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{{Short description|German politician (1926–2002)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name        = Manfred Ewald
|image       = Bundesarchiv Bild 183-W1214-0016, Berlin, Auszeichnung 'DDR-Sportler des Jahres 1980 3.jpg
|caption     = Manfred Ewald, 1980
|office1 = President of the [[Deutscher Turn- und Sportbund|German Gymnastics and Sports Federation]]
|term_start1 = 1961
|term_end1 = 1988
|predecessor1 = Rudi Reichert
|successor1 = [[Klaus Eichler]]
|office = President of the [[East Germany at the Olympics|National Olympic Committee of East Germany]]
|term_start = 1973
|term_end = 1990
|predecessor = Heinz Schöbel
|successor = Günther Heinze
|birth_date  = {{Birth date|1926|05|17|df=y}}
|birth_place = [[Podjuchy|Podejuch]], [[Weimar Germany]] (now part of [[Szczecin]], [[Poland]])
|death_date  = {{Death date and age|2002|10|21|1926|05|17|df=y}}
|death_place = [[Damsdorf]], [[Germany]]
|other_names = 
|known_for   = 
|occupation  = 
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|awards = [[Order of Karl Marx]]<br />[[Olympic Order]]<br />[[Patriotic Order of Merit]]
}}

'''Manfred Ewald''' (17 May 1926 – 21 October 2002) served as [[German Democratic Republic]]'s (GDR) Minister of Sport (1961–1988) and president of his country's [[Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund|Olympic committee]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/ |title=Olympics &#124; Olympic Games, Medals, Results, News &#124; IOC |accessdate=2015-07-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705032224/http://www.olympic.org/ |archivedate=2015-07-05 }}</ref> (1973–1990). He was convicted for his role in the state-sponsored system of the use of illicit [[performance-enhancing drugs]] that increased East Germany's Olympic successes from 1972–1988.

== Life==

Ewald was born in [[Podjuchy|Podejuch]], [[Province of Pomerania (1815–1945)|Province of Pomerania]], [[Weimar Germany]] (now Podjuchy, Poland), he was a member of the [[Hitler Youth]], the [[Nazi party]] and, after [[World War II]], the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany|Socialist Unity Party]]. He was captured by the Soviet [[Red Army]] in 1944.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.welt.de/print-welt/article522699/Vom-Alt-Nazi-zum-fuehrenden-SED-Funktionaer.html |title=Vom Alt-Nazi zum führenden SED-Funktionär |first=Giselher| last=Spitzer |newspaper=[[Die Welt]] |date=2000-07-12|language=German}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.spiegel.de/sport/sonst/ddr-sportfuehrer-manfred-ewald-ist-tot-a-219360.html |title=Manfred Ewald ist tot |publisher=[[Der Spiegel]] |date=2002-10-22|language=German}}</ref>

He was awarded the [[Olympic Order]] by the [[International Olympic Committee]] (IOC) in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1983/ore190/ORE190n.pdf |title=Olympic Order (23rd IOA Session) |access-date=2011-12-21 |archive-date=2013-05-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502070912/http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1983/ore190/ORE190n.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 1985, as president of the National Olympic Committee of East Germany, Ewald authored a letter to the IOC for the [[List of IOC meetings|90th IOC session]] being held in [[East Berlin]] that year.<ref>http://www.la84foundation.org/OlympicInformationCenter/OlympicReview/1985/ore211/ore211f.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>

Ewald defended his role in sports doping in his 1994 book, ''Ich war der Sport''.

== Doping ==

On 18 July 2000, in [[Berlin]], Ewald and Dr. [[Manfred Höppner]], East Germany's top sports doctor, were convicted as accessories to "intentional bodily harm of athletes, including minors." Both received [[probation]]. During the trial, Höppner testified that they had received approval from the highest level of government.

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20021025/ai_n12658822 The (London) Independent]
*[http://original.britannica.com/eb/article-9391038/Ewald-Manfred#758648.hook Britannica Online Encyclopedia ]
*[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/oct/29/guardianobituaries.sport The Guardian UK]
*[https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-dec-06-sp-drugs6-story.html The LA Times ]
*[http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles/Fistic-Medicine-The-Benefit-amp-Cost-of-Steroids-24114 "Fistic Medicine: The Benefit & Cost of Steroids" by Matt Pitt]

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