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East Germany competed at the ''' 1972 Summer Olympics ''' in Munich . It was the third time that East Germany had competed separately from West Germany and fourteenth overall appearance at the Olympics for German athletes. East Germany competed under the IOC Country Code GDR (from the official name "German Democratic Republic"). MEDALS Bronze
RESULTS BY EVENT Diving 3m springboard men:
10m platform men:
3m springboard women:
10m platform women:
Handball As expected, the East Germans dominated the first round, defeating Iceland , Tunisia , and Czechoslovakia in turn to win their division. The second round began with a loss to the Soviet Union . Czechoslovakia's wins over the Soviet Union and Sweden meant that the East Germans had to defeat Sweden as well just to tie the Czechoslovakian team in the standings, which they did. However, the tie-breaker went against the East Germans and they placed second in the division. They played the other division's second place team, Romania in the bronze medal game and lost, receiving fourth place. Men's:
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