Manfred Preußger (born 10 July 1932) is a retired East German athlete. He competed in the men's

pole vault Pole vaulting, also known as pole jumping, is a track and field event in which an athlete uses a long and flexible pole, usually made from fiberglass or carbon fiber, as an aid to jump over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the Myc ...

at the

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and the 1964 Summer Olympics.

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* 1932 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1960 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics German male pole vaulters Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany People from Krásná Lípa Sudeten German people {{Germany-polevault-bio-stub