Weightlifting
-56 kg category
- Andreas Letz
- Snatch: 115.0 kg, Clean and jerk: 150.0 kg
- Total: 265.0 kg (→ 4th place)
-67.5 kg category
- Joachim Kunz
- Snatch: 145.0 kg, Clean and jerk: 190.0 kg
- Total: 335.0 kg → Silver Medal
- Gunter Ambrass
- Total: 320.0 kg (→ 4th place)
-90 kg category
- Frank Mantek
- Snatch: 165.0 kg, Clean and jerk: 205.0 kg
- Total: 370.0 kg → Bronze Medal
-100 kg category
- Michael Hennig
- Total: 362.5 kg (→ 4th place)
- Manfred Funke
- Total: 377.5 kg (→ 6th place)
+110 kg category
- Jürgen Heuser
- Snatch: 182.5 kg, Clean and jerk: 227.5 kg
- Total: 410.0 kg → Silver Medal
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