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DeutschKlaus Rost
.jpg) Rost at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 2 March 1940 Witten, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 August 2023 (aged 83) Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SU Annen, Witten KSV Witten 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Klaus Rost (2 March 1940 – 10 August 2023) was a German lightweight wrestler. He competed in freestyle wrestling at the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1964. In Greco-Roman wrestling he won a bronze medal at the 1963 World Championships, and finished fourth at the 1968 Olympics and 1969 World Championships.[1]
Rost died in Witten on 10 August 2023, at the age of 83.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Klaus Rost". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Klaus Rost". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Klaus Rost at the International Wrestling Database
- Klaus Rost at Olympics.com
- Klaus Rost at Olympedia
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