
| Women's individual | ||||
| Men's individual | ||||
| Men's 20 km | ||||
| Men's individual | ||||
| Women's individual | ||||
| | Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay | |||
| | Pairs | |||
| Men's individual | ||||
| | Men's doubles | |||
| Women's individual | ||||
| Men's individual | ||||
| Men's large hill |
See main article: Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Horst Koschka | 1'17:24.58 | 5 | 1'22:24.58 | 20 |
| Günther Bartnick | 1'16:01.73 | 5 | 1'21:01.73 | 15 | |
| Dieter Speer | 1'13:43.63 | 7 | 1'20:43.63 | 13 | |
| Hansjörg Knauthe | 1'15:07.60 | 1 | 1'16:07.60 |
1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
See main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Rainer Groß | 48:05.86 | 26 |
| Gerd Heßler | 48:04.15 | 25 | |
| Gert-Dietmar Klause | 46:34.40 | 13 | |
| Axel Lesser | 46:17.01 | 6 | |
| 30 km | Eberhard Klessen | 1'43:15.99 | 27 |
| Gerd Heßler | 1'41:37.47 | 18 | |
| Axel Lesser | 1'39:49.24 | 12 | |
| Gert-Dietmar Klause | 1'39:15.54 | 8 | |
| 50 km | Rainer Groß | 2'50:16.91 | 18 |
| Eberhard Klessen | 2'49:53.01 | 16 | |
| Gert-Dietmar Klause | 2'46:17.43 | 9 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Christine Phillip | 18:17.02 | 30 |
| Anni Unger | 18:13.19 | 28 | |
| Gabriele Haupt | 17:55.04 | 20 | |
| Renate Fischer-Köhler | 17:41.07 | 14 | |
| 10 km | Christine Phillip | 37:51.76 | 31 |
| Anni Unger | 36:45.24 | 20 | |
| Gabriele Haupt | 36:38.41 | 18 | |
| Renate Fischer-Köhler | 35:46.96 | 9 | |
See main article: Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Errath | 11 | 5 | 2489.3 | 78 | 8 | |
| Sonja Morgenstern | 8 | 3 | 2579.4 | 53 | 6 |
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annette Kansy Axel Salzmann | 7 | 8 | 392.6 | 68 | 8 | |
| Manuela Groß Uwe Kagelmann | 3 | 3 | 411.8 | 29 |
See main article: Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Wolfram Fiedler | 53.04 | 6 | 52.55 | 3 | 51.61 | 3 | 51.77 | 3 | 3:28.73 | ||
| Klaus-Michael Bonsack | 52.98 | 3 | 52.72 | 4 | 51.54 | 1 | 51.92 | 5 | 3:29.16 | 4 | |
| Harald Ehrig | 52.60 | 2 | 52.32 | 2 | 51.74 | 4 | 51.73 | 2 | 3:28.39 | ||
| Wolfgang Scheidel | 52.17 | 1 | 52.06 | 1 | 51.58 | 2 | 51.53 | 1 | 3:27.58 | ||
(Men's) Doubles
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Horst Hörnlein Reinhard Bredow | 44.27 | 2 | 44.08 | 1 | 1:28.35 | ||
| Klaus-Michael Bonsack Wolfram Fiedler | 44.69 | 3 | 44.47 | 3 | 1:29.16 | ||
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anna-Maria Müller | 45.00 | 3 | 45.00 | 1 | 44.86 | 3 | 44.32 | 1 | 2:59.18 | ||
| Ute Rührold | 44.95 | 1 | 45.23 | 2 | 44.76 | 2 | 44.55 | 2 | 2:59.49 | ||
| Margit Schumann | 44.95 | 1 | 45.38 | 3 | 44.65 | 1 | 44.56 | 3 | 2:59.54 | ||
See main article: Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
Events:
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Karl-Heinz Luck | Individual | 69.5 | 74.0 | 178.8 | 17 | 48:24.9 | 220.000 | 1 | 398.800 | |
| Hans Hartleb | 74.0 | 73.0 | 183.9 | 11 | 52:14.2 | 185.605 | 28 | 369.505 | 18 | |
| Ulrich Wehling | 78.0 | 76.5 | 200.9 | 4 | 49:15.3 | 212.440 | 3 | 413.340 | ||
| Günter Deckert | 78.5 | 83.0 | 183.4 | 12 | 50:41.1 | 199.570 | 10 | 385.970 | 9 | |
See main article: Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Hans-Georg Aschenbach | Normal hill | 74.0 | 103.1 | 69.5 | 95.4 | 198.5 | 31 |
| Manfred Wolf | 77.5 | 109.2 | 81.0 (fall) | 85.8 | 195.0 | 38 | |
| Henry Glaß | 78.0 | 109.5 | 73.5 | 102.3 | 211.8 | 18 | |
| Rainer Schmidt | 80.5 | 114.5 | 75.0 | 102.7 | 217.2 | 15 | |
| Heinz Wosipiwo | Large hill | 82.0 | 74.3 | 87.0 | 85.3 | 159.6 | 39 |
| Henry Glaß | 91.0 | 97.9 | 84.0 | 85.1 | 183.0 | 20 | |
| Rainer Schmidt | 98.5 | 106.4 | 101.0 | 112.9 | 219.3 | ||
| Manfred Wolf | 107.0 | 120.3 | 89.5 | 94.8 | 215.1 | 5 | |
See main article: Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics.
| Event | Athlete | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |||
| 500 m | Ruth Budzisch-Schleiermacher | 45.78 | 13 | |
| 1000 m | Ruth Budzisch-Schleiermacher | 1:52.65 (fall) | 33 | |
| Rosemarie Taupadel | 1:33.79 | 12 | ||
| 1500 m | Rosemarie Taupadel | 2:22.35 | 5 | |
| 3000 m | Rosemarie Taupadel | 5:12.85 | 15 | |