Klaus Lehnertz
Klaus Lehnertz (born 13 April 1938) is a retired West German pole vaulter. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Olympics and won a bronze medal. He also won two medals at the European Cup in 1965-67, but placed only 13th and 9th at the European Championships in 1962 and 1966, respectively. Domestically he held West German outdoor (1959-61 and 1966-68) and indoor titles (1959, 1960 and 1964).[1]
 Lehnertz at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 13 April 1938 (age 85) Solingen, Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Pole vault | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 5.10 m (1967)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lehnertz was educated as a skiing teacher, and starting from 1973 taught at the University of Kassel. In 1985 he defended a habilitation, and until 2003 worked as a professor of kinesiology and athletics coach. He also carried out research studies on golf stroke mechanics.[1]
For his Olympic achievement Lehnertz was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt in 1964 and the Rudolf-Harbig-Gedächtnispreis in 1967. In 1972 he was a member of the IAAF athletics jury.[1]
