Holger Klose

Holger Klose
Personal information
Born (1972-12-05) December 5, 1972 (age 52)
Bitburg, Rhineland-Pfalz, West Germany
Sport
Country Germany
SportMen's Athletics
EventHammer throw
ClubEintracht Frankfurt
Achievements and titles
Personal best82.22 (1998)

Holger Klose (born 5 December 1972 in Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a retired male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 82.22 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Dortmund. This ranks him fifth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs and Günther Rodehau.[1] Klose represented Eintracht Frankfurt.

Personal life

His son Sören Klose is also an Olympic hammer thrower.[2]

International competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Notes
Representing  Germany
1997 World Championships Athens, Greece 13th 75.16 m
1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary 17th 74.05 m
1999 World Championships Seville, Spain — NM
2001 World Championships Edmonton, Canada 25th 74.02 m
2002 European Championships Munich, Germany 17th 76.98 m
2005 World Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th 74.80 m

References

  1. ^ "German all-time lists (updated September 2006)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 July 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2007.
  2. ^ "Sören Klose from Porta Westfalica and Kristin Pudenz from Löhne start today at Olympia". Radiowestfalica.de. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.


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