East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics explained
| Noc: | GDR |
| Nocname: | National Olympic Committee of the GDR |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Games Link: | 1980 Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Date: | 19 July–3 August 1980 |
| Location: | Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Competitors: | 346 (222 men, 124 women) |
| Sports: | 17 |
| Flagbearer: | Kristina Richter (opening), Waldemar Cierpinski (closing) |
| Rank: | 2 |
| Gold: | 47 |
| Silver: | 37 |
| Bronze: | 42 |
| 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 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. 346 competitors, 222 men and 124 women, took part in 167 events in 17 sports.[1]
Medalists
Athletics
See main article: Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
- Men's CompetitionMen's 100 metres
- Eugen Ray
- Heat — 10.38
- Quarterfinals — 10.30
- Semifinals — 10.47 (→ did not advance)
- Sören Schlegel
- Heat — 10.44
- Quarterfinals — 10.28 (→ did not advance)
- Klaus-Dieter Kurrat
- Heat — 10.53
- Quarterfinals — 10.54 (→ did not advance)
Men's 800 metres
- Andreas Busse
- Heat — 1:47.4
- Semifinals — 1:46.9
- Final — 1:46.9 (→ 5th place)
- Detlef Wagenknecht
- Heat — 1:47.5
- Semifinals — 1:46.7
- Final — 1:47.0 (→ 6th place)
- Olaf Beyer
- Heat — 1:48.9
- Semifinals — 1:47.6 (→ did not advance)
Men's 1,500 metres
- Jürgen Straub
- Heat — 3:37.0
- Semifinals — 3:39.4
- Final — 3:38.8 (→ Silver Medal)
- Andreas Busse
- Heat — 3:44.3
- Semifinals — 3:43.5
- Final — 3:40.2 (→ 4th place)
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's Marathon
Men's 4x400 metres Relay
Men's 110 m Hurdles
Men's 400 m Hurdles
- Volker Beck
- Heat — 50.35
- Semifinals — 50.36
- Final — 48.70 (→ Gold Medal)
Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase
- Ralf Pönitsch
- Heat — 8:56.5 (→ did not advance)
Men's Pole Vault
- Axel Weber
- Qualification — 5.15 m (→ did not advance)
Men's Long Jump
Men's High Jump
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Shot Put
- Udo Beyer
- Qualification — 19.94 m
- Final — 21.06 m (→ Bronze Medal)
- Hans-Jürgen Jacobi
- Qualification — 19.92 m
- Final — 20.32 m (→ 6th place)
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Decathlon
Men's 20 km Walk
Men's 50 km Walk
- Women's CompetitionWomen's 100 metres
- Marlies Göhr
- Heat — 11.41
- Quarterfinals — 11.12
- Semifinals — 11.18
- Final — 11.07 (→ Silver Medal)
- Ingrid Auerswald
- Heat — 11.32
- Quarterfinals — 11.09
- Semifinals — 11.27
- Final — 11.14 (→ Bronze Medal)
- Romy Müller
- Heat — 11.41
- Quarterfinals — 11.12
- Semifinals — 11.22
- Final — 11.16 (→ 5th place)
Women's 800 metres
Women's 1,500 metres
Women's 100 m Hurdles
Women's Long Jump
Women's High Jump
Women's Discus Throw
- Evelin Jahl
- Qualification — 60.22 m
- Final — 69.96 m (→ Gold Medal)
- Gisela Beyer
- Qualification — 62.86 m
- Final — 67.08 m (→ 4th place)
- Margitta Pufe
- Qualification — 65.52 m
- Final — 66.12 m (→ 5th place)
Women's Javelin Throw
- Ute Hommola
- Qualification — 63.52 m
- Final — 66.56 m (→ Bronze Medal)
- Ute Richter
- Qualification — 66.66 m
- Final — 66.54 m (→ 4th place)
- Ruth Fuchs
- Qualification — 64.26 m
- Final — 63.94 m (→ 8th place)
Women's Shot Put
Women's Pentathlon
- Ramona Neubert — 4698 points (→ 4th place)
- 100 metres — 13.93s
- Shot Put — 13.68m
- High Jump — 1.77m
- Long Jump — 6.63m
- 800 metres — 2:07.70
- Burglinde Pollak — 4553 points (→ 6th place)
- 100 metres — 13.74s
- Shot Put — 16.67m
- High Jump — 1.68m
- Long Jump — 5.93m
- 800 metres — 2:14.40
- Christine Laser — 1712 points (→ no ranking)
- 100 metres — 13.67s
- Shot Put — 13.39m
- High Jump — DNF
Boxing
See main article: Boxing at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Men's Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Men's Light-Welterweight (– 63,5 kg)
Men's Heavyweight (+ 81 kg)
- Jürgen Fanghänel → Bronze Medal
- First Round — Defeated Luis Castillo (Ecuador) on points (4–1)
- Quarter Finals — Defeated Petr Stoimenov (Bulgaria) after referee stopped contest in second round
- Semi Finals — Lost to Piotr Zaev (Soviet Union) on points (0–5)
Canoeing
See main article: Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics. East Germany was represented by 13 canoeists, 10 men and 3 women.[2]
Cycling
See main article: Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Thirteen cyclists represented East Germany in 1980.
- Individual road race
- Team time trial
- Sprint
- 1000m time trial
- Individual pursuit
- Team pursuit
Diving
See main article: Diving at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Men's Springboard
- Falk Hoffmann
- Preliminary Round — 567.78 points (→ 3rd place)
- Final — 858.510 points (→ 4th place)
- Frank Taubert
- Preliminary Round — 524.04 points (→ 9th place, did not advance)
- Dieter Waskow
- Preliminary Round — 522.87 points (→ 10th place, did not advance)
Men's Platform
- Falk Hoffmann
- Preliminary Round — 546.12 points (→ 1st place)
- Final — 835.650 points (→ Gold Medal)
- Dieter Waskow
- Preliminary Round — 515.16 points (→ 6th place)
- Final — 802.800 points (→ 5th place)
- Thomas Knuths
- Preliminary Round — 521.01 points (→ 3rd place)
- Final — 783.975 points (→ 6th place)
Women's Springboard
- Martina Proeber
- Preliminary Round — 450.99 points (→ 3rd place)
- Final — 698.895 points (→ Silver Medal)
- Karin Guthke
- Preliminary Round — 435.21 points (→ 4th place)
- Final — 685.245 points (→ Bronze Medal)
- Martina Jäschke
- Preliminary Round — 427.47 points (→ 6th place)
- Final — 668.115 points (→ 5th place)
Women's Platform
- Martina Jäschke
- Preliminary Round — 359.88 points (→ 4th place)
- Final — 596.250 points (→ Gold Medal)
- Ramona Wenzel
- Preliminary Round — 358.86 points (→ 6th place)
- Final — 542.070 points (→ 4th place)
- Kerstin Krause
- Preliminary Round — 322.68 points (→ 9th place, did not advance)
Fencing
See main article: Fencing at the 1980 Summer Olympics. 14 fencers, 10 men and 4 women, represented East Germany in 1980.
- Men's foil
- Men's team foil
- Men's sabre
- Men's team sabre
- Women's foil
- Women's team foil
Football
See main article: Football at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Preliminary round
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Bracket
The final was played in a hard rain for the third straight Olympics. Both teams played with ten players after the 58th minute after one player from each team was red-carded.
Gymnastics
See main article: Gymnastics at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Handball
See main article: Handball at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
- Men's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated Spain (21–17)
- Drew with Hungary (14–14)
- Defeated Cuba (27–20)
- Defeated Poland (22–21)
- Defeated Denmark (24–20)
- Classification Match
- Final: Defeated Soviet Union (23–22) → Gold Medal
- Team Roster
- Women's Team Competition
- Results
- Defeated Czechoslovakia (16–10)
- Drew with Yugoslavia (15–15)
- Defeated People's Rep. of Congo (28–6)
- Defeated Hungary (19–9)
- Lost again USSR (13–18)
- East Germany won Bronze Medal
- Team Roster
Judo
See main article: Judo at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Rowing
See main article: Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Sailing
See main article: Sailing at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Shooting
See main article: Shooting at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Swimming
See main article: Swimming at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Men's 100m Freestyle
Men's 200m Freestyle
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
Volleyball
See main article: Volleyball at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
- Women's Team Competition
- Preliminary Round (Group A)
- Defeated Cuba (3–1)
- Lost to Soviet Union (1–3)
- Defeated Peru (3–2)
- Final
- Lost to Soviet Union (1–3) → Silver Medal
- Team Roster
Weightlifting
See main article: Weightlifting at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
-56 kg category
- Andreas Letz
- Snatch: 115.0 kg, Clean and jerk: 150.0 kg
- Total: 265.0 kg (→ 4th place)
-67.5 kg category
-90 kg category
- Frank Mantek
- Snatch: 165.0 kg, Clean and jerk: 205.0 kg
- Total: 370.0 kg → Bronze Medal
-100 kg category
+110 kg category
- Jürgen Heuser
- Snatch: 182.5 kg, Clean and jerk: 227.5 kg
- Total: 410.0 kg → Silver Medal
Wrestling
See main article: Wrestling at the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Notes and References
- Web site: East Germany at the 1980 Summer Games . 4 May 2015 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150801235713/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GDR/summer/1980/ . 1 August 2015 . dmy-all .
- https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GDR/summer/1980/CAN/ East Germany Canoeing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games
