 Wolfermann c. 1974 | ||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Germany | |||||||||||
| Born | 31 March 1946 (1946-03-31) | |||||||||||
| Died | 18 December 2024 (2024-12-19) (aged 78) | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | |||||||||||
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| Country | West Germany | |||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||
Event | Javelin throw | |||||||||||
| Club | Sportverein Gendorf | |||||||||||
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| Personalbest | 94.08 m (1973) | |||||||||||
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Klaus Wolfermann (German pronunciation:[klaʊsˈvɔlfɐman]ⓘ; 31 March 1946 – 18 December 2024) was a Germanjavelin thrower. He representedWest Germany and won agold medal at the1972 Summer Olympics inMunich[1] and set aworld record in 1973.
The javelin competition at the 1972 Games was the closest in Olympic history. Wolfermann had taken the lead fromJānis Lūsis of theUSSR 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'sMiklós Németh threw his javelin for 94.58 m at the 1976Summer Olympics inMontreal, Quebec, Canada.
Wolfermann died on 18 December 2024, at the age of 78.[2]
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| Preceded by | German Sportsman of the Year 1972–1973 | Succeeded by |
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