Klaus Lehnertz
![]() Lehnertz at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 3 April 1938 Solingen, Germany | (age 86)|||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal best | 5.10 m (1967)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Klaus Lehnertz (born 13 April 1938) is a retired West German pole vaulter. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal. He also won two medals at the European Cup in 1965-67, but placed only 13th and 9th at the European Championships in 1962 and 1966, respectively. Domestically he held West German outdoor (1959-61 and 1966-68) and indoor titles (1959, 1960 and 1964).[1]
Lehnertz was educated as a skiing teacher, and starting from 1973 taught at the University of Kassel. In 1985 he defended a habilitation, and until 2003 worked as a professor of kinesiology and athletics coach. He also carried out research studies on golf stroke mechanics.[1]
For his Olympic achievement Lehnertz was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt in 1964 and the Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis in 1967. In 1972 he was a member of the IAAF athletics jury.[1]
References
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- ^ a b c d Klaus Lehnertz. Sports Reference
- 1938 births
- Living people
- German male pole vaulters
- West German pole vaulters
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United Team of Germany
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes of the United Team of Germany
- Olympic athletes of West Germany
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
- German athletics Olympic medalist stubs