Klaus Lehnertz

Klaus Lehnertz
Lehnertz at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born(1938-04-13)13 April 1938
Solingen, Gau Düsseldorf, Germany
Died26 May 2026(2026-05-26) (aged 88)
Kassel, Hesse, Germany
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event
Pole vault
Achievements and titles
Personal best5.10 m (1967)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1964 TokyoPole vault
Representing  West Germany
European Cup
Silver medal – second place1965 StuttgartPole vault
Bronze medal – third place1967 KievPole vault

Klaus Lehnertz (13 April 1938 – 26 May 2026) was a 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 and 1967 respectively, 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]

Biography

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]

Lehnertz died on 26 May 2026, at the age of 88.[2]

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  2. ↑ "Klaus Lehnertz". olympedia.org (in German). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
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