Klaus Glahn

Klaus Glahn
Klaus Glahn at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born23 March 1942 (1942-03-23) (age 83)
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 Games (1972)
World Champ. (1967, 1969, 1971)
European Champ. (1963, 1968, 1970)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo Open
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
1972 Munich +93 kg
World Championships
1967 Salt Lake City Open
1969 Mexico City +93 kg
1971 Ludwigshafen +93 kg
1971 Ludwigshafen Open
1973 Lausanne Open
European Championships
1963 Genève ama +80 kg
1968 Lausanne +93 kg
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

  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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