Manfred Merkel

Summary

Manfred Merkel (born 3 November 1938) is a retired slalom canoeist who competed for East Germany.

Manfred Merkel
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  East Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1959 Geneva Mixed C-2
Gold medal – first place 1961 Hainsberg C-2
Gold medal – first place 1961 Hainsberg C-2 team
Gold medal – first place 1963 Spittal C-2
Gold medal – first place 1963 Spittal C-2 team
Gold medal – first place 1965 Spittal C-2
Gold medal – first place 1967 Lipno C-2 team

Merkel was born in 1938 in Meuselwitz.[1] He competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won seven gold medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships (C-2: 1961, 1963, 1965; C-2 team: 1961, 1963, 1967; Mixed C-2: 1959).

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  1. ^ Kluge, Volker (2004). Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler: Die 1000 erfolgreichsten und populärsten Sportlerinnen und Sportler aus der DDR, ihre Erfolge, Medaillen und Biographien [The big lexicon of the GDR athletes: The 1000 most successful and popular athletes from the GDR, their successes, medals and biographies.] (in German) (2 ed.). Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf Verlag. pp. 384f. ISBN 3-89602-538-4.
  • Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.