East Germany at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

The German Democratic Republic (commonly known as East Germany) made its first and only Paralympic Games appearance at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville and New York City, where it entered four competitors in athletics.

East Germany at the
1984 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeGDR
in Stoke Mandeville/New York
Competitors4 in 1 sport
Medals
Ranked 35th
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
4
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
 Germany (1960–)

This marked East Germany's first and only appearance at the Paralympic Games,[1] as it never took part in the Winter Paralympics. Thus the country's tally at the 1984 Summer Games (three silver medals and one bronze) is also its all-round Paralympic Games tally.[2]


Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Silver Rita Gerstenberger Athletics Women's discus throw B1
  Silver Siegmund Hegeholz Athletics Men's long jump B3
  Silver Siegmund Hegeholz Athletics Men's pentathlon B3
  Bronze Rita Gerstenberger Athletics Women's javelin throw B1

Athletics

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Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Ralf Fox Men's 100 m B3 12.05 3 Q 12.10 8
Ralf Fox Men's 400 m B3 53.49 3 Q 52.88 5
Ralf Fox Men's 800 m B3 2:07.95 2 Q 2:03.76 4
Rita Gerstenberger Women's long jump B1 N/A 4.35 5
Rita Gerstenberger Women's javelin throw B1 N/A 17.68  
Rita Gerstenberger Women's discus throw B1 N/A 20.02  
Siegmund Hegeholz Men's triple jump B3 N/A 12.26 4
Siegmund Hegeholz Men's long jump B3 N/A 6.28  
Siegmund Hegeholz Men's pentathlon B3 N/A 2678.0  
Siegmund Turteltaube Men's discus throw B1 N/A 26.21 9
Siegmund Turteltaube Men's shot put B1 N/A 9.23 9
Siegmund Turteltaube Men's triple jump B1 N/A 8.23 4

See also

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References

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