Manfred Kinder (born 20 April 1938) is a West German former sprinter. He won a silver and a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 and 1968 Summer Olympics, respectively, and finished in fifth place in 1964. Individually, he competed in the 400 m and 800 m, with the best result of fifth place in the 400 m in 1960.[1]

Manfred Kinder
Kinder in 1963
Personal information
Born20 April 1938 (1938-04-20) (age 86)
Königsberg, Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
SportSprint running
ClubOSV Hörde, Dortmund
Wuppertaler SV, Wuppertal
Medal record
Olympic Games
Representing  Germany
Silver medal – second place 1960 Rome 4x400 metre relay
Representing  West Germany
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Mexico City 4×400 metre relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Belgrade 4×400 metres relay
Silver medal – second place 1962 Belgrade 400 metres
Silver medal – second place 1966 Budapest 4×400 metres relay
Bronze medal – third place 1966 Budapest 400 metres
European Indoor Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Prague 400 metres
Silver medal – second place 1966 Dortmund 400 metres
Bronze medal – third place 1969 Belgrade 4×390 metres relay

At the European Championships, he won seven medals in total between 1962 and 1969, in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay events.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Kinder". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ Leichtathletik – EM (Herren – Teil 1), Leichtathletik – EM (Herren – Teil 5), Leichtathletik- Hallen-Europameisterschaften. sport-komplett.de
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