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 nameManfred Beer
Born (1953-12-02) 2 December 1953
Altenberg, Bezirk Dresden, East Germany
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Professional information
SportBiathlon
ClubSG Dynamo Zinnwald
World Cup debut13 January 1978
Olympic Games
Teams1 (1976)
Medals1 (0 gold)
World Championships
Teams4 (1974, 1977, 1978, 1979)
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons3 (1977/78–1979/80)
Individual victories0
Individual podiums1
Medal record
Men's biathlon
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
1976 Innsbruck4 × 7.5 km relay
World Championships
1978 Hochfilzen4 × 7.5 km relay
1979 Ruhpolding4 × 7.5 km relay
1977 Lillehammer4 × 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.


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