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Klaus Beer

1942 – 2023

East German athlete

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About Klaus Beer

Lived 1942 – 2023 (aged 80). Klaus Beer was a German athletics competitor.

Klaus Beer (14 November 1942 – 8 June 2023) was a track and field athlete active in the 1960s for East Germany. Beer is best known for having won the silver medal in the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics, well behind Bob Beamon's record setting performance – Beamon jumped 8.90 m, while Beer jumped 8.19 m.

Biography Beer was born in Liegnitz, Gau Lower Silesia, German Reich (today Legnica, Poland).

Beer won the silver medal in the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics, well behind Bob Beamon's record setting performance – Beamon jumped 8.90 m, while Beer jumped 8.19 m.

Beer was a seven time (1961, 1962, 1964, 1967–1970) East German champion competing outdoors and a national champion four times (1965, 1968–1970) indoors. He came in second at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in 1970. He also came in second at the 1970 European Cup Finals, Europe's team championship, which East Germany won that year.

Beer coached Kofi Amoah Prah and Steffen Landgraf hope.

Beer died on 8 June 2023, at the age of 80.

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Patriotic Order of Merit in Bronze

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Klaus Beer?

East German athlete (1942–2023)

When was Klaus Beer born?

Klaus Beer was born on 14 November 1942 in Legnica.

When did Klaus Beer die?

Klaus Beer died on 8 June 2023 in Berlin.

What was Klaus Beer's occupation?

Klaus Beer was an athletics competitor.

What nationality was Klaus Beer?

Klaus Beer was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Klaus Beer

· Wikidata: Q523359

· DBpedia: Klaus Beer

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