Manfred Stolle

Manfred Stolle ( born March 5, 1937 in Leipzig ) is a retired athlete who - for the German Democratic Republic ( East Germany) starting - 1968 Olympic fifth in the javelin was.

Stolle had become 1960 and 1961 sixth fifth in the East German Championships, in the next few years he could not place itself. In 1965, he won his first East German championship title with a throw of 78.70 m. In 1966 he was in the squad of the German Democratic Republic for the European Championships in Budapest in 1966, with 78.70 m he reached the eighth place. 1967 Stolle began in GDR championships a winning streak until 1973 with seven league titles in a row.

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he threw the spear at 84.42 m and finished fifth. In 1969, not a javelin thrower from East Germany at the European Championships in 1971 Stolle difference in the qualifier. At the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972, he reached the preliminaries, retired after the preliminaries but with 79.32 m in ninth place out.

Stolle 1965 improved the existing since 1957 DDR record by Klaus Frost from 80.09 m to 83.28 m. About 64.36 m 85.80 m in 1966 and 1968, he improved the GDR record 1970 to 90.64 m. All records of Manfred Stolle were also pan- German records. His overall record was improved in 1973 by German Klaus Wolfer man on the world record distance of 94.08 meters. His GDR record surpassed Wolfgang Hanisch 1978 with 91.14 m.

Stolle was a skilled blacksmith, and later he was an officer in the NVA. He started at ASK Berlin, after 1965 he moved to the forward ASK Potsdam, in its competition time, he was 1.85 m tall and 85 kg.

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