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Manfred Kokot

Manfred Kokot

East German sprinter


Manfred Kokot (born 3 January 1948 in Templin, Brandenburg) is a former East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He did so alongside Jörg Pfeifer, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat and Alexander Thieme.[1] In 1977, his team came in second place in the 4 x 100 m relay at the IAAF World Cup in Düsseldorf.

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In 1971 Kokot became a co-holder of the European 100 m record with 10.0 seconds, and in 1973 he set the world record in 50 metres indoor sprint at 5.61 seconds.


References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Kokot". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2018.



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