Manfred Germar
Encyclopedia
Manfred Germar (born March 10, 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.
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
) is a West German
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
athlete who mainly competed in sprint events.
He competed for the United Team of Germany
United Team of Germany
The Unified Team of Germany , competed in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games as a united team of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic...
in the 1956 Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
held in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
where he won the bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metre relay with his team mates Lothar Knörzer
Lothar Knörzer
Lothar Knörzer is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Leonhard Pohl, Heinz Fütterer and Manfred...
, Leonhard Pohl
Leonhard Pohl
Leonhard Pohl Leonhard ("Leo") Pohl Leonhard ("Leo") Pohl (born July 18, 1929 in Allenstein (today Olsztyn, Poland) is a West German athlete who mainly competed in the 100 metres....
and Heinz Fütterer
Heinz Fütterer
Heinrich Ludwig Fütterer is a West German athlete, who mainly competed in sprint events. He was born in Illingen...
. In September 1957 he set a European record
European record progression 200 metres men
The following table shows the European record progression in the men's 200 metres, as ratified by the EAA- Hand Timing : Performance timed over 220 yards- Automatic Timing :...
for 200m in Hannover.