Klaus Glahn

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.[1] Between 1967 and 1973 Glahn won five medals at world championships in the heavyweight and open divisions.[2] He also won three European heavyweight titles, in 1963, 1968 and 1970.[3]

Klaus Glahn

Klaus Glahn (right) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born	23 March 1942 (1942-03-23) (age 78) 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

From 1985 to 1988 Glahn was president of German Judo Federation. He also worked as a manager at Volkswagen Group.[4]

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.[5]