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| Born | 27 January 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Klaus Hennig (born 27 January 1944) [1] is a German judo athlete, who competed for the SC Dynamo Hoppegarten / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won medals at international competitions included over 15 national titles. [2] [3] [4] He also competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]
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