East Germany at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

East Germany at the Paralympic Games

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IPC code   GDR
At the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville/New York
Competitors 4 in 1 sport
Medals
Rank: 35
Gold
0
Silver
3
Bronze
1
Total
4
Paralympic history (summary)
Summer Games
Other related appearances
Germany (1992–)

East Germany competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, England and New York, United States of America. The country's delegation consisted of four competitors, all of them track and field athletes.[1]

This marked East Germany's first and only appearance at the Paralympic Games.[2]

Medalists

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

Athletics

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

References


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