Gert-Dietmar Klause (born 25 March 1945) is a former

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

cross-country skier who competed at three Olympic Games from 1968 to 1976. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the

1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german: XII. Olympische Winterspiele, french: XIIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and commonly known as Innsbruck 1976 ( bar, Innschbruck 1976, label=Austro-Bavarian), was a ...

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. Klause won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a biennial nordic skiing event organized by the International Ski Federation (FIS). The World Championships was started in 1925 for men and opened for women's participation in 1954. World Championship e ...

(gold: 1974, silver: 1970.) His best individual finish was a 4th in the 15 km in 1970. In 1975, he won

Vasaloppet (Swedish for 'the Vasa-race') is an annual long distance cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of Berga, just south of Sälen in western Dalarna, Sweden, and ends in the town of Mora in the c ...

as the first and only East German winner.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 1 medal – (1 silver)

World Championships

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Klause, Gert-Dietmar 1945 births Living people People from Auerbach (Vogtland) Sportspeople from Saxony Cross-country skiers at the 1968 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1972 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiers at the 1976 Winter Olympics Vasaloppet winners Olympic medalists in cross-country skiing East German male cross-country skiers FIS Nordic World Ski Championships medalists in cross-country skiing Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for East Germany Universiade medalists in cross-country skiing Universiade bronze medalists for East Germany Competitors at the 1970 Winter Universiade Olympic cross-country skiers of East Germany