East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the Olympic Games for the last time as an independent nation at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Summer Olympics. 259 competitors, 157 men and 102 women, took part in 157 events in 16 sports.[1] The team was officially announced on 3 September 1988.[2]

East Germany at the
1988 Summer Olympics
IOC codeGDR
NOCNational Olympic Committee of the GDR
in Seoul, South Korea
17 September – 2 October 1988
Competitors259 (157 men, 102 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearer Ulf Timmermann
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
37
Silver
35
Bronze
30
Total
102
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Germany (1896–1936, 1992–)
 United Team of Germany (1956–1964)

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldUwe Ampler
Mario Kummer
Maik Landsmann
Jan Schur		CyclingMen's team time trial18 September
 GoldKristin OttoSwimmingWomen's 100 metre freestyle19 September
 GoldHeike FriedrichSwimmingWomen's 200 metre freestyle21 September
 GoldSilke HörnerSwimmingWomen's 200 metre breaststroke21 September
 GoldJoachim KunzWeightliftingMen's 67.5 kg21 September
 GoldHeike Friedrich
Daniela Hunger
Katrin Meißner
Kristin Otto
Sabina Schulze
Manuela Stellmach		SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay22 September
 GoldKristin OttoSwimmingWomen's 100 metre backstroke22 September
 GoldUlf TimmermannAthleticsMen's shot put23 September
 GoldUwe DaßlerSwimmingMen's 400 metre freestyle23 September
 GoldKristin OttoSwimmingWomen's 100 metre butterfly23 September
 GoldGerlinde Doberschütz
Carola Hornig
Sylvia Rose
Birte Siech
Martina Walther		RowingWomen's coxed four24 September
 GoldBirgit Peter
Martina Schröter		RowingWomen's double sculls24 September
 GoldBernd Eichwurzel
Frank Klawonn
Bernd Niesecke
Hendrik Reiher
Karsten Schmeling		RowingMen's coxed four24 September
 GoldThomas LangeRowingMen's single sculls24 September
 GoldHolger BehrendtGymnasticsMen's rings24 September
 GoldAxel WegnerShootingSkeet24 September
 GoldLutz HeßlichCyclingMen's sprint24 September
 GoldDaniela HungerSwimmingWomen's 200 metre individual medley24 September
 GoldSilke Hörner
Katrin Meißner
Kristin Otto
Cornelia Sirch
Manuela Stellmach
Birte Weigang		SwimmingWomen's 4 × 100 metre medley relay24 September
 GoldJutta BehrendtRowingWomen's single sculls25 September
 GoldKerstin Förster
Kristina Mundt
Beate Schramm
Jana Sorgers		RowingWomen's quadruple sculls25 September
 GoldRamona Balthasar
Kathrin Haacker
Anja Kluge
Daniela Neunast
Beatrix Schröer
Ute Stange
Annegret Strauch
Ute Wild
Judith Zeidler		RowingWomen's eight25 September
 GoldRalf Brudel
Olaf Förster
Thomas Greiner
Roland Schröder		RowingMen's coxless four25 September
 GoldKristin OttoSwimmingWomen's 50 metre freestyle25 September
 GoldKathleen NordSwimmingWomen's 200 metre butterfly25 September
 GoldSigrun WodarsAthleticsWomen's 800 metres26 September
 GoldPetra FelkeAthleticsWomen's javelin throw26 September
 GoldOlaf LudwigCyclingMen's individual road race27 September
 GoldThomas Flach
Bernd Jäkel
Jochen Schümann		SailingSoling27 September
 GoldMartina HellmannAthleticsWomen's discus throw29 September
 GoldChristian SchenkAthleticsMen's decathlon29 September
 GoldOlaf HeukrodtCanoeingMen's C-1 500 metres30 September
 GoldAnke Nothnagel
Birgit Schmidt		CanoeingWomen's K-2 500 metres30 September
 GoldAnke Nothnagel
Ramona Portwich
Birgit Schmidt
Heike Singer		CanoeingWomen's K-4 500 metres1 October
 GoldAndreas ZülowBoxingLightweight1 October
 GoldHenry MaskeBoxingMiddleweight1 October
 GoldJürgen SchultAthleticsMen's discus throw1 October
 SilverHolger Behrendt
Ralf Büchner
Ulf Hoffmann
Sylvio Kroll
Sven Tippelt
Andreas Wecker		GymnasticsMen's artistic team all-around20 September
 SilverUwe Daßler
Thomas Flemming
Lars Hinneburg
Sven Lodziewski
Steffen Zesner		SwimmingMen's 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay21 September
 SilverUdo WagnerFencingMen's foil21 September
 SilverFrank BaltruschSwimmingMen's 200 metre backstroke22 September
 SilverHeike FriedrichSwimmingWomen's 400 metre freestyle22 September
 SilverIngo SteinhöfelWeightliftingMen's 75 kg22 September
 SilverRalf SchumannShootingMen's 25 metre rapid fire pistol23 September
 SilverRonald WeigelAthleticsMen's 20 kilometres walk23 September
 SilverBirte WeigangSwimmingWomen's 100 metre butterfly23 September
 SilverSylvio KrollGymnasticsMen's vault24 September
 SilverSabine JohnAthleticsWomen's heptathlon24 September
 SilverChrista RothenburgerCyclingWomen's sprint24 September
 SilverSteffen Blochwitz
Roland Hennig
Dirk Meier
Uwe Preißler
Carsten Wolf		CyclingMen's team pursuit24 September
 SilverAstrid StraußSwimmingWomen's 800 metre freestyle24 September
 SilverDetlef Kirchhoff
René Rensch
Mario Streit		RowingMen's coxed pair25 September
 SilverDagmar KerstenGymnasticsWomen's uneven bars25 September
 SilverPatrick KühlSwimmingMen's 200 metre individual medley25 September
 SilverKathrin ZimmermannSwimmingWomen's 200 metre backstroke25 September
 SilverBirte WeigangSwimmingWomen's 200 metre butterfly25 September
 SilverChristine WachtelAthleticsWomen's 800 metres26 September
 SilverPetra MüllerAthleticsWomen's 400 metres26 September
 SilverSven LollJudoMen's 71 kg27 September
 SilverHeike DrechslerAthleticsWomen's long jump29 September
 SilverDiana GanskyAthleticsWomen's discus throw29 September
 SilverTorsten VossAthleticsMen's decathlon29 September
 SilverAndreas StähleCanoeingMen's K-1 500 metres30 September
 SilverBirgit SchmidtCanoeingWomen's K-1 500 metres30 September
 SilverRonald WeigelAthleticsMen's 50 kilometres walk30 September
 SilverGloria SiebertAthleticsWomen's 100 metres hurdles30 September
 SilverJörg SchmidtCanoeingMen's C-1 1000 metres1 October
 SilverOlaf Heukrodt
Ingo Spelly		CanoeingMen's C-2 1000 metres1 October
 SilverKerstin Behrendt
Marlies Göhr
Ingrid Auerswald-Lange
Silke Möller		AthleticsWomen's 4 × 100 metres relay1 October
 SilverKathrin NeimkeAthleticsWomen's shot put1 October
 SilverHenry StöhrJudoMen's +95 kg1 October
 SilverAndreas TewsBoxingFlyweight2 October
 BronzeDaniela HungerSwimmingWomen's 400 metre individual medley19 September
 BronzeManuela StellmachSwimmingWomen's 200 metre freestyle21 September
 BronzeGabi Fähnrich
Martina Jentsch
Dagmar Kersten
Ulrike Klotz
Bettina Schieferdecker
Dörte Thümmler		GymnasticsWomen's artistic team all-around21 September
 BronzeBernd DittertCyclingMen's individual pursuit22 September
 BronzeAnke MöhringSwimmingWomen's 400 metre freestyle22 September
 BronzeCornelia SirchSwimmingWomen's 100 metre backstroke22 September
 BronzeKatrin DörreAthleticsWomen's marathon23 September
 BronzeThomas Flemming
Lars Hinneburg
Dirk Richter
Steffen Zesner		SwimmingMen's 4 × 100 metre freestyle relay23 September
 BronzeSilke HörnerSwimmingWomen's 100 metre breaststroke23 September
 BronzeSven TippeltGymnasticsMen's rings24 September
 BronzeSven TippeltGymnasticsMen's parallel bars24 September
 BronzeHolger BehrendtGymnasticsMen's horizontal bar24 September
 BronzeAnke BehmerAthleticsWomen's heptathlon24 September
 BronzeSteffen Bogs
Heiko Habermann
Jens Köppen
Steffen Zühlke		RowingMen's quadruple sculls25 September
 BronzeHeike DrechslerAthleticsWomen's 100 metres25 September
 BronzeUwe DaßlerSwimmingMen's 1500 metre freestyle25 September
 BronzeKatrin MeißnerSwimmingWomen's 50 metre freestyle25 September
 BronzeCornelia SirchSwimmingWomen's 200 metre backstroke25 September
 BronzeBeate KochAthleticsWomen's javelin throw26 September
 BronzeRonny WellerWeightliftingMen's 110 kg27 September
 BronzeEllen FiedlerAthleticsWomen's 400 metres hurdles28 September
 BronzeTorsten BréchôtJudoMen's 78 kg28 September
 BronzeHeike DrechslerAthleticsWomen's 200 metres29 September
 BronzeHartwig GauderAthleticsMen's 50 kilometres walk30 September
 BronzeAndré WohllebeCanoeingMen's K-1 1000 metres1 October
 BronzeHans-Jörg Bliesener
Kay Bluhm
Andreas Stähle
André Wohllebe		CanoeingMen's K-4 1000 metres1 October
 BronzeJens-Peter HeroldAthleticsMen's 1500 metres1 October
 BronzeHansjörg KunzeAthleticsMen's 5000 metres1 October
 BronzeGrit Breuer
Sabine Busch
Kirsten Emmelmann
Petra Müller
Dagmar Neubauer		AthleticsWomen's 4 × 400 metres relay1 October
 BronzeAndreas SchröderWrestlingMen's freestyle 130 kg1 October

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.[3]

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 253358
Boxing 11–11
Canoeing 11415
Cycling 14317
Diving 224
Fencing 707
Gymnastics 6612
Handball 13013
Judo 4–4
Rowing 212344
Sailing 729
Shooting 13215
Swimming 111526
Volleyball 01212
Weightlifting 4–4
Wrestling 8–8
Total157102259

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's competition

Men's 5,000 metres

  • Hansjörg Kunze
    1. Heat — 13:44.34
    2. Semifinal — 13:23.04
    3. Final — 13:15.73 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Hansjörg Kunze
    1. Heat — 28:22.09
    2. Final — 27:39.35 (→ 6th place)

Men's marathon

  • Jörg Peter
    • Final — did not start (→ no ranking)

Men's 4 × 400 m relay

  • Jens Carlowitz, Michael Schimmer, Mathias Schersing and Thomas Schönlebe
    • Heat — 3:08.13
  • Jens Carlowitz, Frank Möller, Mathias Schersing and Thomas Schönlebe
    • Semifinal — 3:00.60
  • Jens Carlowitz, Mathias Schersing, Frank Möller and Thomas Schönlebe
    • Final — 3:01.13 (→ 4th place)

Men's 3.000 m steeplechase

  • Hagen Melzer
  1. Heat — 8:36.45
  2. Semifinal — 8:16.27
  3. Final — 8:19.82 (→ 10th place)

Men's javelin throw

  • Gerald Weiss
    • Qualification — 79.16m
    • Final — 81.30 m (→ 6th place)
  • Silvio Warsönke
    • Qualification — 78.22m (→ did not advance)
  • Detlef Michel
    • Qualification — 77.70 m (→ did not advance)

Men's discus throw

  • Jürgen Schult
    • Qualifying heat – 64.70 m
    • Final – 68.82m (→ Gold medal)

Men's shot put

  • Ulf Timmermann
    • Qualifying heat – 21.27m
    • Final – 22.47m (→ Gold medal)
  • Udo Beyer
    • Qualifying heat – 20.97m
    • Final – 21.40 m (→ 4th place)

Men's hammer throw

  • Ralf Haber
    • Qualifying heat — 78.16m
    • Final — 80.44m (→ 4th place)
  • Günther Rodehau
    • Qualifying heat — 78.12m
    • Final — 72.36m (→ 12th place)

Men's decathlon

  • Christian Schenk — 8488 points (→ Gold Gold medal))
  1. 100 metres — 11.25s
  2. Long jump — 7.43m
  3. Shot put — 15.48m
  4. High jump — 2.27m
  5. 400 metres — 48.90 s
  6. 110 m hurdles — 15.13s
  7. Discus throw — 49.28m
  8. Pole vault — 4.70 m
  9. Javelin throw — 61.32m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:28.95s
  1. 100 metres — 10.87s
  2. Long jump — 7.45m
  3. Shot put — 14.97m
  4. High jump — 1.97m
  5. 400 metres — 47.71s
  6. 110 m hurdles — 14.46s
  7. Discus throw — 44.36m
  8. Pole vault — 5.10 m
  9. Javelin throw — 61.76m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:33.02s
  • Uwe Freimuth — 7860 points (→ 18th place)
  1. 100 metres — 11.57s
  2. Long jump — 7.00 m
  3. Shot put — 15.60 m
  4. High jump — 1.94m
  5. 400 metres — 49.84s
  6. 110 m hurdles — 15.04s
  7. Discus throw — 46.66m
  8. Pole vault — 4.90 m
  9. Javelin throw — 60.20 m
  10. 1.500 metres — 4:46.04s

Men's 20 km walk

  • Ronald Weigel
    • Final — 1:20:00 (→ Silver medal)
  • Axel Noack
    • Final — 1:21:14 (→ 8th place)

Men's 50 km walk

  • Ronald Weigel
    • Final — 3'38:56 (→ Silver Silver medal)
  • Hartwig Gauder
    • Final — 3'39:45 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)
  • Dietmar Meisch
    • Final — 3'46:31 (→ 9th place)

Women's competition

Women's 4 × 100 m relay

  • Silke Möller, Kerstin Behrendt, Ingrid Lange and Marlies Göhr
    • Heat — 42.92
    • Semifinal — 42.23
    • Final — 42.09 (→ Silver Silver medal)

Women's 4 × 400 m relay

  • Grit Breuer, Dagmar Neubauer-Rübsam, Kirsten Emmelmann and Petra Müller
    • Heat — 3:27.37
  • Dagmar Neubauer-Rübsam, Kirsten Emmelmann, Sabine Busch and Petra Müller
    • Final — 3:18.29 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)

Women's marathon

  • Katrin Dörre – 2"26:21 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)
  • Birgit Stephan – did not finish (→ no ranking)

Women's discus throw

  • Martina Hellmann
    • Qualification – 67.12m
    • Final – 72.30 m (→ Gold medal)
  • Diana Gansky
    • Qualification – 65.40 m
    • Final – 71.88m (→ Silver medal)
  • Gabriele Reinsch
    • Qualification – 66.88m
    • Final – 67.26m (→ 7th place)

Women's javelin throw

  • Petra Felke
    • Qualification – 67.06m
    • Final – 74.68m (→ Gold medal)
  • Beate Koch
    • Qualification – 66.86m
    • Final – 67.30 m (→ Bronze medal)
  • Silke Renk
    • Qualification – 63.64m
    • Final – 66.38m (→ 5th place)

Women's shot put

  • Kathrin Neimke
    • Qualification – 20.18m
    • Final – 21.07m (→ Silver medal)
  • Ines Müller
    • Qualification – 19.79m
    • Final – 20.37m (→ 4th place)
  • Heike Hartwig
    • Qualification – 20.06m
    • Final – 20.20 m (→ 6th place)

Women's heptathlon

  • Sabine John
    • Final result — 6897 points (→ Silver medal)
  • Anke Behmer
    • Final result — 6858 points (→ Bronze medal)
  • Ines Schulz
    • Final result — 6411 points (→ 6th place)

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's bantamweight (54 kg)

  • René Breitbarth
    1. First round — defeated Magare Tshekiso (BTS), 5–0
    2. Second round — defeated Vedat Tutuk (TUR), 5–0
    3. Third round — lost to Jorge Julio Rocha (COL), 1–4

Cycling

Seventeen cyclists, fourteen men and three women, represented East Germany in 1988.

Men's road race
  • Olaf Ludwig — 4:32:22 (→ Gold medal)
  • Uwe Raab
  • Uwe Ampler
Men's team time trial
  • Uwe Ampler
  • Mario Kummer
  • Maik Landsmann
  • Jan Schur
Men's sprint
  • Lutz Heßlich
Men's 1 km time trial
  • Maic Malchow
Men's individual pursuit
  • Bernd Dittert
Men's team pursuit
  • Steffen Blochwitz
  • Roland Hennig
  • Carsten Wolf
  • Dirk Meier
  • Uwe Preißler
Men's points race
Women's road race
  • Angela Ranft — 2:00:52 (→ 25th place)
  • Petra Rossner — DNF (→ no ranking)
Women's sprint

Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Seven fencers, all men, represented East Germany in 1988. Udo Wagner won a silver medal in the individual foil event.[4]

Men's foil
Men's team foil
  • Aris Enkelmann, Adrian Germanus, Jens Gusek, Jens Howe, Udo Wagner
Men's épée
  • Torsten Kühnemund
  • Uwe Proske

Gymnastics
Main article: Gymnastics at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Handball
Main article: Handball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Judo
Main article: Judo at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Sailing
Main article: Sailing at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Men's 100 m freestyle

  • Steffen Zesner
    1. Heat – 50.73
    2. Final – scratched (→ did not advance, no ranking)
  • Sven Lodziewski
    1. Heat – 50.77
    2. B-Final – 51.00 (→ 12th place)

Men's 200 m freestyle

  • Steffen Zesner
    1. Heat – 1:49.13
    2. Final – 1:48.77 (→ 6th place)
  • Thomas Flemming
    1. Heat – 1:49.52
    2. B-Final – 1:50.18 (→ 10th place)

Men's 400 m freestyle

  • Uwe Dassler
    1. Heat – 3:49.90
    2. Final – 3:46.95 (→ Gold Gold medal)
  • Jörg Hoffmann
    1. Heat – 3:53.78
    2. B-Final – 3:52.13 (→ 9th place)

Men's 1500 m freestyle

  • Uwe Dassler
    1. Heat – 15:08.91
    2. Final – 15:06.15 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)
  • Jörg Hoffmann
    1. Heat – 15:14.13 (→ did not advance, 6th place)

Men's 100 m backstroke

  • Frank Baltrusch
    1. Heat – 56.45
    2. Final – 56.10 (→ 6th place)
  • Dirk Richter
    1. Heat – 56.52
    2. B-Final – 56.66 (→ 9th place)

Men's 200 m backstroke

  • Frank Baltrusch
    1. Heat – 2:01.49
    2. Final – 1:59.60 (→ Silver Silver medal)
  • Dirk Richter
    1. Heat – 2:01.54
    2. Final – 2:01.67 (→ 5th place)

Men's 100 m breaststroke

  • Christian Poswiat
    1. Heat – 1:02.99
    2. Final – 1:03.43 (→ 8th place)
  • Raik Hannemann
    1. Heat – 1:04.46 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200 m breaststroke

  • Christian Poswiat
    1. Heat – 2:20.99 (→ did not advance, 27th place)

Men's 200 m individual medley

  • Patrick Kühl
    1. Heat – 2:03.77
    2. Final – 2:01.61 (→ Silver Silver medal)
  • Raik Hannemann
    1. Heat – 2:04.03
    2. Final – 2:04.82 (→ 7th place)

Men's 400 m individual medley

  • Patrick Kühl
    1. Heat – 4:18.60
    2. Final – 4:18.44 (→ 5th place)
  • Raik Hannemann
    1. Heat – 2:04.03
    2. Final – 2:04.82 (→ 7th place)

Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

  • Dirk Richter, Thomas Flemming, Lars Hinneburg and Steffen Zesner
    1. Heat – 3:20.47
    2. Final – 3:19.82 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)

Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay

  • Uwe Dassler, Lars Hinneburg, Sven Lodziewski and Thomas Flemming
    1. Heat – 7:16.61
  • Uwe Dassler, Sven Lodziewski, Thomas Flemming and Steffen Zesner
    1. Final – 7:13.68 (→ Silver Silver medal)


Women's 50 m freestyle

  • Kristin Otto
    1. Heat – 25.85
    2. B-Final – 25.49 (→ Gold Gold medal)
  • Katrin Meissner
    1. Heat – 25.77
    2. Final – 25.71 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)

Women's 100 m freestyle

  • Kristin Otto
    1. Heat – 55.80
    2. B-Final – 54.93 (→ Gold Gold medal)
  • Manuela Stellmach
    1. Heat – 56.14
    2. Final – 55.52 (→ 4th place)

Women's 200 m freestyle

  • Heike Friedrich
    1. Heat – 1:59.02
    2. B-Final – 1:57.65 (→ Gold Gold medal)
  • Manuela Stellmach
    1. Heat – 2:00.30
    2. Final – 1:59.01 (→ Gold Bronze medal)

Women's 400 m freestyle

  • Heike Friedrich
    1. Heat – 4:11.30
    2. B-Final – 4:05.94 (→ Silver Silver medal)
  • Anke Möhring
    1. Heat – 4:10.64
    2. Final – 4:06.62 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)

Women's 800 m freestyle

  • Astrid Strauss
    1. Heat – 8:28.07
    2. B-Final – 8:22.09 (→ Silver Silver medal)
  • Anke Möhring
    1. Heat – 8:30.95
    2. Final – 8:23.09 (→ 4th place)

Women's 100 m backstroke

  • Kristin Otto
    1. Heat – 1:01.45
    2. Final – 1:00.89 (→ Gold Gold medal)
  • Cornelia Sirch
    1. Heat – 1:01.63
    2. Final – 1:01.57 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)

Women's 200 m backstroke

  • Kathrin Zimmermann
    1. Heat – 2:12.81
    2. Final – 2:10.61 (→ Silver Silver medal)
  • Cornelia Sirch
    1. Heat – 2:10.46
    2. Final – 2:11.45 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)

Women's 100 m breaststroke

  • Silke Hörner
    1. Heat – 1:08.35
    2. Final – 1:08.83 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)
  • Annett Rex
    1. Heat – 1:10.61
    2. Final – 1:10.67 (→ 8th place)

Women's 200 m breaststroke

  • Silke Hörner
    1. Heat – 2:27.63
    2. Final – 2:26.71 (→ Gold Gold medal)
  • Susanne Boernike
    1. Heat – 2:30.71
    2. B-Final – 2:28.55 (→ 9th place)

Women's 100 m butterfly

  • Kristin Otto
    1. Heat – 1:00.40
    2. Final – 59.00 (→ Gold Gold medal)
  • Birte Weigang
    1. Heat – 59.97
    2. Final – 59.45 (→ Silver Silver medal)

Women's 200 m butterfly

  • Kathleen Nord
    1. Heat – 2:11.81
    2. Final – 2:09.51 (→ Gold Gold medal)
  • Birte Weigang
    1. Heat – 2:11.97
    2. Final – 2:09.91 (→ Silver Silver medal)

Women's 200 m individual medley

  • Daniela Hunger
    1. Heat – 2:16.23
    2. Final – 2:12.59 (→ Gold Gold medal)

Women's 400 m individual medley

  • Daniela Hunger
    1. Heat – 4:44.85
    2. Final – 4:39.76 (→ Bronze Bronze medal)
  • Kathleen Nord
    1. Heat – 4:42.92
    2. Final – 4:41.64 (→ 5th place)

Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay

  • Katrin Meissner, Sabina Schulze, Heike Friedrich and Daniela Hunger
    1. Heat – 3:43.13
  • Kristin Otto, Katrin Meissner, Daniela Hunger and Manuela Stellmach
    1. Final – 3:40.63 (→ Gold Gold medal)

Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay

Volleyball
Main article: Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Women's tournament
  • Preliminary round (Group A)
    • Lost to South Korea (1–3)
    • Defeated Japan (3–2)
    • Lost to Soviet Union (0–3)
  • Classification matches
    • 5th/8th place: defeated United States (3–1)
    • 5th/6th place: defeated Brazil (3–0) → Fifth place
  • Team roster
    • Steffi Schmidt
    • Susanne Lahme
    • Monika Beu
    • Ariane Radfan
    • Kathrin Langschwager
    • Maike Arlt
    • Brit Wiedemann
    • Ute Steppin
    • Grit Jensen
    • Dörte Stüdemann
    • Heike Jensen
    • Ute Langenau
  • Head coach: Siegfried Köhler

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1988 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "East Germany at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 30 June 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
  2. "Das DDR-Aufgebot für den Medaillenkampf" [The GDR squad for the medal fight]. Berliner Zeitung (in German). Vol. 44, no. 209. 3 September 1988. p. 6. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics
  4. "East Germany Fencing at the 1988 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
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