Using a Sportsman as an East German UU is a very, very dicey prospect. They were basically used as experiments and pumped full of drugs by an uncaring state motivated only by the prospect of glory on the world stage. Here's a design I came up with for East Germany a while back:-
East Germany (Erich Honecker)
Start Bias: Hills
Capital:
East Berlin
UA:
Arbeit Fur Alle
+1%
Building Production for each Level 1 Ideological Tenet, +2% for each Level 2 Tenet, and +5% for each Level 3 Tenet. Cities generate +10% additional
Science per turn when garrisoned with a Worker.
UU:
Landstreitkrafte (replaces Infantry)
While weaker than the Infantry it replaces (60
vs. 70), the Landstreitkrafte is much faster, with 3 base Movement points and an additional +1 Movement Promotion, as well as Drill I. It also has the unique promotion "Kasernierte Volkspolizei", allowing it to provide a +5%
Science bonus when garrisoned in a City for each Military and Counter-Espionage Building in that City. Upgrades as normal.
UB:
Kombinat (replaces Factory)
Standard Factory benefits, though it requires Iron rather than Coal. Additionally, grants a +5%
Science bonus for every 10
Production in the City in which it is built, to a maximum of 50%.
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Obvious science/hammers Civ is obvious. I went with Honecker because it rewards being doctrinaire about stuff, which rather accurately reflects his repeals of the liberal reforms tentatively instigated by his predecessor, Walter Ulbricht. Hope that's of use to people. =]