East Germany at the 1968 Winter Olympics
East Germany competed at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, France. East German athletes had competed together with West German athletes as the United Team of Germany in the previous three Winter Olympic Games, but both nations sent independent teams starting in 1968.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
;Men;Men's slalom
Biathlon
;Men| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 1 | Rank |
| 20 km | Heinz Kluge | 1'19:55.2 | 7 | 1'26:55.2 | 24 |
| 20 km | Hansjörg Knauthe | 1'23:04.9 | 2 | 1'25:04.9 | 21 |
| 20 km | Dieter Speer | 1'18:13.3 | 6 | 1'24:13.3 | 18 |
| 20 km | Horst Koschka | 1'18:37.7 | 3 | 1'21:37.7 | 10 |
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
;Women's 3 x 5 km relay
Figure skating
;Men| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Jan Hoffmann | 26 | 25 | 1437.8 | 238 | 26 |
| Günter Zöller | 10 | 14 | 1727.9 | 100 | 11 |
;Women
| Athlete | CF | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Sonja Morgenstern | 29 | 22 | 1475.9 | 251 | 28 |
| Gabriele Seyfert | 2 | 2 | 1882.3 | 18 |
;Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Irine Müller Hans-Georg Dallmer | 9 | 8 | 289.4 | 82 | 9 |
| Heidemarie Steiner Heinz-Ulrich Walther | 4 | 4 | 303.1 | 37 | 4 |
Ice hockey
First Round
East Germany - Norway 3:1Goalscorers: Joachim Ziesche, Lothar Fuchs, Peter Prusa - Odd Syversen.
Final Round
USSR – East Germany 9:0Goalscorers: Firsov 3, Vikulov 2, Mišakov, Staršinov, Alexandrov, Zajcev.
Referees: Wycisk, Johannessen
Canada – East Germany 11:0
Goalscorers: Mott 4, Huck 2, Hargreaves, O’Shea, Bourbonnais, Monteith, H. Pinder.
Referees: Trumble, Sillankorva
Sweden – East Germany 5:2
Goalscorers: Hedlund 2, Wickberg, Lundström, Henriksson – Plotka, Fuchs.
Referees: Seglin, Wycisk
Czechoslovakia – East Germany 10:3
Goalscorers: Horešovský 4, Nedomanský 2, Jiřík, Suchý, Kochta, Ševčík – Karrenbauer, Novy, Peters.
Referees: Dahlberg, Sillankorva
East Germany – Finland 2:3
Goalscorers: R. Noack, Peters – Harju 2, Keinonen.
Referees: Bucala, Dahlberg
East Germany – USA 4:6
Goalscorers: Fuchs 2, Karrenbauer 2 – Stordahl 2, P. Hurley 2, Volmar, Lilyholm.
Referees: Kubinec, Seglin
East Germany – West Germany 2:4
Goalscorers: Hiller, Fuchs – Funk, Waitl, Hanig, Lax.
Referees''': McEvoy, Kořínek
Contestants
8. EAST GERMANYGoaltenders: Dieter Pürschel, Klaus Hirche.
Defence: Dieter Voigt, Manfred Buder, Helmut Novy, Dieter Kratzsch, Wolfgang Plotka, Wilfried Sock, Ulrich Noack.
Forwards: Bernd Karrenbauer, Hartmut Nickel, Lothar Fuchs, Peter Prusa, Joachim Ziesche, Bernd Poindl, Dietmar Peters, Bernd Hiller, Rüdiger Noack.
Coach: Rudi Schmieder.
Luge
;MenDoubles
;Women
Nordic combined
Events:- normal hill ski jumping
- 15 km cross-country skiing
Ski jumping