Swimming
Men's 100m Freestyle
- Frank Kühne
- Heats — 52.93 (→ did not advance)
Men's 200m Freestyle
- Frank Kühne
- Heats — 1:53.63 (→ did not advance)
- Detlev Grabs
- Heats — 1:53.38 (→ did not advance)
Women's 100 m Breaststroke
- Bettina Löbel
- Heats — 1:14.32 (→ did not advance)
- Silvia Rinka
- Heats — 1:12.88 (→ did not advance)
Women's 400 m Individual Medley
- Petra Schneider
- Heats — 4:46.53
- Final — 4:36.29 (→ Gold Medal)
- Grit Slaby
- Heats — 4:52.01
- Final — 4:48.54 (→ 4th place)
- Ulrike Tauber
- Heats — 4:51.97
- Final — 4:49.18 (→ 5th place)
Read more about this topic: East Germany At The 1980 Summer Olympics
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