Manfred Berro

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Manfred Berro
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1991 Tacen C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Nottingham C2 team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1997 Três Coroas C2 team
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1996 Augsburg C2 team

Manfred Berro (born 16 May 1966 in Zeitz) is a German slalom canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to late 1990s. He won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in the C2 team event (1991, 1995, 1997). He also won a gold medal in the same event at the 1996 European Championships.

Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of fourth in the C2 event in Atlanta in 1996.

His partner in the boat throughout the whole of active his career was Michael Trummer.

World Cup individual podiums

SeasonDateaVenuePositionEvent
1994 26 Jun 1994 Nottingham 2ndC2
17 Jul 1994 La Seu d'Urgell 3rdC2

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