Klaus Glahn

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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]

Born23 March 1942 (1942-03-23) (age 84)
Hannover, Germany
OccupationJudoka
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
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Klaus Glahn
Klaus Glahn at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born23 March 1942 (1942-03-23) (age 84)
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 Games2nd place, silver medalist(s) (1972)
World Champ.‹See Tfd›Silver (1967, 1969, 1971)
European Champ.‹See Tfd›Gold (1963, 1968, 1970)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1964 TokyoOpen
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 Munich+93 kg
World Championships
Silver medal – second place1967 Salt Lake CityOpen
Silver medal – second place1969 Mexico City+93 kg
Silver medal – second place1971 Ludwigshafen+93 kg
Bronze medal – third place1971 LudwigshafenOpen
Bronze medal – third place1973 LausanneOpen
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1963 Genèveama +80 kg
Gold medal – first place1968 Lausanne+93 kg
Gold medal – first place1970 Berlin+93 kg
Profile at external databases
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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]

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