East Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics

The GDR participated in the Olympic Winter Games Sapporo in 1972 with a delegation of 42 ( 29 men, 13 women) athletes participate and took second place in the medal standings behind the USSR. The luger Klaus -Michael Bonsack was chosen as the flag bearer of the East German team which first launched under its own flag at the opening ceremony. At the Hockey competition at the bobsleigh and the Alpine ski disciplines no GDR athletes participated.

  • 2.1 Medals by sport
  • 2.2 Medals by sport clubs
  • 2.3 Participants by Sport Clubs

Participants by sport

Biathlon

With Hansjörg Knauthe presented the biathletes one of the most successful East German representatives. The good finishes in the individual decision were reflected in relay bronze.

Gentlemen:

  • Hansjörg Knauthe (SG Dynamo Cínovec ) Single (20 km): Season (4 x 7,5 km):
  • Dieter Speer ( SG Dynamo Cínovec ) Single (20 km): 13th Place Season (4 x 7,5 km):
  • Günter Bartnik (SG Dynamo Cínovec ) Single (20 km): 15th Place
  • Horst Koschka (SG Dynamo Cínovec ) Single (20 km): 20th Place Season (4 x 7,5 km):

Figure skating

The figure skater won a medal in pairs skating. The very young athletes, the oldest participants were 21 years old, could be placed in all competitions in the top eight.

Women:

Couples:

  • Manuela Large / Uwe Kagelmann (SC Dynamo Berlin) Pair of running:
  • Annette Kansy / Axel Salzmann (SC Karl- Marx-Stadt ) Pair of running: 8th Place

Speed ​​Skating

In speed skating only two ladies competed, men were not at the start. About 1500 m Rosemarie Taupadel could reach a considerable 5th Place.

Women:

  • Ruth Budzisch (SC Dynamo Berlin) 500 m: 13th Place 1000 m: 33 Place
  • Rosemarie Taupadel (SC Dynamo Berlin) 1000 m: 12th Place 1500 m: 5th place 3000 m: 15th Place

Toboggan

The luge competitions were GDR championships with international participation. Only one medal was left to the competition, the Italian two-seater Paul Hildgartner / Walter Plaikner was at the same time Hörnlein / Bredow Olympic champion.

Women:

  • Anna -Maria Müller ( SC tractor Oberwiesenthal )
  • Ute Rührold (SC tractor Oberwiesenthal )
  • Margit Schumann ( ASK forward Oberhof )

Gentlemen:

Two-seater

  • Horst Hörnlein / Reinhard Bredow (ASK forward Oberhof )
  • Klaus -Michael Bonsack / Wolfram Fiedler ( SC tractor Oberwiesenthal )

Nordic skiing

Cross-country skiing

The skiers in Renate Fischer achieved a single digit placement. In the relay Anni Not lost in the final sprint against Michaela Endler from Germany to fight for fourth place. In the men especially Gert -Dietmar Klause made ​​with two -digit rankings attention. The squadron, which had not won at the World Championships in 1970 in the same cast silver, finished in 6th place.

Women:

  • Renate Fischer ( SC tractor Oberwiesenthal ) 3x5 km relay: 5th place 5 km: 14th Place 10 km: 9th place
  • Gabriele main (SC Dynamo Klingenthal) 3x5 km relay: 5th place 5km: 20th Place 10 km: 18th Place
  • Anna Unger ( SC Dynamo Klingenthal) 3x5 km relay: 5th place 5 km: 28th place 10 km: 20th Place
  • Christine Phillip (SC tractor Oberwiesenthal ) 5 km: 30th place 10 km: 31 Place

Gentlemen:

  • Gert -Dietmar Klause (SC Dynamo Klingenthal) 15 km: 13th Place 30 km: 8th Place 50 km: 9th place 4x10 km relay: 6th place
  • Gerhard Grimmer (ASK forward Oberhof ) 4x10 km relay: 6th place
  • Eberhard Klessen (ASK forward Oberhof ) 30 km: 27th place 50 km: 16th Place
  • Gerd Hessler (SC Dynamo Klingenthal) 15 km: 25th place 30 km: 18th Place 4x10 km relay: 6th place
  • Axel Lesser (ASK forward Oberhof ) 15 km: 6th place 30 km: 12th Place 4x10 km relay: 6th place
  • Rainer Gross ( SC Dynamo Klingenthal) 15 km: 26th place 50 km: 18th Place

Ski Jumping

The East German representatives had nothing to order On the small hill. In a climate very different from the external conditions, competition on the large hill Rainer Schmidt was able to advance from eighth place still on the bronze medal, just 0.5 points behind the second-place Walter Steiner and 0.6 points behind the Olympic champion Wojciech Fortuna, but only 0, 1 points ahead of the Fourth Tauno Käyhkö. Manfred Wolf, after the first round of third parties, fell back to fifth place.

  • Hans -Georg Aschenbach (ASK forward Brotterode ) Normal hill: 31 Place
  • Rainer Schmidt ( SC Motor Zella- Mehlis ) Normal hill: 15th Place Large hill:
  • Manfred Wolf ( ASK forward Brotterode ) Normal hill: 38th place Large hill: 5th place
  • Henry Glass ( SC Dynamo Klingenthal) Normal hill: 18th Place Large hill: 20th Place
  • Heinz Wosipiwo (SC Dynamo Klingenthal) Large hill: 39th place

Nordic Combined

Ulrich Wehling was the surprise winner of Sapporo. The hitherto unknown young athletes was after jumping to 4th place with the third fastest run time he took the until then second-placed Finn Rauno Miettinen almost two minutes and won gold. Karl -Heinz Luck improved with the fastest running time from 17th after the jumping almost sensational still on the bronze medal.

  • Ulrich Wehling (SC tractor Oberwiesenthal ) Single ( normal hill 70 m / 15 km):
  • Karl -Heinz Luck ( SC Motor Zella- Mehlis ) Single ( normal hill 70 m / 15 km):
  • Hans Hartleb (SC Motor Zella- Mehlis ) Single ( normal hill 70 m / 15 km): 18th Place
  • Günter Deckert (SC Dynamo Klingenthal) Single ( normal hill 70 m / 15 km): 9th place

Statistics

Medals by sport

Medals by sport clubs

Participants by sports clubs

Itemization

  • Presentation of the nominated athletes in the BZ from January 19, 1972 p.8

Weblink

  • Olympic team of the GDR in 1972 in the database of Sports- Reference.com (English)

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