Manfred Kurzer
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Manfred•Kurzer |
| Used name | Manfred•Kurzer |
| Born | 10 January 1970 in West-Berlin, Berlin (GER) |
| Measurements | 175 cm / 75 kg |
| Affiliations | SG Frankfurt Oder 1406, Frankfurt (Oder) (GER) / Sportschützen Ford Düren, Düren (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 0 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 1 |
Biography
German sport shooter Manfred Kurzer participated in the running target events at both the 2000 Sydney and the 2004 Athens Olympics. At Sydney he finished sixth, and in 2004 surprisingly won the gold medal. In 1990, 1994, and 2002, he won the World Championships, and added two more team silver and two team bronze medals. Kurzer later became a shooting coach at the Regional Centre of Frankfurt an der Oder.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Summer Olympics | Shooting | GER |
Manfred Kurzer | |||
| Running Target, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | 6 | |||||
| 2004 Summer Olympics | Shooting | GER |
Manfred Kurzer | |||
| Running Target, 10 metres, Men (Olympic) | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Shooting Championships (3–2–2 1990 Moskva gold: 10 m running target, silver: 50 m running target, bronze: 50 m mixed running target (competed for East Germany); 1994 Milano gold: 10 m running target, bronze: 50 m running target team; 1998 Barcelona silver: 10 m running target team; 2002 Lahti gold: 10 m running target team)