West German judoka (born 1942)
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]
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Media related to Klaus Glahn at Wikimedia Commons
1957–64: +80 kg • 1965–76: +93 kg • 1977–97: +95 kg • 1998–present : +100 kg