Klaus von Fersen (born 29 March 1931) is a West German rower who represented the United Team of Germany. He competed at the

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with the men's single sculls where he was eliminated in the semi-final.

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1931 births Living people West German male rowers Olympic rowers for the United Team of Germany Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub