Manfred Kokot

Manfred Kokot
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1976 Montreal 4×100 m
European Championships
1978 Prague 4×100 m
1974 Rome 4×100 m
European Indoor Championships
1973 Rotterdam 60 m
1974 Gothenburg 60 m
1971 Sofia 60 m
IAAF World Cup
1977 Düsseldorf 4×100 m

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 × 100 m relay at the IAAF World Cup in Düsseldorf.

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.