Birth Date: | December 5, 1972 |
Birth Place: | Bitburg, Rhineland-Pfalz, West Germany |
Country: | Germany |
Sport: | Men's Athletics |
Event: | Hammer throw |
Club: | Eintracht Frankfurt |
Pb: | 82.22 (1998) |
Holger Klose (born 5 December 1972 in Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a retired male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 82.22 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Dortmund. This ranks him fifth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs and Günther Rodehau.[1] Klose represented Eintracht Frankfurt.
His son Sören Klose is also an Olympic hammer thrower.[2]
Representing | |||||
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1997 | Athens, Greece | 13th | 75.16 m | ||
1998 | Budapest, Hungary | 17th | 74.05 m | ||
1999 | Seville, Spain | - | NM | ||
2001 | Edmonton, Canada | 25th | 74.02 m | ||
2002 | Munich, Germany | 17th | 76.98 m | ||
2005 | Helsinki, Finland | 10th | 74.80 m |