Manfred Germar - Wikipedia

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Manfred Germar
Medal record
Manfred Germar (in the front) with Manfred Steinbach, 1955
Men's Athletics
Olympic Games
Representing Germany
	1956 Melbourne	4 × 100 metre relay
European Championships
Representing West Germany
	Stockholm 1958	200 metres
	Stockholm 1958	4 × 100 metres
	Belgrade 1962	4 × 100 metres
	Stockholm 1958	100 metres

Manfred ("Manni") Germar (German pronunciation: [ˈmanˌfʁeːt ˈɡɛʁ.maːɐ̯] ^ⓘ; born 10 March 1935 in Cologne) is a West German athlete who mainly competed in sprint events.

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 × 100 metre relay with his teammates Lothar Knörzer, Leonhard Pohl and Heinz Fütterer. In September 1957 he set a European record for 200 m in Hannover.

References

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