East Germany
| YEAR | MALE | FEMALE |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Gustav-Adolf Schur | — |
| 1954 | Gustav-Adolf Schur | — |
| 1955 | Gustav-Adolf Schur | — |
| 1956 | Gustav-Adolf Schur | — |
| 1957 | Gustav-Adolf Schur | — |
| 1958 | Gustav-Adolf Schur | Karin Beyer |
| 1959 | Gustav-Adolf Schur | Gisela Birkemeyer |
| 1960 | Gustav-Adolf Schur | Ingrid Krämer |
| 1961 | Gustav-Adolf Schur | Ute Starke |
| 1962 | Helmut Recknagel | Ingrid Krämer-Gulbin |
| 1963 | Klaus Ampler | Ingrid Krämer-Gulbin |
| 1964 | Klaus Urbanczyk | Ingrid Krämer-Gulbin |
| 1965 | Jürgen May | Hannelore Suppe |
| 1966 | Frank Wiegand | Gabriele Seyfert |
| 1967 | Roland Matthes | Karin Janz |
| 1968 | Roland Matthes | Margitta Gummel |
| 1969 | Roland Matthes | Petra Vogt |
| 1970 | Roland Matthes | Erika Zuchold |
| 1971 | Roland Matthes | Karin Balzer |
| 1972 | Wolfgang Nordwig | Karin Janz |
| 1973 | Roland Matthes | Kornelia Ender |
| 1974 | Hans-Georg Aschenbach | Kornelia Ender |
| 1975 | Roland Matthes | Kornelia Ender |
| 1976 | Waldemar Cierpinski | Kornelia Ender |
| 1977 | Rolf Beilschmidt | Rosemarie Ackermann |
| 1978 | Udo Beyer | Marita Koch |
| 1979 | Bernd Drogan | Marita Koch |
| 1980 | Waldemar Cierpinski | Maxi Gnauck |
| 1981 | Lothar Thoms | Ute Geweniger |
| 1982 | Bernd Drogan | Marita Koch |
| 1983 | Uwe Raab | Marita Koch |
| 1984 | Uwe Hohn | Katarina Witt |
| 1985 | Jens Weißflog | Marita Koch |
| 1986 | Olaf Ludwig | Heike Drechsler |
| 1987 | Torsten Voss | Silke Möller |
| 1988 | Olaf Ludwig | Kristin Otto |
| 1989 | Andreas Wecker | Kristin Otto |
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Famous quotes containing the words east and/or germany:
“The East is marvellously interesting for tracing our steps back. But for going forward, it is nothing. All it can hope for is to be fertilised by Europe, so that it can start on a new phase.”
—D.H. (David Herbert)
“If Germany is to become a colonising power, all I say is, God speed her! She becomes our ally and partner in the execution of the great purposes of Providence for the advantage of mankind.”
—W.E. (William Ewart)