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 ...
in
Innsbruck
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.
Klause won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
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(gold: 1974, silver: 1970.) His best individual finish was a 4th in the 15 km in 1970.
In 1975, he won
Vasaloppet
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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)
References
External links
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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