Manfred Merkel

Manfred Merkel

Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing East Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place	1959 Geneva	Mixed C-2
Gold medal – first place	1961 Hainsberg	C-2
Gold medal – first place	1961 Hainsberg	C-2 team
Gold medal – first place	1963 Spittal	C-2
Gold medal – first place	1963 Spittal	C-2 team
Gold medal – first place	1965 Spittal	C-2
Gold medal – first place	1967 Lipno	C-2 team

Manfred Merkel (born 3 November 1938) is a retired slalom canoeist who competed for East Germany.

Merkel was born in 1938 in Meuselwitz. He 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).

See also

• Günther Merkel

References

• Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. CanoeICF.com. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 at WebCite (archived 9 November 2009). Additional archives: 11 March 2016.