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Klaus Glahn

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Klaus Glahn
Klaus Glahn at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born23 March 1942 (1942-03-23) (age 82)
Hannover, Germany
OccupationJudoka
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
CountryWest Germany
SportJudo
Weight class+93 kg, Open
Rank     9th dan black belt[1]
ClubVfL Wolfsburg
Achievements and titles
Olympic GamesSilver (1972)
World Champ.Silver (1967, 1969, 1971)
European Champ.Gold (1963, 1968, 1970)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo Open
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1972 Munich +93 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1967 Salt Lake City Open
Silver medal – second place 1969 Mexico City +93 kg
Silver medal – second place 1971 Ludwigshafen +93 kg
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Ludwigshafen Open
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Lausanne Open
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1963 Genève ama +80 kg
Gold medal – first place 1968 Lausanne +93 kg
Gold medal – first place 1970 Berlin +93 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF54559
JudoInside.com4807
Updated on 24 June 2023

Klaus Glahn (born 23 March 1942) is a retired West German judoka who competed at the 1964 and 1972 Olympics. In 1964 he won a bronze medal in the openweight class while representing the United Team of Germany. Eight years later he won a silver medal for West Germany in the heavyweight category.[2] Between 1967 and 1973 Glahn won five medals at World Championships in the heavyweight and open divisions.[3] He also won three European heavyweight titles, in 1963, 1968 and 1970.[4]

From 1985 to 1988 Glahn was president of the German Judo Federation. He also worked as a manager at Volkswagen Group.[5]

In the 2000s Glahn was active in politics. He was a leading candidate from the Rentnerinnen- und Rentner-Partei (RRP) at the 2009 European Parliament election.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  2. ^ Klaus Glahn. sports-reference.com
  3. ^ Judo – Weltmeisterschaften Schwergewicht, Allkategorie. sport-komplett.de
  4. ^ Judo – Europameisterschaften (Herren). sport-komplett.de
  5. ^ Klaus Glahn. Internationales Sportarchiv
  6. ^ Meinhardt, Gunnar (6 June 2009) "In Deutschland Rentner zu sein, bringt immer weniger Freude". Die Welt. (interview in German)
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