Gert-Dietmar Klause

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Gert-Dietmar Klause
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Innsbruck 50 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Falun 4 x 10 km
Silver medal – second place 1970 Vysoké Tatry 4 x 10 km

Gert-Dietmar Klause (born 25 March 1945) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed at three Olympic Games from 1968 to 1976. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1]

Klause won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (gold: 1974, silver: 1970.) His best individual finish was a 4th in the 15 km in 1970.

In 1975, he won Vasaloppet as the first and only East German winner.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gert-Dietmar Klause". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Historiska segrare" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2021.

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