Birth Place: | Hannover, Germany |
Height: | 1.87 m |
Country: | West Germany |
Weight Class: | +93 kg, Open |
Rank Ref: | [1] |
Dan: | 9 |
Club: | VfL Wolfsburg |
Worlds Rank: | 2 |
Worlds Year: | 1967 |
Worlds Year2: | 1969 |
Worlds Year3: | 1971 |
Regionals Type: | EU |
Regionals Rank: | 1 |
Regionals Year: | 1963 |
Regionals Year2: | 1968 |
Regionals Year3: | 1970 |
Olympics Rank: | 2 |
Olympics Year: | 1972 |
Olympics Weight: | Men's +93 kg |
Updated: | 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]