| Manfred Gelpke | |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Dresden, Germany |
| Alma Mater: | DHfK |
| Occupation: | physical education teacher |
| Height: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 84 kg |
| Sport: | Rowing |
| Club: | SC Einheit Dresden |
Manfred Gelpke (born 3 March 1940) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
He was born in Dresden and was a member of SC Einheit Dresden. At the 1968 Olympics he was a crew member of the East German boat that won the silver medal in the coxed four event.[1] He later studied at the Deutsche Hochschule für Körperkultur (DHfK) to become a physical education teacher and from 1978, he worked at a school in Dresden.[2]
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