East Germany at The 1988 Winter Olympics

East Germany At The 1988 Winter Olympics

East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the Winter Olympic Games for the last time at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Canada. Following German reunification in 1990, a single German team would compete in the 1992 Winter Olympics.

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