East Germany at the 1976 Winter Olympics

East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.

East Germany at the
1976 Winter Olympics
IOC codeGDR
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the GDR
in Innsbruck
Competitors59 (40 men, 19 women) in 8 sports
Flag bearerMeinhard Nehmer (bobsleigh)
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
7
Silver
5
Bronze
7
Total
19
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Germany (1896–1936, 1992–)
 United Team of Germany (1956–1964)

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldMeinhard Nehmer
Bernhard Germeshausen
BobsleighTwo-man
 GoldMeinhard Nehmer
Jochen Babock
Bernhard Germeshausen
Bernhard Lehmann
BobsleighFour-man
 GoldDettlef GüntherLugeMen's individual
 GoldHans Rinn
Norbert Hahn
LugeMen's doubles
 GoldMargit SchumannLugeWomen's individual
 GoldUlrich WehlingNordic combinedMen's individual
 GoldHans-Georg AschenbachSki jumpingMen's normal hill
 SilverGert-Dietmar KlauseCross-country skiingMen's 50 km
 SilverRomy Kermer
Rolf Österreich
Figure skatingPairs
 SilverUte RühroldLugeWomen's individual
 SilverJochen DannebergSki jumpingMen's normal hill
 SilverAndrea Ehrig-Schöne-MitscherlichSpeed skatingWomen's 3000m
 BronzeKarl-Heinz Menz
Frank Ullrich
Manfred Beer
Manfred Geyer
BiathlonMen's 4 x 7.5 km relay
 BronzeMonika Debertshäuser
Sigrun Krause
Barbara Petzold
Veronika Hesse-Schmidt
Cross-country skiingWomen's 4 × 5 km relay
 BronzeChristine ErrathFigure skatingWomen's singles
 BronzeManuela Groß
Uwe Kagelmann
Figure skatingPairs
 BronzeHans RinnLugeMen's individual
 BronzeKonrad WinklerNordic combinedMen's individual
 BronzeHenry GlaßSki jumpingMen's large hill

Biathlon

Men
Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 1 Rank
20 km Manfred Beer 1'18:42.50 5 1'23:42.50 27
Karl-Heinz Wolf 1'15:06.89 5 1'20:06.89 15
Manfred Geyer 1'13:11.37 6 1'19:11.37 12
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
Athletes Race
Misses 2 Time Rank
Karl-Heinz Menz
Frank Ullrich
Manfred Beer
Manfred Geyer
5 2'04:08.61
2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Bobsleigh

Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
GDR-1 Horst Schönau
Raimund Bethge
Two-man 56.89 8 56.79 8 56.74 7 56.55 4 3:46.97 7
GDR-2 Meinhard Nehmer
Bernhard Germeshausen
Two-man 56.24 3 56.04 1 55.87 1 56.27 1 3:44.42
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
GDR-1 Meinhard Nehmer
Jochen Babock
Bernhard Germeshausen
Bernhard Lehmann
Four-man 54.43 1 54.64 1 55.51 2 55.85 2 3:40.43
GDR-2 Horst Schönau
Horst Bernhardt
Harald Seifert
Raimund Bethge
Four-man 55.11 6 55.12 5 55.63 4 56.58 4 3:42.44 4

Cross-country skiing

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Gerhard Grimmer 48:45.04 49
Gerd Heßler 47:08.77 28
Jürgen Wolf 47:04.49 25
Gert-Dietmar Klause 45:42.97 9
30 km Dieter Meinel 1'36:37.35 33
Axel Lesser 1'34:53.14 17
Gerhard Grimmer 1'34:52.15 16
Gert-Dietmar Klause 1'32:00.91 6
50 km Dieter Meinel 2'49:52.42 33
Gerd Heßler 2'47:34.90 28
Gerhard Grimmer 2'41:15.46 5
Gert-Dietmar Klause 2'38:13.21
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Gerd Heßler
Axel Lesser
Gerhard Grimmer
Gert-Dietmar Klause
DNF
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km Sigrun Krause 16:55.54 16
Veronika Hesse-Schmidt 16:42.86 12
Barbara Petzold 16:42.44 11
Monika Debertshäuser 16:34.94 7
10 km Monika Debertshäuser 31:50.06 14
Sigrun Krause 31:39.76 12
Veronika Hesse-Schmidt 31:12.33 8
Barbara Petzold 31:12.20 7
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Monika Debertshäuser
Sigrun Krause
Barbara Petzold
Veronika Hesse-Schmidt
1'09:57.95

Figure skating

Men
Athlete CF SP FS Points Places Rank
Jan Hoffmann 4 9 5 187.34 34 4
Women
Athlete CF SP FS Points Places Rank
Marion Weber 12 9 10 175.82 99 11
Anett Pötzsch 4 3 4 187.42 33 4
Christine Errath 5 2 3 188.16 28
Pairs
Athletes SP FS Points Places Rank
Kerstin Stolfig
Veit Kempe
7 6 129.57 59 6
Manuela Groß
Uwe Kagelmann
4 3 134.57 34
Romy Kermer
Rolf Österreich
2 2 136.35 21

Luge

Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hans Rinn 52.916 6 51.968 2 51.690 2 52.000 3 3:28.574
Hans-Heinrich Winckler 52.848 5 52.328 6 52.069 4 52.209 4 3:29.454 4
Dettlef Günther 52.381 1 52.107 4 51.418 1 51.782 1 3:27.688

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Hans Rinn
Norbert Hahn
42.773 1 42.831 1 1:25.604
Bernd Hahn
Ulli Hahn
43.291 6 46.566 24 1:29.847 16
Women
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Eva-Maria Wernicke 43.007 5 42.646 2 42.711 7 42.898 4 2:51.262 4
Ute Rührold 42.926 3 42.708 3 42.439 3 42.773 2 2:50.846
Margit Schumann 42.854 1 42.830 7 42.285 1 42.652 1 2:50.621

Nordic combined

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Konrad Winkler Individual 74.5 77.0 213.9 4 49:51.11 203.57 7 417.47
Günter Deckert 71.0 74.0 194.2 18 49:51.00 203.58 6 397.78 13
Claus Tuchscherer 78.5 79.0 218.7 3 51:16.12 190.81 20 409.51 5
Ulrich Wehling 80.0 80.5 225.5 1 50:28.95 197.89 13 423.39

Ski jumping

Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Henry Glaß Normal hill 80.0 118.3 79.5 (fall) 85.5 203.8 44
Bernd Eckstein 80.5 118.6 81.5 (fall) 90.7 209.3 32
Jochen Danneberg 83.5 124.4 82.5 121.8 246.2
Hans-Georg Aschenbach 84.5 128.0 82.0 124.0 252.0
Henry Glaß Large hill 91.0 104.4 97.0 117.3 221.7
Hans-Georg Aschenbach 92.5 109.5 89.0 102.6 212.1 8
Bernd Eckstein 94.0 109.6 91.5 106.6 216.2 7
Jochen Danneberg 102.0 118.8 89.5 102.8 221.6 4

Speed skating

Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Harald Oehme 41.54 24
1000 m Harald Oehme 1:23.88 20
Klaus Wunderlich 1:21.67 10
1500 m Klaus Wunderlich 2:03.41 9
5000 m Manfred Winter 7:58.28 18
Klaus Wunderlich 7:33.82 5
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Ute Dix 45.60 20
Ines Bautzmann 44.87 15
Heike Lange 44.21 10
1000 m Ute Dix 1:34.14 21
Monika Zernicek 1:31.68 12
Heike Lange 1:30.55 8
1500 m Andrea Ehrig-Schöne-Mitscherlich 2:20.05 10
Ines Bautzmann 2:19.63 7
Karin Kessow 2:19.05 5
3000 m Ines Bautzmann 4:46.67 5
Karin Kessow 4:45.60 4
Andrea Ehrig-Schöne-Mitscherlich 4:45.23

References

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