Manfred Kinder (born 20 April 1938) is a West German

West Germany

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 former athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres.

He was born in Königsberg

Königsberg

Königsberg was the capital of East Prussia from the Late Middle Ages until 1945 as well as the northernmost and easternmost German city with 286,666 inhabitants . Due to the multicultural society in and around the city, there are several local names for it...

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Kinder competed for the United Team of Germany

United Team of Germany

The Unified Team of Germany , competed in the 1956, 1960, and 1964 Winter and Summer Olympic Games as a united team of athletes from the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic...

 in the 4 x 400 metre relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...

 held in Rome

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, Italy

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, where he won the silver medal with his team mates Joachim Reske

Joachim Reske

Hans-Joachim Reske is a West German former athlete, who mainly competed in the 400 metres....

, Johannes Kaiser

Johannes Kaiser

Johannes "Jo" Kaiser is a West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres....

 and Carl Kaufmann

Carl Kaufmann

Carl Kaufmann was a West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres....

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Eight years later he competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics

1968 Summer Olympics

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 held in Mexico City

Mexico City

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, Mexico

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 in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Helmar Müller

Helmar Müller

Helmer Müller is a West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres.He competed for West Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 4 x 400 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Manfred Kinder, Gerhard Hennige and Martin Jellinghaus.He...

, Gerhard Hennige

Gerhard Hennige

Gerhard Hennige is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic medal winner, among the world's best at the 400 meter hurdles from 1966 to 1971....

 and Martin Jellinghaus

Martin Jellinghaus

Martin Jellinghaus is a West German former athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres....

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