Each column is a qualifying season's A crew · teal = carried over · amber = changed seat · NEW = first World / European / World Cup appearance (incl. U23 & Junior) · dashed column = years not contested · A boat only
1971
silver
G. DraegerNEW
1972
not contested
1973
bronze
W. Gueldenpfennig
1974
gold
1975
bronze
M. WinterNEW
1976
not contested
1977
gold
J. Dreifke
1978
silver
R. Reiche
1979
bronze
R. Reiche
1980
not contested
1981
silver
R. Reiche
1982
gold
R. Reiche
1983
silver
U. Mund
1984
not contested
1985
P5
U. Mund
1986
P4
H. Habermann
1987
gold
T. Lange
1988
gold
T. Lange
1989
gold
T. Lange
1990
P5
A. Hajek
Season by season
Tracked across the World & European Championships, World Cups and Olympic Games — years with no qualifying championship are shown as gaps. NEW marks an athlete's first time at this level (U23 & Junior count).