Manfred Poerschke
Manfred Poerschke (born February 26, 1934 in Dortmund ) is a former German athlete and Olympic participant who - starting for Germany - won the silver medal at the European Championships in 1958 with the German 4 x 400 meter relay (3:08, 2 min: Carl Kaufmann , Manfred Poerschke, Johannes Kaiser , Karl-Friedrich Haas ). He also started at the Olympic Games in 1956 and finished fourth in the 4 x 400 meter relay (3: 08.2 min). With the 4 × 400 m relay of the OSV Hörde, he won four German championships. In the individual competition on the 400 m distance at the German championships, however, he only managed to get 3rd place once (1957) because of the strong competition. Poerschke started for the sports club OSV Hörde . In his playing days he was 1.83 m tall and weighed 85 kg.
Web links
- Manfred Poerschke in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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| SURNAME | Poerschke, Manfred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German athlete and Olympian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dortmund |