Klaus Glahn (born 23 March 1942) is a retired West German judoka who competed at the 1964 and 1972 Olympics. In 1964 he won a bronze medal in the openweight class while representing the United Team of Germany. Eight years later he won a silver medal for West Germany in the heavyweight category.Klaus Glahn. sports-reference.com Between 1967 and 1973 Glahn won five medals at World Championships in the heavyweight and open divisions.Judo – Weltmeisterschaften Schwergewicht, Allkategorie. sport-komplett.de He also won three European heavyweight titles, in 1963, 1968 and 1970.Judo – Europameisterschaften (Herren). sport-komplett.de
From 1985 to 1988 Glahn was president of the German Judo Federation. He also worked as a manager at Volkswagen Group.Klaus Glahn. Internationales Sportarchiv
In the 2000s Glahn was active in politics. He was a leading candidate from the Rentnerinnen- und Rentner-Partei (RRP) at the 2009 European Parliament election.Meinhardt, Gunnar (6 June 2009) "In Deutschland Rentner zu sein, bringt immer weniger Freude". Die Welt. (interview in German)
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