East Germany at the 1984 Summer Paralympics

East Germany at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
Flag of the German Democratic Republic
IPC code	GDR
in Stoke Mandeville/New York
Competitors	4 in 1 sport
Medals Ranked 35th	Gold Silver Bronze Total 0 3 1 4
Summer Paralympics appearances
1984
Other related appearances
Germany (1992–)

East Germany competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, England and New York City, 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

1. East Germany at the Paralympics on paralympic.org
2. German Democratic Republic at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee