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Klaus Wolfermann

Wolfermann c. 1974

Personal information

Nationality

West Germany

Born

31 March 1946 (age 77)
Altdorf bei Nürnberg, Allied-occupied Germany

Height

1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)

Weight

88 kg (194 lb)

Sport

Country

West Germany

Sport

Athletics

Event

Javelin throw

Club

Sportverein Gendorf

Achievements and titles

Personal best

94.08 m (1973)

Medal record

Representing West Germany

Olympic Games
	1972 Munich	Javelin

Klaus Wolfermann (German pronunciation: [klaʊ̯s ˈvɔlfɐˌman] ^ⓘ; born 31 March 1946) is a former West German javelin thrower. He won a gold medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich^[1] and set a world record in 1973.

The javelin competition at the 1972 Games was the closest in Olympic history. Wolfermann had taken the lead from Jānis Lūsis of the USSR in the fifth round with an Olympic Record throw of 90.48 meters. Then, in the sixth and final round, Lūsis let fly with a very long effort that measured at 90.46 meters – Wolfermann's two centimeter margin was, at the time, the smallest unit of measurement used in javelin competitions.

On 5 May 1973, Klaus Wolfermann set a new world record in the javelin throw, bettering Lūsis' previous record of 93.80 meters with a mark of 94.08 m. Wolfermann's record stood until 26 July 1976, when Hungary's Miklós Németh threw his javelin for 94.58 m at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.