Klaus Ehl (born 16 August 1949 in

Paderborn Paderborn (; Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader and ''Born'', an old German term for t ...

) is a

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former athlete who competed mainly in the

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Biography

Born in

, he competed for West Germany in the

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held in

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in the 4 x 100 metre relay where he won the bronze medal with his team mates Jobst Hirscht,

Karlheinz Klotz Karlheinz Klotz (born 10 March 1950, in Karlsruhe) was a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He competed for West Germany in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal ...

and Gerhard Wucherer.

References

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1949 births Living people Sportspeople from Paderborn West German male sprinters Olympic bronze medalists for West Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of West Germany Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Universiade bronze medalists for West Germany {{Germany-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub