Manfred Klein
Manfred Klein ( born August 22, 1947 in Berlin) was 1972-1992 helmsman in the German rowing team. He took part in four Olympic Games and 1988 Olympic champion.
Manfred Klein began in 1961 when rowing club Tegel 1886. 1972 he sat at the Olympic Games in Munich in the final of Karl Adam trained Germany aft, with whom he finished fifth in the Olympic final. From 1979 to 1990 Manfred Klein won nine times the German championship in the four with coxswain, he finished second three times. 1979 Klein won his first World Championship medal when he finished third with four. In his second at the Olympics in 1984 in Los Angeles, he finished with four sixth.
In 1987, Klein from four in the eighth, as the new coach Ralf Holt Meyer tried to revive the tradition of Adam 's Germany rowing eight. If the roller 1987 still sixth in the World Championships, the over 1987 strong umbesetzte Aft 1988 won at the Olympic Games in Seoul, gold in the occupation of Wolfgang Maennig, Thomas Möllenkamp, Matthias Mellinghaus, Eckhardt Schultz, Ansgar Wessling, Armin Eichholz, Thomas Domian, batsman Bahne Rabe and Manfred Klein. In the following three years, the Germany of eight three consecutive world champion, said Manfred Klein was the only Olympic champion from 1988, which was in all three World Championship titles here. At the Olympic Games in 1992 was the eighth after four consecutive titles favorite, but then won behind Canada and Romania only bronze.
Manfred Klein was the end of his career thus honored that he was flag bearer for the German team at the Olympic opening ceremony. Also at the German Olympic team in 1992 was Peter Thiede, who won in 1989 and 1990 World Championship medals with the DDR - eighth. Peter Thiede in 1993 successor of Manfred Klein as helmsman of Germany rowing eight.
The 1.70 meter tall Manfred Klein was during his entire career in the Berlin public service employs, first as a File Clerk to the Senate of Berlin, and later as judicial officer.