Wolfgang Klotz

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Wolfgang Klotz
Bundesarchiv Bild 183-L0830-204, DDR-Turnerriege 1972.jpg
East German team at the 1972 Olympics, Klotz is first left
Personal information
Born (1951-11-04) 4 November 1951 (age 71)
Torgau, East Germany
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
Sport Artistic gymnastics
ClubASK Vorwärts Potsdam
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1972 Munich Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1976 Montreal Team
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Varna Team

Wolfgang Klotz (born 4 November 1951) is a German former gymnast. He competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won two bronze medals with the East German team. Individually his best achievement was 14th place in the floor exercise in 1972. [1] He won one more bronze team medal at the 1974 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships. [2]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Wolfgang Klotz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de