East Germany participated as Germany or United Team of Germany from 1896 until 1964. East German athletes have been competing under Germany since 1992 again.
East Germany has won over 400 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and around 100 medals at the Winter Olympic Games, with most medals in Athletics and Swimming. The nation has won medals at every edition of the Olympic Games it participated in.
The East German Olympic Committee was created in 1951, and recognized in 1965. After 1990, the Olympic committee was merged with the West German Olympic Committee to form a united committee over Germany.
Medal Table[]
Medals by Summer Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico City 1968 | 226 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 5 |
| Munich 1972 | 297 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 66 | 3 |
| Montreal 1976 | 267 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 90 | 2 |
| Moscow 1980 | 345 | 47 | 37 | 42 | 126 | 2 |
| Los Angeles 1984 | Did not participate | |||||
| Seoul 1988 | 259 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 102 | 2 |
| Total | 153 | 129 | 127 | 409 | ||
Medals by Winter Games[]
| Games | Athletes | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenoble 1968 | 57 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| Sapporo 1972 | 42 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Innsbruck 1976 | 59 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 2 |
| Lake Placid 1980 | 53 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 2 |
| Sarajevo 1984 | 56 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | 1 |
| Calgary 1988 | 53 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 2 |
| Total | 39 | 36 | 35 | 110 |
Medals by Sport[]
| Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 38 | 36 | 35 | 109 |
| Swimming | 38 | 32 | 22 | 92 |
| Rowing | 33 | 7 | 8 | 48 |
| Canoeing | 14 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
| Luge | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| Speed Skating | 8 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
| Gymnastics | 6 | 13 | 17 | 36 |
| Cycling | 6 | 6 | 4 | 16 |
| Bobsleigh | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| Boxing | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| Shooting | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 |
| Biathlon | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| Figure Skating | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Nordic Combined | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Ski Jumping | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Wrestling | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Diving | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Sailing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Cross-Country Skiing | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Judo | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Football | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Handball | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Volleyball | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Fencing | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |