[3] Its athletes were particularly successful in the disciplines of track and field, swimming, rowing, canu, handball and cycling.
Some of the most successful athletes were Gustav-Adolf Schur, Uwe Ampler, Klaus Köste, Christian Gille, Anett Schuck, Günther Merkel, Manfred Merkel, Angelika Bahmann, Margitta Gummel, Bärbel Eckert, Siegfried Brietzke, Thomas Munkelt and Kristin Otto.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Thiele again won a silver medal, this time in the women's quadruple sculls.
Wende won a gold medal in the men's double sculls, Grohmann supported the team as a substitute.
SC DHfK used to have a rugby union section, which won five East German championships between 1954 and 1963, see RC Leipzig.