- Henry Maske
Henry Maske (born January 6, 1964 in Treuenbrietzen) is a German boxer, who was one of the most popular German sports figures, not mainly because of his success but mostly because of his mannerism and public appearances.
- Katarina Witt
Katarina Witt (born December 3, 1965) is a German figure skater, in Germany she was commonly affectionately called "Kati" in the past, but today her full name is used more often. She won two Olympic gold medals for East Germany, first in the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics and the second in 1988 at the Calgary Olympics. She won the World Championships in 1984, 1985, 1987, and 1988, and six consecutive European Championships (1983-1988).
- Christa Luding
Christa Luding-Rothenburger is a former speed skater and cyclist.
- Volker Beck
Volker Beck (born June 30, 1956 in Nordhausen, Thuringia) is a former East German athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics. With the best 400 m hurdler in the late 1970s and early 1980s Edwin Moses missing due the boycott, the best chance of winning the Olympic gold had Volker Beck, the East German 400 m hurdles champion in 1980, 1981 and 1983. In Moscow, Beck won the 400 m hurdles easily, …
- Grit Breuer
Grit Breuer (born February 16, 1972 in Robel, Germany) is a former East German athlete, who competed in the women's 200m, 400m, 4x100m, and 4x100m events. She has received injuries as a result of her sports competition, including a slipped disk in her back and a ligament in her knee. She has also been involved in drugs-related controversy. In 1992 she received a two year ban from the sport after admitting she had taken clenbuterol.
- Hermann Schulz
Hermann Schulz (born December 14 1961 in Dresden, Saxony) is a former German figure skater. Hermann Schulz learned his first triple jumps at the club Dresdner DEC. Coached by Ingrid Lehmann he became a world class figure skater. Already with the age of 13 he participated at the European Championships in Copenhagen and ended up on place 8th. He also represented East Germany at the Olympic Winter Games in Lake Placid.
- Birgit Fischer
Birgit Fischer (born 25 February 1962 in Brandenburg an der Havel, then East Germany) is a kayaker, who has won 8 gold medals over a record 6 different Olympic Games: twice representing East Germany, then four times representing the reunited nation. After both the 1988 and 2000 games, she announced her retirement, only to return for the subsequent games. She has been both the youngest- and oldest-ever Olympic canoeing champion (ages 18 and 42).
- Udo Beyer
Udo Beyer is a former East German track and field athlete who competed in the shot put.
- Werner Peter
Werner Peter (born March 25, 1950 in Sandersdorf, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former football (soccer) player from East Germany, who won the silver medal with the East German national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He obtained a total number of nine caps for his native country, scoring one goal.
- Renate Stecher
Renate Stecher is a German (former East German) athlete and a triple Olympic champion. Born as Renate Meißner, she was a very talented athlete, also competing in the high jump and pentathlon. She debuted internationally at the 1969 European Championships, where she - as a last minute substitute - won a silver medal in the 200 m and a gold in the 4 x 100 m relay.
- Waldemar Cierpinski
Waldemar Cierpinski (born August 3, 1950) is a former East German athlete and two time Olympic Champion in the marathon.
- Bernd Dittert
Bernd Dittert (born February 6, 1961 in Genthin) is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who won the bronze medal for his native country in the men's 4.000m individual pursuit at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Four years later he captured the gold medal in the men's team time trial (road), alongside Michael Rich, Christian Meyer and Uwe Peschel.
- Ralf Schumann
Ralf Schumann (born June 10, 1962) is a German 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol shooter. He is a three-time Olympic Champion and twice World Champion. Born in Meissen in Saxony, he took on pistol shooting in 1977 and was eventually trained at the East German national shooting arena in Suhl, Thuringia. He has on several occasions been voted the athlete of the year in Thuringia. He now lives in nearby Stockheim, Bavaria.
- Ulf Timmermann
Ulf Timmermann (born November 1, 1962 in East Berlin) is a German shot putter who broke many world records during the 1980s and is the first and one of only two people to ever throw over 23 metres (along with Randy Barnes). Timmermann was born in East Berlin to an athletic family and took up shot put at 13. He broke his first world record in 1985 with a throw of 22.62 meters.
- Helga Haase
"Helga Haase", born June 9th, 1934 in Danzig; died on June 16 1989 in East Berlin was a speedskater in the GDR.
- Petra Roßner
Petra Roßner is a German cyclist, who won the gold medal in 3 km pursuit track cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the same event she won the 1991 World Championships and finished second in 1989. Competing in road cycling, she won the World Cup in 2002. She finished second in 2004, and finished third in the 1988 Giro d'Italia Femminile. She is a seven-time winner of the Liberty Classic-winning the event in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2004.
- Heike Drechsler
Heike Gabriela Drechsler nèe Daute (born December 16, 1964 in Gera, then East Germany) is a German track and field athlete. She is one of the most successful female long jumpers of all time and also had several successes in sprint disciplines. She is the only woman who has won two Olympic gold medals in the long jump (1992 and 2000). She also won two World Championships in the long jump (1983 and 1993), …
- Karin Balzer
Karin Balzer (born June 5, 1938) is a former East German hurdler, one of the best in high hurdles event during the 1960s. She was born Karin Richert in Magdeburg, and competed in several track and field events when she was young. However, the 80 m hurdles appeared to be her best event, and she qualified for the United Team of Germany for the 1960 Summer Olympics. At the time, the team was still made up from athletes of both East and West Germany.
- Gerhard Grimmer
Gerhard Grimmer was an East German cross-country skier who competed during the 1960's and 1970's. He won several medals at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, including golds in the 50 km and the 4 x 10 km relay (both in 1974); silvers in the 30 km (1970), 4 x 10 km relay (1970), and 15 km (1974); and a bronze in the 50 km (1970). Grimmer also won the Holmenkollen ski festival at 50 km twice (1970–71).
- Katrin Krabbe
Katrin Krabbe (born 22 November 1969 in Neubrandenburg, Germany) is a female athlete who competed for East Germany (before 1990) and Germany thereafter. She represented the DDR at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. She was a successful track star, winning the 100 m and 200 m titles in the 1990 European Championships in Athletics (held in Split) and the same titles at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics (held in Tokyo, …
- Klaus Beer
Klaus Beer (born November 14, 1942 in Legnica, Poland) is a German former track and field athlete active in the 1960s for East Germany. Beer won the silver medal in the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics, well behind Bob Beamon's record setting performance - Beamon jumped 8,90 m, while Beer jumped 8,19 m. Beer was a seven time (1961, 1962, 1964, 1967-1970) East German champion competing outdoors and a national champion four times (1965, 1968-1970) indoors.
- Hartwig Gauder
Hartwig Gauder (born November 10 1954 in Vaihingen an der Enz) is a former German race walker.
- Karin Janz
Karin Janz (born 17 February, 1952 in Berlin, Germany) was an East German artistic gymnast. She was one of the most outstanding gymnasts of the late 1960s and early 1970s. Her best ever result was placing 2nd in the All-Around competition at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Her father, Guido Janz, was her first coach, who taught her excellent basics. Karin moved to a Sports School in Forst, where she trained under Klaus Helbeck. Her final coach was Jurgen Heritz.
- Ramona Portwich
Ramona Portwich (born 5 January 1967 in Rostock) is a German flatwater canoer. She won five Olympic medals in the K-2 and K-4 500 m events.
- Uwe Ampler
Uwe Ampler (born October 11, 1964 in Zerbst) is a retired track and road cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Jan Schur, Mario Kummer, and Maik Landsmann. His father, Klaus Ampler, was also a famous cyclist.
- Jan Schur
Jan Schur (born November 27, 1962 in Leipzig) is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial, alongside Uwe Ampler, Mario Kummer, and Maik Landsmann. Schur was a professional road cyclist from 1990 to 1994. His father Gustav-Adolf Schur (born 1931) was also a famous track cyclist.
- Marlies Göhr
Marlies Göhr was an East German athlete, the winner of the 100 m at the inaugural World Championships in 1983. She ranked in the top 10 of the 100 m world rankings for twelve straight years, ranking first in six of those years. During this time she won many medals as a sprinter at major international championships, and set several world records.
- Inge Bauer
Inge Bauer, née Exner is a retired East German pentathlete. She won the bronze medal at the 1966 European Championships with 4713 points and finished seventh at the 1968 Summer Olympics with 4849 points. She competed for the athletics team SC Motor Jena during her active career.
- Ingrid Auerswald
Ingrid Auerswald is a retired German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, Russia in the 100 metres where she finished third behind Lyudmila Kondratyeva and East German teammate Marlies Göhr. She then joined with Göhr and fellow East Germans Romy Müller and Bärbel Wöckel to win gold in the 4 x 100 metres relay. Due to the Eastern block countries boycotting the Los Angeles Olympics, …
- Marita Koch
Marita Koch (born February 18, 1957 in Wismar, East Germany) is a former sprint athlete.
- Uwe-Jens Mey
Uwe-Jens Mey is a former speed skater, considered to be the fastest sprinter of his time because of his 500 metres supremacy in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Originally competing for East Germany (and after the German reunification for Germany), Uwe-Jens Mey's first notable achievement was in December of 1983. At the age of 19, he outpaced André Hoffmann in the 500 metres and by doing so, …
- Christian Schenk
Christian Schenk won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea. Schenk also won a bronze medal at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. He missed the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona because of an injury and came fourth in the 1993 World Championships in Athletics in Stuttgart. His personal best was 8500 points, achieved in August 1993 in Stuttgart.
- Annelie Ehrhardt
Annelie Ehrhardt, née Jahns is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres hurdles. She competed for East Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the inaugural women’s 100 metre hurdles where she won the gold medal. She also won a silver medal at the 1971 European Championships and a gold medal at the 1974 European Championships in a new championship record of 12.66 seconds. <br> <br>
- Maik Landsmann
Maik Landsmann (born October 25, 1967 in Erfurt) is a retired track cyclist from East Germany, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the gold medal in the men's team time trial (100 km), alongside Uwe Ampler, Jan Schur and Mario Kummer. A year later he won the world title in the same event.
- Karin Büttner-Janz
Karin Büttner Janz (* 17 February 1952 in Hartmannsdorf a district of Lübben (Spreewald)) is a habilitated lady doctor, German Olympic winner in the artistic gymnastics and chief lady doctor of the orthopedic one Vivantes hospital Friedrichshain, since March 1990.
- Bärbel Wöckel
Bärbel Wöckel, née Eckert is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She won Olympic four gold medals, two each in the 1976 and 1980 Olympics. In each of those years, Wöckel placed first in the 200 metres and 4 x 100 metres races. She competed for the club SC Motor Jena during her active career.
- Jens Weissflog
Jens Weissflog is the most successful German ski jumper of all time. Only the Finn Matti Nykänen and the Pole Adam Małysz have won more World Cup victories.
- Gerd Wessig
Gerd Wessig was an East German athlete who won a gold medal in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Wessig, a professional chef, trained with the SC Traktor Schwerin (Trainer: Bernd Jahn). He attended the John Brinckmann School in Goldberg. Shortly before the 1980 Olympics, he surprisingly became GDR master with a personal best result of 2.3 metres in the high jump and was subsequently nominated for the GDR team.
- Christina Lathan
Christina Lathan, née Brehmer is a retired East German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. She started training in 1969 at the sports club SG Dynamo Senftenberg, and was transferred to SC Dynamo Berlin in 1973. At the 1975 European Junior Championships she won three gold medals, in 400 m, 4 x 100 metres relay and 4 x 400 metres relay. In 1976 she set three world records, the last of which was 49.75 seconds, …
- Torsten Voss
Torsten Voss is a German track and field athlete and bobsledder. His biggest success was when he won the world title in the decathlon at the 1987 World Championships in Rome as a representative for East Germany. He achieved a personal best score of 8680 points and was chosen as the East German sportsman of the year. In 1988 in the Seoul Summer Olympic Games he won the silver medal behind fellow East German, Christian Schenk.