German Democratic Republic in the Olympics
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| Olympic facts about German Democratic Republic | ||||||
| NOC: | German Democratic Republic | |||||
IOC code: |
GDR |
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Olympic debut: |
Summer: |
Mexico City 1968 |
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| Winter: | Grenoble 1968 | |||||
Olympic participation: |
Summer |
1968-1980, 1988 |
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| Winter: | 1968-1988 | |||||
| East German Olympic Medals | ||||||
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||
| Summer Olympics | 153 | 129 | 127 | 0 | ||
| Winter Olympics | 39 | 36 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Top Sports | ||||||
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |||
| 1. |  Athletics |
38 | 36 | 35 | 109 | |
| 2. |  Swimming |
38 | 32 | 22 | 92 | |
| 3. |  Rowing |
33 | 7 | 8 | 48 | |
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14 | 7 | 9 | 30 | |
| 5. |  Luge |
13 | 8 | 8 | 29 | |
| Complete list of German Democratic Republic's medals in Olympic sports | ||||||
| Notes: | ||||||
| The medal count for Summer and Winter Olympics is representing medals won in competitions which in the course of time have finally become part of either the summer olympics or the winter olympics. The division between summer and winter olympic games did not exist until 1924 and in the period before this winter and summer sports were on a few occasions present at the olympics side by side. | ||||||
| These facts about German Democratic Republic at the Olympics are based on the official reports of the Games and the Olympian Database | ||||||
