Manfred children
Manfred children | |||||||||||||||||||||
nation | BR Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | April 20, 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Koenigsberg , German Empire | ||||||||||||||||||||
size | 184 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||
job | police officer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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discipline | Sprint , middle distance run | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best performance | 400 m: 45.8 s (1960) 800 m: 1: 46.7 min (1966) |
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society | OSV Hörde , Wuppertaler SV | ||||||||||||||||||||
status | resigned | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Manfred Kinder (born April 20, 1938 in Königsberg ) is a former German athlete and Olympic medalist who - starting for the Federal Republic - was one of the world's best 400-meter runners in the 1960s . He was involved in two Olympic medal successes with the German 4 x 400 meter relay : the 1960 silver medal in Rome and the 1968 bronze medal in Mexico City. For his sporting successes at the 1960 Olympic Games, Kinder was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf .
successes
- 1960, Olympic Games : 2nd place with the 4 x 400 meter relay (3: 02.7 min, European record, together with Hans-Joachim Reske , Johannes Kaiser and Carl Kaufmann ); 5th place in the 400 meter run (45.9 s)
- 1962, European Championships : 1st place with the 4 x 400 meter relay (3: 05.8 min, together with Johannes Schmitt , Wilfried Kindermann and Hans-Joachim Reske ); 2nd place in the 400-meter run (46.1 s)
- 1964, Olympic Games : 5th place with the 4 x 400 meter relay; Eliminated in the intermediate run in the 800-meter run
- 1966, European Championships : 2nd place with the 4 x 400 meter relay (3: 04.8 min, together with Friedrich Roderfeld , Jens Ulbricht and Rolf Krüsmann ); 3rd place in the 400 meter run (46.3 s)
- 1966, European Indoor Games 1966 ; 2nd place in the 400 meter run
- 1968, Olympic Games : 3rd place with the 4 x 400 meter relay (3: 00.5 min / European record, together with Helmar Müller , Gerhard Hennige and Martin Jellinghaus )
At the Olympic Games in 1960 and 1964 he started for the Federal Republic in a joint German team.
In 1963 and 1964 Manfred Kinder was German champion in the 800 meter run , in 1959, 1960 and 1961 he won the championship title with the 4 x 400 meter relay of the OSV Hörde, in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1966 with that of the Wuppertal SV. There are also five indoor titles over 400 meters, five more indoor championships with the 4 x 400 meter relay and six runner-up titles in the stadium. In 1965 he received the Rudolf Harbig Memorial Prize .
Manfred Kinder belonged to the OSV Hörde , from 1962 to the Wuppertaler SV . In his playing days he was 1.84 m tall and weighed 75 kg. He first became a car mechanic and then joined the police force in Wuppertal .
literature
- Klaus Amrhein: Biographical manual on the history of German athletics 1898–2005. 2 volumes. German Athletics Promotion and Project Society, Darmstadt 2005.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sports report of the federal government . Printed matter 7/1040. September 26, 1973, p. 66 ( online [PDF; accessed September 9, 2016]).
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SURNAME | Children, Manfred |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete and Olympic medalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1938 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Koenigsberg |