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East Germany: Summer Sports / Winter Sports
Games: 11 games in 10 countries
Events: 265 distinct events in 31 sports
Participants: 1,359 (925 men and 434 women)
Youngest Participant: Jan Hoffmann (12 years, 112 days), 1968 Winter Games
Oldest Participant: Wolfgang Müller (40 years, 338 days), 1972 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): 3 athletes with 8 medals
11 Games
| Rk | Games | Flag Bearer | Participants | Men | Women | Sports | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Top Medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1988 Summer | Ulf Timmermann | 259 | 157 | 102 | 16 | 37 | 35 | 30 | 102 | Kristin Otto (6 medals) |
| 2 | 1988 Winter | Frank-Peter Roetsch | 53 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 25 | Karin Kania-Enke and Andrea Ehrig-Schöne-Mitscherlich (3 medals) |
| 3 | 1984 Winter | Frank Ullrich | 56 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | Karin Kania-Enke (4 medals) |
| 4 | 1980 Summer | Kristina Richter | 345 | 222 | 123 | 17 | 47 | 37 | 42 | 126 | Ines Diers (5 medals) |
| 5 | 1980 Winter | Jan Hoffmann | 53 | 36 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 | Frank Ullrich (3 medals) |
| 6 | 1976 Summer | Hans-Georg Reimann | 267 | 154 | 113 | 17 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 90 | Kornelia Ender (5 medals) |
| 7 | 1976 Winter | Meinhard Nehmer | 59 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 3 athletes with 2 medals |
| 8 | 1972 Summer | Manfred Wolke | 297 | 231 | 66 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 66 | Karin Janz (5 medals) |
| 9 | 1972 Winter | Klaus-Michael Bonsack | 42 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | Hansjörg Knauthe and Wolfram Fiedler (2 medals) |
| 10 | 1968 Summer | Karin Balzer-Richert | 226 | 186 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | Roland Matthes (3 medals) |
| 11 | 1968 Winter | Thomas Köhler | 57 | 45 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Thomas Köhler and Klaus-Michael Bonsack (2 medals) |
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