East Germany at the 1976 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GDR
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of the GDR
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:1976
Location:Montreal
Competitors:267 (154 men, 113 women)
Sports:17
Flagbearer:Hans-Georg Reimann (athletics)
Rank:2
Gold:40
Silver:25
Bronze:25
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:1968
App End Year:1988
See also: (1896–1936, 1992–)
(1956–1964)

Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 267 competitors, 154 men and 113 women, took part in 139 events in 17 sports.[1]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEvent
men's marathon
men's shot put
women's 200 m
women's 100 m hurdles



women's 4×100 metres relay



women's 4×400 metres relay
women's long jump
women's high jump
women's discus throw
women's javelin throw
women's pentathlon
men's −67 kg
men's K-1 1000 m

men's K-2 500 m
women's K-1 500 m
men's 1000 m time trial
















men's football



men's quadruple sculls

men's coxless pairs


men's coxed pairs



men's coxless fours








men's eights
women's single sculls




women's quadruple sculls




women's coxed fours








women's eights
men's Finn
men's 50 m pistol
men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
women's 100 m freestyle
women's 200 m freestyle
women's 400 m freestyle
women's 800 m freestyle
women's 100 m backstroke
women's 200 m backstroke
women's 100 m breaststroke
women's 100 m butterfly
women's 200 m butterfly
women's 400 m individual medley



women's 4 × 100 m medley relay



men's 4×100 metres relay
men's 20 km walk
men's discus throw
women's 100 m
women's 400 m
women's 1500 m
women's pentathlon
men's −57 kg
women's 3 m springboard
men's vault













women's handball




men's coxed four

women's double sculls

women's coxless pairs
men's 50 m pistol
men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
women's 100 m freestyle
women's 100 m backstroke
women's 200 m backstroke
women's 100 m butterfly
women's 200 m butterfly



women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
men's +110 kg
men's freestyle −57 kg
men's 3000 m steeplechase
men's 20 km walk
men's long jump
women's 200 m
women's 400 m
women's 800 m
women's 1500 m
women's discus throw
women's pentathlon
men's K-1 500 m



men's K-4 1000 m

women's K-2 500 m
men's sprint
men's individual pursuit





men's team all-around
men's pommel horse





women's team all-around
men's single sculls

men's double sculls


men's Soling
men's 100 m backstroke
women's 200 m butterfly
men's −75 kg
men's +110 kg
men's Greco-Roman −68 kg

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Men's Marathon

Men's 4 × 100 m Relay

Men's High Jump

Men's Long Jump

Men's Discus Throw

Men's 20 km Race Walk

Women's Shot Put

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Eleven cyclists represented East Germany in 1976.

Individual road race
Team time trial
Sprint
1000m time trial
Individual pursuit
Team pursuit

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1976 Summer Olympics. One male fencer represented East Germany in 1976.

Men's foil

Football

See main article: Football at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Gold Medal

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Handball

See main article: Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics. East Germany had 30 male and 24 female rowers participate in all fourteen rowing events in 1976. Each team received a medal.[2]

Men's single sculls – 3rd place (bronze medal)
Men's double sculls – 3rd place (bronze medal)
Men's coxless pair – 1st place (gold medal)
Men's coxed pair – 1st place (gold medal)
Men's quadruple sculls – 1st place (gold medal)
Men's coxless four – 1st place (gold medal)
Men's coxed four – 2nd place (silver medal)
Men's eight – 1st place (gold medal)
Women's single sculls – 1st place (gold medal)
Women's double sculls – 2nd place (silver medal)
Women's coxless pair – 2nd place (silver medal)
Women's coxed four – 1st place (gold medal)
Women's quadruple sculls – 1st place (gold medal)
Women's eight – 1st place (gold medal)

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Men's Competition100 meter Backstroke
Women's Competition100 meter Freestyle

200 meter Freestyle

400 meter Freestyle

800 meter Freestyle

100 meter Backstroke

200 meter Backstroke

100 meter Breaststroke

100 meter Butterfly

200 meter Butterfly

400 meter Individual Medley

4x100 meter Freestyle Relay

Kornelia Ender; Claudia Hempel; Andrea Pollack — 3:45.50 — Silver Medal4x100 meter Medley Relay
Hannelore Anke; Kornelia Ender; Andrea Pollack — 4:07.95 — Gold Medal

Volleyball

See main article: Volleyball at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Women's team competition

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1976 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Germany at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042449/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GDR/summer/1976/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 18 April 2015 . sports-reference.com.
  2. East Germany Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417061038/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GDR/summer/1976/ROW/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 17 February 2018.