Klaus Glahn

Klaus Glahn

Klaus Glahn (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	23 March 1942 (1942-03-23) (age 75) Hannover, Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	101 kg (223 lb)
Sport
Sport	Judo
Club	VfL Wolfsburg
Medal record Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Open Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1972 Munich +93 kg World Championships 1967 Salt Lake City Open 1969 Mexico City +93 kg 1971 Ludwigshafen +93 kg 1971 Ludwigshafen Open 1973 Lausanne Open

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 open weight class while representing the United Team of Germany. Eight years later he won a silver medal for West Germany in the heavyweight category. Between 1967 and 1973 Glahn won five medals at world championships in the heavyweight and open divisions. He also won three European heavyweight titles, in 1963, 1968 and 1970.

From 1985 to 1988 Glahn was president of German Judo Federation. He also worked as a manager at Volkswagen Group.

In the 2000s Glahn was active in politics. He was a leading candidate from the Rentnerinnen- und Rentner-Partei (RRP) at the European Parliament election, 2009.