Manfred Steinbach (born 18 August 1933) is a German former sprinter, long jumper, professor of sport medicine and government official.

[2] He set another, officially recognized world record in August 1958, by running the 4×100 m relay in 39.5 seconds together with Martin Lauer, Heinz Fütterer and Manfred Germar.

In 1967 he ended his sports career and worked at the Summer Universiade in Tokyo as the German team doctor.

From 1973 to 1993 he served on the board of the German Athletics Federation, and between 1965 and 1970 headed the Institute of Sports Medicine of the University of Mainz.

[5] He had to resign after a scandal, in which ministry officials concealed hundreds of HIV cases resulted from transfusion of contaminated blood.