East_Germany_at_the_1972_Winter_Olympics
East Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.
Quick Facts East Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| East Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | GDR |
| NOC | National Olympic Committee of the GDR |
| in Sapporo | |
| Competitors | 42 (29 men, 13 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Klaus Bonsack (luge) |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Germany (1928–1936, 1952, 1992–) United Team of Germany (1956–1964) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Gold | Wolfgang Scheidel | Luge | Men's individual |
| Gold | Horst Hörnlein Reinhard Bredow | Luge | Men's doubles |
| Gold | Anna-Maria Müller | Luge | Women's individual |
| Gold | Ulrich Wehling | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
 Silver | Hansjörg Knauthe | Biathlon | Men's 20 km |
| Silver | Harald Ehrig | Luge | Men's individual |
| Silver | Ute Rührold | Luge | Women's individual |
 Bronze | Hansjörg Knauthe Joachim Meischner Dieter Speer Horst Koschka | Biathlon | Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Bronze | Manuela Groß Uwe Kagelmann | Figure skating | Pairs |
| Bronze | Wolfram Fiedler | Luge | Men's individual |
| Bronze | Klaus-Michael Bonsack Wolfram Fiedler | Luge | Men's doubles |
| Bronze | Margit Schumann | Luge | Women's individual |
| Bronze | Karl-Heinz Luck | Nordic combined | Men's individual |
| Bronze | Rainer Schmidt | Ski jumping | Men's large hill |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| 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 | |
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- 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 2 | Time | Rank | |
| Hansjörg Knauthe Joachim Meischner Dieter Speer Horst Koschka |
4 | 1'54:57.67 | |
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- 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| 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 | |
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- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Gerd Heßler Axel Lesser Gerhard Grimmer Gert-Dietmar Klause |
2'10:03.73 | 6 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| 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 | |
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- Women's 3 × 5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Gabriele Haupt Renate Fischer-Köhler Anni Unger |
50:28.45 | 5 |
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Main article: Figure skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, CF ...
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Hoffmann | 4 | 10 | 2567.6 | 55 | 6 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, CF ...
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Errath | 11 | 5 | 2489.3 | 78 | 8 |
| Sonja Morgenstern | 8 | 3 | 2579.4 | 53 | 6 |
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- Pairs
More information Athletes, SP ...
| 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 | |
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Main article: Luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
| 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 | |
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(Men's) Doubles
More information Athletes, Run 1 ...
| 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 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
| 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 | |
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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Events:
- normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
- 15 km cross-country skiing
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1972 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1972 Winter Olympics
- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| 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 |
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