Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 226 competitors, 186 men and 40 women, took part in 124 events in 18 sports. It was the first time that West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) and East Germany had sent separate teams to the Summer Olympic Games.
Christoph Höhne — Athletics, Men's 50 km WalkMargitta Gummel — Athletics, Women's Shot PutManfred Wolke — Boxing, Men's WelterweightHeinz-Jürgen Bothe and Jörg Lucke — Rowing, Men's Coxless PairsDieter Schubert, Frank Forberger, Dieter Grahn, and Frank Rühle — Rowing, Men's Coxless FoursRoland Matthes — Swimming, Men's 100m BackstrokeRoland Matthes — Swimming, Men's 200m BackstrokeRudolf Vesper — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman WelterweightLothar Metz — Wrestling, Men's Greco-Roman MiddleweightKlaus Beer — Athletics, Men's Long JumpLothar Milde — Athletics, Men's Discus ThrowMarita Lange — Athletics, Women's Shot PutErika Zuchold — Gymnastics, Women's Side Horse VaultKarin Janz — Gymnastics, Women's Asymmetrical BarsPeter Kremtz, Dieter Semetzky, Manfred Gelpke, Roland Göhler and Klaus Jacob — Rowing, Men's Coxed FoursFrank Wiegand, Horst-Günter Gregor, Eugen Henninger, and Roland Matthes — Swimming, Men's 4 × 100 m Medley RelayHelga Lindner — Swimming, Women's 200m ButterflyGabriele Wetzko, Gabriele Perthes, Roswitha Krause, and Uta Schmuck — Swimming, Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle RelayWolfgang Nordwig — Athletics, Men's Pole VaultSiegfried Fülle, Klaus Köste, Peter Weber, Günter Beier, Matthias Brehme, and Gerhard Dietrich — Gymnastics, Men's Team Combined ExercisesMagdalena Schmidt, Ute Starke, Erika Zuchold, Maritta Bauerschmidt, Karin Janz, and Marianne Noack — Gymnastics, Women's Team Combined ExercisesHarald Vollmar — Shooting, Men's Free PistolKurt Czekalla — Shooting, Men's Trap ShootingSabine Steinbach — Swimming, Women's 400m Individual MedleyPaul Borowski, Karl-Heinz Thun, and Konrad Weichert — Sailing, Men's DragonTen cyclists represented East Germany in 1968.
Team time trialKlaus AmplerGünter HoffmannDieter GrabeAxel Peschel1000m time trialHeinz RichterTandemWerner OttoJürgen GeschkeTeam pursuitHeinz RichterWolfgang SchmelzerRudolf FranzManfred UlbrichtFour fencers, all men, represented East Germany in 1968.
Men's épéeHans-Peter SchulzeKlaus DumkeHarry FiedlerMen's team épéeBernd Uhlig, Klaus Dumke, Harry Fiedler, Hans-Peter SchulzeFourteen male field hockey players competed in 1968, when the East German team finished in 11th place.
Rainer StephanAxel ThiemeEckhard WallossekKlaus BahnerHorst BrenneckeDieter KlaußLothar LippertDieter EhrlichKarlheinz FreibergerReinhart SasseHans-Dietrich SasseRolf ThiemeKlaus TräumerHelmut RabisThree male pentathlete represented East Germany in 1968.
IndividualKarl-Heinz KutschkeJörg TschernerWolfgang LüderitzTeamKarl-Heinz KutschkeJörg TschernerWolfgang LüderitzNine shooters, all men, represented East Germany in 1968. Harald Vollmar won bronze in the 50 m pistol and Kurt Czekalla won bronze in the trap.
25 m pistolChristian DüringGerhard Dommrich50 m pistolHarald VollmarHelmut Artelt300 m rifle, three positionsHartmut SommerUto Wunderlich50 m rifle, three positionsUto WunderlichHartmut Sommer50 m rifle, proneHartmut SommerWerner HeynTrapKurt CzekallaRudolf HagerMen's Team CompetitionRound RobinLost to Czechoslovakia (2-3)Lost to Japan (0-3)Defeated Mexico (3-0)Defeated Belgium (3-0)Lost to Soviet Union (2-3)Defeated United States (3-0)Defeated Brazil (3-1)Defeated Bulgaria (3-2)Defeated Poland (3-0) → Fourth placeTeam RosterHorst PeterEckhardt TielscherSiegfried SchneiderManfred HeineRainer TscharkeEckhardt PietzschArnold SchulzRudi SchumannJürgen KesselWalter ToissantJürgen FreiwaldWolfgang WebnerMen's Team CompetitionPreliminary Round (Group B)Defeated Mexico (12:4)Tied with Yugoslavia (4:4)Lost to Italy (4:5)Defeated Greece (11:4)Defeated Japan (8:0)Defeated United Arab Republic (19:2)Defeated Netherlands (8:3)Classification Matches5th/8th place: Defeated Cuba (8:2)5th/6th place: Lost to United States (4:6) → Sixth placeTeam RosterHans-Georg FehnHans-Ulrich LangeHans-Jürgen SchülerManfred HerzogPeter FundVeit HerrmannsJürgen KlugeJürgen ThielKlaus SchlenkrichPeter SchmidtSiegfried Ballerstedt