Manfred Germar

Manfred ("Manni") Germar (born 10 March 1935 in Cologne) is a West German athlete who mainly competed in sprint events.

Manfred Germar
Medal record
Men’s Athletics
Olympic Games
Representing  Germany
1956 Melbourne 4x100 metre relay
European Championships
Representing  West Germany
Stockholm 1958 200 metres
Stockholm 1958 4x100 metres
Belgrade 1962 4x100 metres
Stockholm 1958 100 metres

He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his teammates Lothar Knörzer, Leonhard Pohl and Heinz Fütterer. In September 1957 he set a European record for 200m in Hannover.

References

    • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Germar". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
    • European Championships
    Awards
    Preceded by
    Hans Günter Winkler
    German Sportsman of the Year
    1957
    Succeeded by
    Fritz Thiedemann


    Records
    Preceded by
    Heinz Futterer
    European Record Holder Men's 100m
    31 July 1957 - 25 May 1960
    Succeeded by
    Livio Berruti
    Preceded by
    Heinz Futterer
    European Record Holder Men's 200m
    15 September 1957 - 13 September 1958
    Succeeded by
    Peter Radford
    Preceded by
    Peter Radford
    European Record Holder Men's 200m
    21 September 1958 - 27 May 1960
    Succeeded by
    Peter Radford
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