Manfred Germar
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men’s Athletics | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
Competitor for  Germany |
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| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | 4x100 metre relay |
| European Championships | ||
Competitor for  West Germany |
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| Silver | Stockholm 1958 | 100 metres |
| Gold | Stockholm 1958 | 200 metres |
| Gold | Stockholm 1958 | 4x100 metres |
Manfred ("Manni") Germar (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 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Lothar Knörzer, Leonhard Pohl and Heinz Fütterer. In September 1957 he set a European record for 200m in Hannover.
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| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Hans Günter Winkler |
German Sportsman of the Year 1957 |
Succeeded by Fritz Thiedemann |
| Records | ||
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| 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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- 1935 births
- Living people
- German sprinters
- Former world record holders in athletics (track and field)
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany
- Olympic athletes of the United Team of Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- People from Cologne
- Olympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- German athletics Olympic medalist stubs
