EAST GERMANY
Held from 1949 to 1990
NEWS & ARTICLES
East German table tennis had relatively small success on the international arena, compared to their Western counterparts, but there were some players, like Heinz Schneider and Siegfried Lemke who had success in the international tournaments. Schneider won the bronze medal in the singles event at the 1957 World Championships. On the national level, Siegfried Lemke won 19 gold medals, remaining the most accomplished East German player ever.
THE MOST ACCOMPLISHED EAST GERMAN PLAYERS
IN SINGLES, DOUBLES & MIXED DOUBLES EVENTS
| Siegfried Lemke 19-time champion 1960-1988 | 19 – S  D MX 13 – S  D MX |
| Bernd Raue 17-time champion 1971-1987 | 17 – S D MX 9 – S D MX |
| Heinz Schneider 15-time champion 1950-1980 | 15 – S D MX 9 – S D MX |
| Helmut Hanschmann 10-time champion 1953-1959 | 10 – S D MX 3 – S D |
| Lothar Pleuse 9-time champion 1957-1965 | 9 – S D MX 9 – S D MX |
| Norbert Drescher 9-time champion 1974-1986 | 9 – S D MX 6 – D |
| Dieter Stöckel 9-time champion 1975-1984 | 9 – S D 5 – S D MX |
| Andreas Mühlfeld 8-time champion 1981-1990 | 8 – S D MX 6 – S D MX |
| Heinz Reimann 7-time champion 1953-1961 | 7 – S D MX 3 – S D MX |
| Wolfgang Viebig 6-time champion 1963-1983 | 6 – S D MX 12 – S D MX |
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