Manfred Kokot (born 3 January 1948 in

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) is a former

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athlete, who won the silver medal in the

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at the

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, Canada. He did so alongside

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and

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. In 1977, his team came in second place in the 4 x 100 m relay at the

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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.

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1948 births Living people People from Templin East German male sprinters Sportspeople from Brandenburg Olympic athletes of East Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany European Athletics Championships medalists Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Recipients of the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub