Olympic Summer Games 1968 / Participant (GDR)
GDR
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The GDR Olympic team took part in the Summer Olympics in Mexico City in 1968 for the first time as an independent team. It comprised 250 athletes. It won a total of 25 medals, making it the fifth best team in the medal table.
Team management
- Team leader: Manfred Ewald (President of the DTSB)
- Chef de Mission: Bernhard Orzechowski
- Other members: Heinz Schöbel (President of the NOC of the GDR and IOC member), Helmut Behrendt (Secretary General of the NOC of the GDR)
Participants by sport
Boxing
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Bernd Englmeier (ASK Forward Berlin)
- Light flyweight: 9th place
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Bernd Juterzenka (SC Traktor Schwerin)
- Bantamweight: 17th place
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Peter Rieger (TSC Berlin)
- Lightweight: 17th place
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Peter Tiepold (SC Dynamo Berlin)
- Light welterweight: 5th place
- Manfred Wolke (ASK Forward Berlin)
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Detlef Dahn (ASK Forward Berlin)
- Light middleweight: 9th place
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Jürgen Schlegel (SC Traktor Schwerin)
- Light heavyweight: 5th place
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Bernd Anders (TSC Berlin)
- Heavyweight: 5th place
fencing
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Peter Schulze (ASK Forward Leipzig)
- Epee, singles: 17th place
- Epee, team: 5th place
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Klaus Dumke (SG Dynamo Eisenach)
- Epee, singles: 17th place
- Epee, team: 5th place
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Harry Fiedler (ASK Forward Leipzig)
- Epee, singles: preliminary round
- Epee, team: 5th place
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Bernd Uhlig (SG Dynamo Eisenach)
- Epee, team: 5th place
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Dieter Burger
- No use
Weightlifting
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Werner Dittrich (BSG Motor Zittau)
- Middleweight: 6th place
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Karl Arnold (BSG Motor Zittau)
- Lightweight: 5th place
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Manfred Rieger (BSG Motor Zittau)
- Heavyweight: 4th place
hockey
- 5th place
- Rainer Stephan (SC Motor Jena)
- Axel Thieme (SC Leipzig)
- Horst Brennecke (SC Leipzig)
- Klaus Bahner (SC Motor Jena)
- Lothar Lippert (SC Leipzig)
- Karlheinz Freiberger (SC Motor Jena)
- Dieter Ehrlich (SC Motor Jena)
- Rüdiger Kasch (SC Leipzig)
- Hans-Dietrich Sasse (SC Leipzig)
- Gerhard Krieger (SC Leipzig)
- Jürgen Müller (SC Leipzig)
- Klaus Träumer (SC Motor Jena)
- Eckhard Wallossek (SC Leipzig)
- Dieter Klauss (SC Leipzig)
- Reinhart Sasse (SC Leipzig)
- Rolf Thieme (SC Leipzig)
- Helmut Rabis (SC Motor Jena)
Canoe racing
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Women
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athletics
discipline | Men | Women |
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100 m |
Harald Eggers (SC Leipzig) lead Hartmut Schelter (ASK forward Potsdam) lead Heinz Erbstößer (SC Leipzig) lead |
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800 m | Dieter Fromm (SC Turbine Erfurt) 6th place |
Karin Burneleit (SC Dynamo Berlin) lead Barbara Wieck (SC Empor Rostock) lead |
5000 m | Bernd Dießner (ASK Forward Potsdam) forward | |
10,000 m | Jürgen Haase (SC Leipzig) 15th place | |
marathon | Jürgen Busch (AK Vorwärts Potsdam) 15th place | |
80 m hurdles | Karin Balzer (SC Leipzig) 5th place | |
400 m hurdles | Joachim Singer (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) no start due to knee injury | |
4 × 100 m |
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4 × 400 m |
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20 km walk |
Gerhard Sperling (TSC Berlin) 5th place Hans-Georg Reimann (SC Dynamo Berlin) 7th place Peter Frenkel (ASK Vorwärts Potsdam) 10th place |
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50 km walk |
Christoph Höhne (SC Dynamo Berlin) Peter Selzer (SC Dynamo Berlin) 4th place Burkhard Leuschke (SC Dynamo Berlin) eliminated |
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high jump |
Rita Schmidt (SC DHfK Leipzig) 5th place Karin Schulze (SC DHfK Leipzig) 7th place |
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Pole vault | Wolfgang Nordwig (SC Motor Jena) | |
Long jump | Klaus Beer (SC Dynamo Berlin) |
Burghild Wieczorek (SC DHfK Leipzig) 4th place Bärbel Löhnert (SC Frankfurt) 14th place |
Triple jump |
Heinz-Günter Schenk (SC Dynamo Berlin) 26th place Klaus Neumann (SC Dynamo Berlin) 32nd place |
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Shot put |
Dieter Hoffmann (ASK Vorwärts Potsdam) 4th place Uwe Grabe (SC Cottbus) 7th place |
Margitta Gummel (SC DHfK Leipzig) Marita Lange (SC Chemie Halle) Renate Boy (SC Empor Rostock) 5th place
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Discus throw |
Lothar Milde (SC Chemie Halle) Hartmut Losch (ASK Vorwärts Potsdam) 4th place Günter Schaumburg (ASK Vorwärts Potsdam) 10th place |
Anita Otto (SC Chemie Halle) 4th place Christine Spielberg (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) 7th place Karin Illgen (SC DHfK Leipzig) 10th place |
Hammer throw |
Reinhard Theimer (TSC Berlin) 7th place Helmuth Baumann (ASK Vorwärts Potsdam) 8th place |
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Javelin throw | Manfred Stolle (ASK Vorwärts Potsdam) 5th place | |
Pentathlon |
Inge Bauer (SC Motor Jena) 7th place Gerda Uhlemann (SC Einheit Dresden) 19th place |
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Decathlon |
Joachim Kirst (ASK Vorwärts Potsdam) 5th place Manfred Tiedtke (SC DHfK Leipzig) 10th place Herbert Wessel (ASK Vorwärts Potsdam) eliminated |
Modern pentathlon
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Karl-Heinz Kutschke (SC Dynamo Hoppegarten)
- Singles: 4th place
- Team: 6th place
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Jörg Tscherner (SC Dynamo Hoppegarten)
- Individual: 15th place
- Team: 6th place
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Wolfgang Lüderitz (SC Dynamo Hoppegarten)
- Singles: 40th place
- Team: 6th place
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Jörg Langner (SC Chemie Halle)
- Substitute
Cycling
train
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Heinz Richter (SC Dynamo Berlin)
- Sprint: 10th place
- 4000 m team pursuit: advance
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Werner Otto (SC Dynamo Berlin)
- Tandem: 5th place
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Hans-Jürgen Geschke (TSC Berlin)
- Tandem: 5th place
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Wolfgang Schmelzer (TSC Berlin)
- 4000 m team pursuit: advance
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Rudolf Franz (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt)
- 4000 m team pursuit: advance
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Manfred Ulbricht (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt)
- 4000 m team pursuit: advance
Street
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Klaus Ampler (SC DHfK Leipzig)
- Team time trial: 13th place
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Günter Hoffmann (ASK Forward Leipzig)
- Team time trial: 13th place
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Dieter Grabe (SC DHfK Leipzig)
- Team time trial: 13th place
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Axel Peschel (SC Dynamo Berlin)
- Team time trial: 13th place
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Wolfgang Wesemann (ASK Forward Leipzig)
- Team time trial: substitute driver
horse riding
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Horst Köhler (ASK Forward Potsdam)
- Dressage (individual): 5th place
- Dressage (team): 4th place
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Gerhard Brockmüller (ASK Forward Potsdam)
- Dressage (individual): 12th place
- Dressage (team): 4th place
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Wolfgang Müller (ASK Forward Potsdam)
- Dressage (individual): 16th place
- Dressage (team): 4th place
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Karl-Heinz Fuhrmann (ASK Forward Potsdam)
- Versatility (individual): 25th place
- Versatility (team): 7th place
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Uwe Plank (SC Dynamo Hoppegarten)
- Versatility (individual): 27th place
- Versatility (team): 7th place
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Helmut Hartmann (ASK Forward Potsdam)
- Versatility (individual): 28th place
- Versatility (team): 7th place
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Ulrich Vite (ASK Vorwärts Berlin) (SC Dynamo Hoppegarten)
- Versatility (Individual): Eliminated
- Versatility (team): 7th place
Wrestling
Greco-Roman
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Freestyle
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rowing
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Achim Hill (BSG Motor Baumschulenweg)
- One: 5th place
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Hans-Ulrich Schmied (TSC Berlin)
- Double scull: 5th place
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Manfred Haake (TSC Berlin)
- Double scull: 5th place
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Joachim Böhmer (SC Dynamo Berlin)
- Double scull: substitute
- Jörg Lucke (TSC Berlin)
- Heinz-Jürgen Bothe (TSC Berlin)
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Manfred Wiesner (ASK Forward Rostock)
- Two without a helmsman: substitute
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Helmut Wollmann (TSC Berlin)
- Two with a helmsman: 4th place
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Wolfgang Gunkel (TSC Berlin)
- Two with a helmsman: 4th place
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Klaus-Dieter Neubert (TSC Berlin)
- Two with a helmsman: 4th place
- Frank Forberger (SC Unit Dresden)
- Dieter Grahn (SC Unit Dresden)
- Frank Rühle (SC Unit Dresden)
- Dieter Schubert (SC Unit Dresden)
- Peter Kremtz (SC Unit Dresden)
- Roland Göhler (SC Unit Dresden)
- Manfred Gelpke (SC Unit Dresden)
- Klaus Jacob (SC Unit Dresden)
- Dieter Semetzky (SC Unit Dresden)
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Bernd Meerbach (ASK Forward Rostock)
- Four with helmsman: substitute
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Günter Bergau (ASK Forward Rostock)
- Eighth: 7th place
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Klaus-Dieter Bähr (TSC Berlin)
- Eighth: 7th place
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Claus Wilcke (SC DHfK Leipzig)
- Eighth: 7th place
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Peter Gorny (ASK Forward Rostock)
- Eighth: 7th place
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Reinhard Zerfowski (TSC Berlin)
- Eighth: 7th place
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Peter Hein (TSC Berlin)
- Eighth: 7th place
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Manfred Schneider (SC Dynamo Berlin)
- Eighth: 7th place
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Peter Prompe (TSC Berlin)
- Eighth: 7th place
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Karl-Heinz Danielowski (ASK Forward Rostock)
- Eighth: 7th place
shoot
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Christian Düring (ASK Forward Leipzig)
- Rapid fire pistol: 4th place
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Gerhard Dommrich (SC Dynamo Hoppegarten)
- Rapid fire pistol: 6th place
- Harald Vollmar (GST Leipzig Sports Shooting Club)
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Helmut Artelt (GST Leipzig Sports Shooting Club)
- Free target pistol: 6th place
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Hartmut Sommer (ASK Forward Leipzig)
- Free rifle three-position fight: 6th place
- Small caliber three-position battle: 26th place
- Lying small bore: 54th place
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Uto Wunderlich (GST Leipzig Sports Shooting Club)
- Free rifle three-position fight: 23rd place
- Small bore three-position battle: 17th place
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Werner Heyn (ASK Forward Leipzig)
- Lying small bore: 56th place
- Kurt Czekalla (GST Leipzig Sports Shooting Club)
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Rudolf Hager (ASK Forward Leipzig)
- Trap: 23rd place
The nominated shooter Werner Lippoldt from the club for sport shooting of the GST Leipzig had to refrain from participating due to injury. ND September 18, 1968 p. 5
swim
discipline | Men | Women |
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100 m freestyle |
Martina Grunert (SC DHfK Leipzig) 5th place Roswitha Krause (SC Dynamo Berlin) preliminary run Uta Schmuck (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) preliminary run |
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200 m freestyle | Gabriele Wetzko (SC DHfK Leipzig) 4th place | |
400 m freestyle | Alfred Müller (ASK forward Rostock) forward | Gabriele Wetzko (SC DHfK Leipzig) 5th place |
800 m freestyle |
Sigrid Goral (SC Empor Rostock) lead Sabine Rantzsch (SC DHfK Leipzig) lead |
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1500 m freestyle | Karl-Rüdiger Mann (SC Dynamo Berlin) advance | |
100 m back | Roland Matthes (SC Turbine Erfurt) | |
200 m back |
Roland Matthes (SC Turbine Erfurt) Joachim Röther (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) 7th place |
Doris Kohardt (SC Empor Rostock) forward |
100 m chest |
Egon Henninger (ASK Vorwärts Rostock) 8th place Klaus Katzur (ASK Vorwärts Rostock) prelim |
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200 m chest |
Egon Henninger (ASK Vorwärts Rostock) 6th place Klaus Katzur (ASK Vorwärts Rostock) prelim |
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100 m butterfly | Horst-Günter Gregor (SC DHfK Leipzig) preliminary |
Helga Lindner (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) 8th place Christine Strübing (SC DHfK Leipzig) preliminary |
200 m butterfly |
Helga Lindner (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) Christine Strübing (SC DHfK Leipzig) preliminary
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200 m layers | Frank Wiegand (ASK Forward Rostock) forward |
Sabine Steinbach (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) 4th place Marianne Seydel (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) 6th place |
400 m layers |
Sabine Steinbach (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) Marianne Seydel (SC SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) 6th place Eva Wittke (SC DHfK Leipzig) preliminary
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4 × 100 m freestyle |
Horst-Günter Gregor (SC DHfK Leipzig) 5th place Udo Poser (ASK Vorwärts Rostock) 5th place Lothar Gericke (TSC Berlin) 5th place Frank Wiegand (ASK Vorwärts Rostock) 5th place |
Gabriele Wetzko (SC DHfK Leipzig) Martina Grunert (SC DHfK Leipzig) Roswitha Krause (SC Dynamo Berlin) Uta Schmuck (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) Gabriele Perthes (SC DHfK Leipzig) |
4 × 200 m freestyle |
Alfred Müller (ASK Vorwärts Rostock) 7th place Jochen Herbst (SC DHfK Leipzig) 7th place Horst-Günter Gregor (SC DHfK Leipzig) 7th place Frank Wiegand (ASK Vorwärts Rostock) 7th place |
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4 × 100 m layers |
Roland Matthes (SC Turbine Erfurt) Frank Wiegand (ASK Forward Rostock) Egon Henninger (ASK Forward Rostock) Horst-Günter Gregor (SC DHfK Leipzig) |
Eva Wittke (SC DHfK Leipzig) 5th place Helga Lindner (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) 5th place Uta Schmuck (SC Karl-Marx-Stadt) 5th place Martina Grunert (SC DHfK Leipzig) 5th place |
sailing
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Jürgen Mier (ASK Forward Rostock)
- Finn-Dinghi: 13th place
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Hartmann Bogumil (ASK Forward Rostock)
- Star: 14th place
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Udo Springsklee (ASK Forward Rostock)
- Star: 14th place
- Paul Borowski (SC Empor Rostock)
- Karl-Heinz Thun (SC Empor Rostock)
- Konrad Weichert (SC Empor Rostock)
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Hans-Jürgen Cochius (TSC Berlin)
- Flying Dutchman: 13th place
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Werner Christoph (TSC Berlin)
- Flying Dutchman: 13th place
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Bernd Dehmel (TSC Berlin)
- Finn-Dinghi: substitute
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Roland Schwarz (TSC Berlin)
- Dragon: substitute
do gymnastics
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Women
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volleyball
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Men's team
- 4th Place
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Squad
- Arnold Schulz (SC Leipzig)
- Wolfgang Webner (SC Dynamo Berlin)
- Siegfried Schneider (SC Leipzig)
- Rudi Schumann (SC Leipzig)
- Eckehard Pietzsch (SC Leipzig)
- Rainer Tscharke (TSC Berlin)
- Jürgen Kessel (SC Dynamo Berlin)
- Horst Peter (SC Leipzig)
- Eckhard Tielscher (SC Leipzig)
- Jürgen Freiwald (SC Leipzig)
- Manfred Heine (SC Leipzig)
- Walter Toussaint (SC Leipzig)
Water polo
- Men's team of the German Democratic Republic: 6th place
- Siegfried Ballerstedt (SG Dynamo Magdeburg)
- Jürgen Kluge (SG Dynamo Magdeburg)
- Hans-Georg Fehn (SG Dynamo Magdeburg)
- Klaus Schlenkrich (SC Leipzig)
- Peter Rund (SC Dynamo Berlin)
- Hans-Jürgen Schüler (SC Magdeburg)
- Veit Herrmanns (SG Dynamo Magdeburg)
- Jürgen Thiel (SC Magdeburg)
- Manfred Herzog (SC Dynamo Berlin)
- Peter Schmidt (SC Dynamo Berlin)
- Hans-Ulrich Lange
Diving
Men
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Women
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swell
- List of nominated athletes in ND on September 5, 1968 p. 8