Sports Flashcards
1
Q
How many East Germans belonged to a sports club in 1982? Why did they join clubs?
A
3.3 million- 80% of people did it for fun and not to support the regime
2
Q
How many medals did GDR win at the Moscow Olympics dfor women’s swimming?
A
11 out of 13
3
Q
Marita Koch
A
Set the world record for women’s 400m in the 1985 Olympics
4
Q
What was the doping scandal? Impact on reputation?
A
A systematic state funded doping programme which gave athletes illegal preformance enhancing drugs without their knowledge or consent.
Damaged reputation
5
Q
Achievements in football?
A
Limited. The FRG won the world cup in 1954 and 74.
Only made it to final stages in 1974
