Manfred Bock (28 May 1941 – 31 October 2010) was

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track and field athlete who started for West Germany at the European Championship of 1962 and received the bronze medal in the

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. He was born in Hamburg. In the

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, he took 10th place. Manfred Bock was a member of the

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. During his racing career Bock stood high and weighed . Bock died in October 2010 in Uetersen.

Tables

* 1960 Olympic Games: (6894 points, 7006 points on the 1985 table: 11.4 s - 6.79 m - 12.03 m - 1.85 m - 50.5 s - 16.1 s - 37.69 s - 3.90 m - 63.63 m - 4:27.6 min) * 1962 European Championship: (7835 points, 7565 on the 1985 table: 10.8 s - 6.96 m - 13.25 m - 1.86 m - 48.6 s - 14.7 s - 39.47 m - 3.90 m - 62.85 m - 4:22.9 min)

References

1941 births 2010 deaths German decathletes Athletes from Hamburg Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for West Germany People from Uetersen European Athletics Championships medalists West German Athletics Championships winners {{Hamburg-stub