Klaus Hufnagel (born 16 June 1955) 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 ...

track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...

athlete who competed in the

triple jump The triple jump, sometimes referred to as the hop, step and jump or the hop, skip and jump, is a track and field event, similar to the long jump. As a group, the two events are referred to as the "horizontal jumps". The competitor runs down th ...

. He was a bronze medallist at the IAAF World Cup in 1977. At national level, he was a five-time champion, taking four titles at the

East German Athletics Championships The East German Athletics Championships (german: DDR Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften) was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the East German Athletics Federation, which served as the East German national championships for th ...

(1976, 1977, 1979, 1980) and one title at the East German Indoor Athletics Championships (1979). He was a member of SC Magdeburg sports club.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hufnagel, Klaus Living people 1955 births East German male triple jumpers German male triple jumpers SC Magdeburg athletes East German Athletics Championships winners