East German sprinter (born 1948)
Manfred Kokot (born 3 January 1948 in Templin, Brandenburg) is a former East German athlete, who won the silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He did so alongside Jörg Pfeifer, Klaus-Dieter Kurrat and Alexander Thieme.[1] In 1977, his team came in second place in the 4 x 100 m relay at the IAAF World Cup in Düsseldorf.
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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