Manfred Wolf

Manfred Wolf (born 11 January 1948 in Steinbach-Hallenberg)^[1] is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1973.

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Manfred Wolf
Manfred Wolf in Oberhof, 1970
Country	East Germany
Born	11 January 1948 (1948-01-11) (age 76) Steinbach-Hallenberg, Allied-occupied Germany
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Ski club	ASK Vorwärts Oberhof
Personal best	165 m (541 ft) Planica, Yugoslavia (23 March 1969)

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On 23 March 1969, he set the ski jumping world record at 165 metres (541 ft) at the opening of Velikanka bratov Gorišek K153 in Planica, Yugoslavia. It lasted for five years.^[2][3]

He finished fifth in the individual large hill event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo. Wolf's best career finish was fourth in a normal hill event in West Germany in 1973.