East Germany

409 medals — 153 gold, 129 silver, 127 bronze — 11th in the all-time table by gold, then silver, then bronze. Best sport: Athletics (38 gold). Delegations stay as the source names them; historical teams are not merged into their successors.

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Gold153

Silver129

Bronze127

Medals40917 sports

Games51968–1988

Games by Games

Games	Place	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1988 Seoul	2	37	35	30	102
1980 Moscow	2	47	37	42	126
1976 Montreal	2	40	25	25	90
1972 Munich	3	20	23	23	66
1968 Mexico City	5	9	9	7	25

By sport

Sport	Gold	Medals
Athletics	38	109
Swimming	38	92
Rowing	33	48
Canoeing	14	30
Gymnastics	6	36
Cycling	6	16
Boxing	5	13
Shooting	3	16
Wrestling	2	7
Diving	2	7
Sailing	2	6
Weightlifting	1	11
Judo	1	9
Football	1	3
Handball	1	3
Volleyball	0	2
Fencing	0	1

Most decorated

Athlete	Gold	Medals
Kristin Otto	6	6
Roland Matthes	4	8
Kornelia Ender	4	8
Renate Stecher	3	6
Rüdiger Helm	3	6
Andrea Pollack	3	6
Birgit Fischer	3	4
Caren Metschuck	3	4
Siegfried Brietzke	3	3
Ulrike Richter	3	3
Barbara Krause	3	3
Rica Reinisch	3	3
Karin Janz	2	6
Ines Diers	2	5
Bernd Olbricht	2	4