Klaus Glahn Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IJF Dan Grades Awardees . . 9 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230218112607/https://78884ca60822a34fb0e6-082b8fd5551e97bc65e327988b444396.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/up/2023/02/Liste_Grades_14022023-16764493-1676449342.pdf . 18 February 2023 . 1 . en.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417220906/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/gl/klaus-glahn-1.html Klaus Glahn
  3. Judo – Weltmeisterschaften Schwergewicht, Allkategorie. sport-komplett.de
  4. http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/j/judo/hst/45.html Judo – Europameisterschaften (Herren)
  5. https://www.munzinger.de/search/portrait/Klaus+Glahn/1/51474.html Klaus Glahn
  6. Meinhardt, Gunnar (6 June 2009) "In Deutschland Rentner zu sein, bringt immer weniger Freude". Die Welt. (interview in German)