The wait of history: How and why East German medals should be reallocated
The GDR athletes were victims of doping, too. But if just a fraction of the 489 medals they won over nine Games were reallocated,..
Sydney Morning Herald
East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic, was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally viewed as a communist state and described itself as a socialist "workers' and peasants' state". The economy of this country was centrally planned and state-owned. Although the GDR had to pay substantial war reparations to the Soviets, it became the most successful economy in the Eastern Bloc.
The GDR athletes were victims of doping, too. But if just a fraction of the 489 medals they won over nine Games were reallocated,..