Lars Kleppich

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Lars Kleppich
Personal information
Full nameLars Detlef Kleppich
Born (1967-08-09) 9 August 1967 (age 56)
Sydney, New South Wales
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
ClubDobroyd Sailing Club
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Lechner Sailboard

Lars Detlef Kleppich (born 9 August 1967 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a windsurfer from Australia, who competed in three Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. He won the bronze medal in the Men's Lechner Sailboard Class in Barcelona, Spain (1992). In 2023 he was the overall champion at the Windsurfer Class Worlds Championships held in Perth, Western Australia. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "AIS at the Olympics". ausport.gov.au. Archived from the original on 6 June 2011.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lars Kleppich". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.