Lothar Knörzer (born 4 August 1933, in
Karlsruhe
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) is a
West German
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athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.
He competed for the
United Team of Germany
The United Team of Germany () was a combined team of athletes from West Germany and East Germany that competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympic Games, Winter and Summer Olympic Games. In 1956, the team also included athletes from a third ...
in the
1956 Summer Olympics
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held in
Melbourne
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in the 4 × 100-metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates
Leonhard Pohl,
Heinz Fütterer and
Manfred Germar
Manfred ("Manni") Germar (; born 10 March 1935 in Cologne) is a West German athlete who mainly competed in sprint events.
He competed for the United Team of Germany in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia
A ...
.
References
1933 births
Living people
German male sprinters
Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Olympic athletes for the United Team of Germany
Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany
Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Karlsruhe
Athletes from Karlsruhe (region)
Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
20th-century German sportsmen
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