The former GDR usually outshone West Germany in the Olympic Games,and the rigorous east German system of early talent identification and special training centers paid dividends in national prestige.

• 前民主德(东德)在奥运会上通常比西德表现得更出色，而且其严格的及早挖掘人才制度和特殊训练中心为了带来了民族声望。