| Birth Date: | 23 November 1957 |
| Birth Place: | Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany |
| Death Place: | Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany |
| Country: | West Germany |
| Weight Class: | –72 kg, Open |
| Worlds Rank: | 1 |
| Worlds Year: | 1982 |
| Regionals Type: | EU |
| Regionals Rank: | 1 |
| Regionals Year: | 1978 |
| Regionals Weight: | Women's 72 kg |
| Regionals Year2: | 1979 |
| Regionals Weight2: | Women's Open |
| Regionals Year3: | 1980 |
| Regionals Weight3: | Women's Open |
| Regionals Year4: | 1981 |
| Regionals Weight4: | Women's Open |
| Regionals Year5: | 1984 |
| Regionals Weight5: | Women's 72 kg |
| Olympics Rank: | 3 |
| Olympics Year: | 1988 |
| Olympics Weight: | Women's |
| Updated: | 18 June 2023 |
Barbara Claßen (23 November 1957 – 13 June 1990) was a German judoka.[1] She won the bronze medal in the -72 kg class at the 1988 Summer Olympics, where women's judo appeared as a demonstration sport for the first time. Claßen committed suicide at the age of 32.[2]