Manfred Merkel
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Manfred Merkel is an East German slalom canoer
who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won seven gold medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
(C-2: 1961
, 1963
, 1965
; C-2 team: 1961, 1963, 1967
; Mixed C-2: 1959
).
Slalom canoeing
Whitewater Slalom is a competitive sport where the aim is to navigate a decked canoe or kayak through a course of hanging gates on river rapids in the fastest time possible. It is one of the two kayak and canoeing disciplines at the Summer Olympics, and is referred to by the International Olympic...
who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won seven gold medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...
(C-2: 1961
1961 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1961 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Hainsberg, East Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Canoe:-Kayak:-Medals table:-References:***...
, 1963
1963 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1963 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Spittal, Austria under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. The women's folding K-1 team event resumed for the first time since 1957.-Canoe:-Kayak:-Canoe:-Kayak:-Medals table:...
, 1965
1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1965 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Spittal, Austria under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1963. It also marked some changes in which the folding kayak events were replaced by standard kayaks for the...
; C-2 team: 1961, 1963, 1967
1967 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1967 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Lipno nad Vltavou, Czechoslovakia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. The mixed C-2 team event was not held after having been done so at the previous championships.-Canoe:-Kayak:...
; Mixed C-2: 1959
1959 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
The 1959 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the second time. The Mixed C-2 team and the women's folding K-1 team events were not held at these championships after taking place in the previous one...
).