Manfred Kersch

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Manfred Kersch (born September 19, 1913 in Frankfurt am Main ; † May 2, 1995 ibid) was a German athlete and Olympian who won the gold medal at the 1938 European Championships in Paris with the German 4 x 100 meter relay ( 40.9 s; Manfred Kersch, Gerd Hornberger , Karl Neckermann , Jakob Scheuring ).

At the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936 and at the European Championships in 1938, he started in the 100-meter run and was eliminated in the preliminary (1936) and semi-finals (1938).

At German championships he came second in the 100-meter run three times (1936, 1938 and 1940). In 1943 he was German champion with the 4 x 100 meter relay of Eintracht Frankfurt. On August 13, 1938, he was involved in the German record in the 4 x 100 meter run in Berlin : (40.3 s; Manfred Kersch, Gerd Hornberger , Karl Neckermann , Jakob Scheuring )

Manfred Kersch belonged to the sports club SV Weißblau-Allianz Frankfurt . During his competition time he was 1.69 m tall and weighed 62 kg.

personal data
SURNAME Kersch, Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German athlete and Olympian
DATE OF BIRTH September 19, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankfurt am Main
DATE OF DEATH May 2, 1995
Place of death Frankfurt am Main