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NATIONAL ATHLETES
East German Sports Legends
The greatest east german sports people of all time — across 2 sports.
East German Swimming
🏊 Swimming
KE
Swimming
East German
Kornelia Ender
Freestyle (Sprint)/Butterfly
Dominated women's sprint freestyle and butterfly in the mid-1970s, winning four golds and a silver…
KO
Swimming
East German
Kristin Otto
Freestyle/Backstroke/Butterfly (Multi-event)
East German swimmer who won six gold medals across six different events at the 1988 Seoul Olympics,…
RM
Swimming
East German
Roland Matthes
Backstroke
East German backstroke swimmer nicknamed 'the Rolls Royce of backstroke' who won the 100m and 200m…
PS
Swimming
East German
Petra Schneider
Medley
East German medley specialist who dominated the 400m IM in 1980-82 amid the GDR's state-sponsored…
BK
Swimming
East German
Barbara Krause
Freestyle (Sprint)
East German sprint freestyler and three-time 1980 Olympic gold medalist, one of many GDR athletes…
East German Speed Skating