East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:GDR
Nocname:National Olympic Committee of the GDR
Games:Summer Olympics
Games Link:1988 Summer Olympics
Year:1988
Start Date:17 September
End Date:2 October 1988
Location:Seoul, South Korea
Competitors:259 (157 men, 102 women)
Sports:16
Flagbearer:Ulf Timmermann
Rank:2
Gold:37
Silver:35
Bronze:30
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 Olympic Games for the last time as an independent nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics. 259 competitors, 157 men and 102 women, took part in 157 events in 16 sports.[1] The team was officially announced on 3 September 1988.[2]

Medalists

MedalNameSportEventDate



18 September
19 September
21 September
21 September
21 September





22 September
22 September
23 September
23 September
23 September




24 September

24 September




24 September
24 September
24 September
24 September
24 September
24 September





24 September
25 September



25 September








25 September



25 September
25 September
25 September
26 September
26 September
27 September


27 September
29 September
29 September
30 September

30 September



1 October
1 October
1 October
1 October





20 September




21 September
21 September
22 September
22 September
22 September
23 September
23 September
23 September
24 September
24 September
24 September




24 September
24 September


25 September
25 September
25 September
25 September
25 September
26 September
26 September
27 September
29 September
29 September
29 September
30 September
30 September
30 September
30 September
1 October

1 October



1 October
1 October
1 October
2 October
19 September
21 September





21 September
22 September
22 September
22 September
23 September



23 September
23 September
24 September
24 September
24 September
24 September



25 September
25 September
25 September
25 September
25 September
26 September
27 September
28 September
28 September
29 September
30 September
1 October



1 October
1 October
1 October




1 October
1 October

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

width=180Sportwidth=55Menwidth=55Womenwidth=55Total
Athletics25 33 58
Boxing11 11
Canoeing11 4 15
Cycling14 3 17
Diving2 2 4
Fencing7 0 7
Gymnastics6 6 12
Handball13 0 13
Judo4 4
Rowing21 23 44
Sailing7 2 9
Shooting13 2 15
Swimming11 15 26
Volleyball0 12 12
Weightlifting4 4
Wrestling8 8
Total 157 102 259

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Men's competition

Men's 5,000 metres

Men's 10,000 metres

Men's marathon

Men's 4 × 400 m relay

Men's 3.000 m steeplechase

  1. Heat - 8:36.45
  1. Semifinal - 8:16.27
  1. Final - 8:19.82 (→ 10th place)

Men's javelin throw

Men's discus throw

Men's shot put

Men's hammer throw

Men's decathlon

  1. 100 metres - 11.25s
  1. Long jump - 7.43m
  1. Shot put - 15.48m
  1. High jump - 2.27m
  1. 400 metres - 48.90 s
  1. 110 m hurdles - 15.13s
  1. Discus throw - 49.28m
  1. Pole vault - 4.70 m
  1. Javelin throw - 61.32m
  1. 1.500 metres - 4:28.95s
  1. 100 metres - 10.87s
  1. Long jump - 7.45m
  1. Shot put - 14.97m
  1. High jump - 1.97m
  1. 400 metres - 47.71s
  1. 110 m hurdles - 14.46s
  1. Discus throw - 44.36m
  1. Pole vault - 5.10 m
  1. Javelin throw - 61.76m
  1. 1.500 metres - 4:33.02s
  1. 100 metres - 11.57s
  1. Long jump - 7.00 m
  1. Shot put - 15.60 m
  1. High jump - 1.94m
  1. 400 metres - 49.84s
  1. 110 m hurdles - 15.04s
  1. Discus throw - 46.66m
  1. Pole vault - 4.90 m
  1. Javelin throw - 60.20 m
  1. 1.500 metres - 4:46.04s

Men's 20 km walk

Men's 50 km walk

Women's competition

Women's 4 × 100 m relay

Women's 4 × 400 m relay

Women's marathon

Women's discus throw

Women's javelin throw

Women's shot put

Women's heptathlon

Boxing

See main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Men's bantamweight (54 kg)

Canoeing

See main article: Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Cycling

See main article: Cycling at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Seventeen cyclists, fourteen men and three women, represented East Germany in 1988.

Men's road race
Men's team time trial
Men's sprint
Men's 1 km time trial
Men's individual pursuit
Men's team pursuit
Men's points race
Women's road race
Women's sprint

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Fencing

See main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Seven fencers, all men, represented East Germany in 1988. Udo Wagner won a silver medal in the individual foil event.[4]

Men's foil
Men's team foil
Men's épée

Gymnastics

See main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Handball

See main article: Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Judo

See main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Rowing

See main article: Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Sailing

See main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Shooting

See main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Men's 100 m freestyle

Men's 200 m freestyle

Men's 400 m freestyle

Men's 1500 m freestyle

Men's 100 m backstroke

Men's 200 m backstroke

Men's 100 m breaststroke

Men's 200 m breaststroke

Men's 200 m individual medley

Men's 400 m individual medley

Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay


Women's 50 m freestyle

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 200 m breaststroke

Women's 100 m butterfly

Women's 200 m butterfly

Women's 200 m individual medley

Women's 400 m individual medley

Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay

Volleyball

See main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Women's tournament

Weightlifting

See main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Wrestling

See main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Germany at the 1988 Summer Games . 17 July 2011 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110630024659/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GDR/summer/1988/ . 30 June 2011 .
  2. News: Das DDR-Aufgebot für den Medaillenkampf . The GDR squad for the medal fight . 23 September 2018 . . 44 . 209 . 3 September 1988 . 6 . de . registration . 23 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180923085612/http://zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de/ddr-presse/ergebnisanzeige/?purl=SNP26120215-19880903-0-6-89-0 . dead .
  3. https://www.olympedia.org/countries/GDR/editions/22 East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  4. Web site: East Germany Fencing at the 1988 Summer Games . 17 July 2011 . sports-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110315090314/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/GDR/summer/1988/FEN/ . 15 March 2011 .