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East Germany had a population 4x smaller than East Germany, and had 1.5x less athletes competing in the 1984 Winter Olympics, yet they dominated winning 50% more gold medals than second place (USSR) and 450% more than West Germany. What elements of the GDR's society could have led to such success?

by /u/McCubbon in /r/AskHistorians

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