Siegfried Herrmann (born 7 November 1932) is a retired German runner.

Boland then entered the doubles event with Traun, the German runner whom he had defeated in the first round of the singles.

Birte Bruhns (born 4 November 1970) is a retired German runner who specialized in the 800 metres.

Ralf Pönitzsch (born 20 October 1957) is a former East German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

Sören Ludolph (born 25 February 1988 in Lüneburg) is a German middle-distance runner.

Jens Lukas (born April 13, 1966 ) is a German long-distance runner.

Some 300 German runners and supporters have been staying in a Holiday Inn there.

Ulrich Brugger (born 1 April 1947) is a retired West German long-distance runner who specialized in the 5000 metres.

Lutz Philipp (14 October 1940 - 1 February 2012) was a German long-distance runner.

Together with Hans Grodotzki she is the only German runner who has won two medals at the same Olympic Games.