 Klaus Glahn at the 1964 Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 March 1942 (1942-03-23) (age 82) Hannover, Germany |
| Occupation | Judoka |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | West Germany |
| Sport | Judo |
| Weight class | +93 kg, Open |
| Rank | 9th dan black belt |
| Club | VfL Wolfsburg |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic Games |  (1972) |
| World Champ. | 
(1967, 1969, 1971) |
| European Champ. | 
(1963, 1968, 1970) |
| Medal record | |
| Profile at external databases | |
| IJF | 54559 |
| JudoInside.com | 4807 |
| 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. Between 1967 and 1973 Glahn won five medals at World Championships in the heavyweight and open divisions. He also won three European heavyweight titles, in 1963, 1968 and 1970.
From 1985 to 1988 Glahn was president of the German Judo Federation. He also worked as a manager at Volkswagen Group.
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.
References
- "IJF Dan Grades Awardees" (PDF). International Judo Federation. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- Klaus Glahn. sports-reference.com
- Judo – Weltmeisterschaften Schwergewicht, Allkategorie. sport-komplett.de
- Judo – Europameisterschaften (Herren). sport-komplett.de
- Klaus Glahn. Internationales Sportarchiv
- Meinhardt, Gunnar (6 June 2009) "In Deutschland Rentner zu sein, bringt immer weniger Freude". Die Welt. (interview in German)
External links
[REDACTED] Media related to Klaus Glahn at Wikimedia Commons
- Klaus Glahn at the International Judo Federation
- Klaus Glahn at JudoInside.com
- Klaus Glahn at AllJudo.net (in French)
- Klaus Glahn at Olympics.com
- Klaus Glahn at Olympedia
- Klaus Glahn at The-Sports.org
- Klaus Glahn at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
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