Klaus Glahn (born 23 March 1942) is a retired

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who competed at the

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and

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Olympics. In 1964 he won a bronze medal in the openweight class while representing the

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. Eight years later he won a silver medal for

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in the heavyweight category. Between 1967 and 1973 Glahn won five medals at

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in the heavyweight and open divisions. He also won three European heavyweight titles, in

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and

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. From 1985 to 1988 Glahn was president of the

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. He also worked as a manager at

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. In the 2000s Glahn was active in politics. He was a leading candidate from the Rentnerinnen- und Rentner-Partei (RRP) at the

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.Meinhardt, Gunnar (6 June 2009
"In Deutschland Rentner zu sein, bringt immer weniger Freude"
''Die Welt''. (interview in German)

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* * * * 1942 births Living people German male judoka Judoka at the 1964 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for the United Team of Germany Olympic judoka for West Germany Olympic silver medalists for West Germany Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic medalists in judo Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Hanover {{Germany-judo-bio-stub