East Germany at the 1968 Winter Olympics

East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. East German athletes had competed together with West German athletes as the United Team of Germany in the previous three Winter Olympic Games, but both nations sent independent teams starting in 1968.

Alpine skiing

 * Men


 * Men's slalom

Biathlon

 * Men


 * 1 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.


 * Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay


 * 2 A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target.

Cross-country skiing

 * Men


 * Men's 4 × 10 km relay


 * Women


 * Women's 3 x 5 km relay

Figure skating

 * Men


 * Women


 * Pairs

First round
 East Germany - 🇳🇴 Norway 3:1 (2:1, 1:0, 0:0)

Goalscorers: Joachim Ziesche, Lothar Fuchs, Peter Prusa - Odd Syversen.

Final Round
 USSR – East Germany 9:0  (4:0, 2:0, 3:0)

Goalscorers: Firsov 3, Vikulov 2, Mišakov, Staršinov, Alexandrov, Zajcev.

Referees: Wycisk (POL), Johannessen (NOR)

🇨🇦 Canada – East Germany 11:0  (4:0, 4:0, 3:0)

Goalscorers: Mott 4, Huck 2, Hargreaves, O’Shea, Bourbonnais, Monteith, H. Pinder.

Referees: Trumble (USA), Sillankorva (FIN)

🇸🇪 Sweden –  East Germany 5:2  (1:0, 2:1, 2:1)

Goalscorers: Hedlund 2, Wickberg, Lundström, Henriksson – Plotka, Fuchs.

Referees: Seglin (URS), Wycisk (POL)

 Czechoslovakia – East Germany 10:3  (5:2, 1:0, 4:1)

Goalscorers: Horešovský 4, Nedomanský 2, Jiřík, Suchý, Kochta, Ševčík – Karrenbauer, Novy, Peters.

Referees: Dahlberg (SWE), Sillankorva (FIN)

 East Germany – 🇫🇮 Finland 2:3 (1:2, 0:1, 1:0)

Goalscorers: R. Noack, Peters – Harju 2, Keinonen.

Referees: Bucala (TCH), Dahlberg (SWE)

 East Germany – 🇺🇸 USA 4:6 (1:3, 1:1, 2:2)

Goalscorers: Fuchs 2, Karrenbauer 2 – Stordahl 2, P. Hurley 2, Volmar, Lilyholm.

Referees: Kubinec (CAN), Seglin (URS)

 East Germany – 🇩🇪 West Germany 2:4 (0:1, 1:2, 1:1)

Goalscorers: Hiller, Fuchs – Funk, Waitl, Hanig, Lax.

Referees: McEvoy (CAN), Kořínek (TCH)

Contestants
8. EAST GERMANY

Goaltenders: Dieter Pürschel, Klaus Hirche.

Defence: Dieter Voigt, Manfred Buder, Helmut Novy, Dieter Kratzsch, Wolfgang Plotka, Wilfried Sock, Ulrich Noack.

Forwards: Bernd Karrenbauer, Hartmut Nickel, Lothar Fuchs, Peter Prusa, Joachim Ziesche, Bernd Poindl, Dietmar Peters, Bernd Hiller, Rüdiger Noack.

Coach: Rudi Schmieder.

Luge

 * Men

(Men's) Doubles


 * Women

Nordic combined
Events:
 * normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
 * 15 km cross-country skiing

Speed skating

 * Women