Manfred Beer

Manfred Beer (born 2 December 1953) is a former East German biathlete. During his career he won a bronze medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics as part of the East German 4 × 7.5 km relay team and two gold medals and one bronze medal in World Championships, also as part of the 4 × 7.5 km relay team.^[1]

Manfred Beer

Personal information
Full name	Manfred Beer
Born	(1953-12-02) 2 December 1953 (age 71) Altenberg, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Professional information
Sport	Biathlon
Club	SG Dynamo Zinnwald
World Cup debut	13 January 1978
Olympic Games
Teams	1 (1976)
Medals	1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams	4 (1974, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Medals	3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons	3 (1977/78–1979/80)
Individual victories	0
Individual podiums	1
Medal record Men's biathlon Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1976 Innsbruck 4 × 7.5 km relay World Championships 1978 Hochfilzen 4 × 7.5 km relay 1979 Ruhpolding 4 × 7.5 km relay 1977 Lillehammer 4 × 7.5 km relay

Biathlon results

All results are sourced from the International Biathlon Union.^[2]

Olympic Games

1 medal (1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Relay
1976 Innsbruck	27th	Bronze

World Championships

3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze)

Event	Individual	Sprint	Relay
1974 Minsk	—	27th	4th
1977 Lillehammer	5th	15th	Bronze
1978 Hochfilzen	15th	—	Gold
1979 Ruhpolding	14th	—	Gold

*During Olympic seasons competitions are only held for those events not included in the Olympic program.

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Manfred Beer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
2. "Search results". IBU Datacenter. International Biathlon Union. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2015.

External links

• Manfred Beer at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Manfred Beer at Olympics.com
• SGD Zinnwald