Manfred Wolf

{{expand German|topic=bio|date=January 2022|Manfred Wolf (Skispringer)}}

{{Infobox skier

| name = Manfred Wolf

| image = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-J1227-0011-001, Oberhof, Manfred Wolf.jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Manfred Wolf in Oberhof, 1970

| nationality = {{flag|East Germany}}

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|11 January 1948}}

| birth_place = Steinbach-Hallenberg,
Allied-occupied Germany

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 174 cm

| club = ASK Vorwärts Oberhof

| personalbest = List of longest ski jumps#Men
Planica, Yugoslavia
(23 March 1969)

}}

Manfred Wolf (born 11 January 1948 in Steinbach-Hallenberg){{cite Sports-Reference|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/manfred-wolf-1.html|title=Archived copy|accessdate=2018-09-29|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121216163202/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wo/manfred-wolf-1.html|archivedate=2012-12-16|url-status=dead}} is an East German former ski jumper who competed from 1971 to 1973.

Career

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.{{cite web|title=Wolf (NDR) -- 165 metres! (page 1)|url=http://www.dlib.si/listalnik/URN_NBN_SI_doc-QQNJXBKK/index.html#zoom=z|publisher=Delo|date=24 March 1969|language=sl}}{{cite web|title=Manfred Wolf - Planica 1969 - 165 m - World record|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOvaiZMNupQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/NOvaiZMNupQ |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|publisher=YouTube|date=23 March 1969}}{{cbignore}}

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.