Great Olympians

Biographies - KLE

Anatoly Nikolayevich Klebanov

B. 1952-10-08, Zhodzina, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1976	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Émile Kleber

B. 1899-04-23, represented France
Bobsleigh

	1936	HP
Men's Two	21st	0.8
		0.8

Ina Kleber

B. 1964-09-29, Greiz, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Backstroke	silver	4000
		4000

Lawrence Joseph Klecatsky

B. 1941-08-11, South St. Paul, Minn., USA; D. 2018-12-13
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Double Sculls	8th	320
		320

Karel Klečka

B. 1936-08-01, Ostrave, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Artistic Gymnastics

	1964	HP
Men's Individual combined	52nd	-6.40
Men's Team combined	sixth	160
		160.0000004

Trude Klecker

B. 1926-02-07, Semmering, Austria
Alpine Skiing

	1952	1956	HP
Women's Downhill	24th	12th	40.16
Women's Giant Slalom	fourth	33rd	1600.00256
			1640.16256

Kleckner Sándor

Olympic Competitor nr 4632

1908-07-29-15:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one, heat two - lost (307.5)

Gunda Niemann

and in 1998 as

Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann

B. 1966-09-07, Sonderhausen, Germany
Speed Skating (3 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze)

1988 1992 1994 1998 HP

5000 m 7th gold silver silver 12200

3000 m - gold disq gold 11200.03

1500 m 7th silver bronze silver 9320

32720.03

	1988	1992	1994	1998	HP
5000 m	7th	gold	silver	silver	12200
3000 m	-	gold	disq	gold	11200.03
1500 m	7th	silver	bronze	silver	9320
					32720.03

On the 5000 meters at Nagano she skated a fantastic world record, becoming the first woman under 7 minutes. One heat later, her countryman Claudia Pechstein skated 0.04 seconds faster to snatch the gold.
She was also world overall champion in 1992, '93, '95 and '96.

Ulrike Klees

B. 1955-05-03, Gelsenkirchen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	23rd	0.256
		0.256

Victor Klees

B. 1907-10-18, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; D. 1995-04-15
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1928	HP
Men's Water Polo	R1	24.56
		24.56

Federico Kleger

B. 1903-01-09, Wynberg, Cape Colony, South Africa, represented Argentina; D. 1952
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	1932	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	7th	sixth	1560
			1560

Kleiber-Kontsek Jolán

B. 1939-08-29, Budapest, Hungary
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Women's Shot Put	QU:13th		38.4
Women's Discus Throw	sixth	bronze	4800
			4838.4

Peter Kleibrink

B. 1957-04-12, Recklinghausen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Handball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Catharina Johanna "Nina" Kleijweg

B. 1938-04-18, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Fencing

	1960	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	QF:6th	0.455
Women's Foil, Team	QF	143.5
		143.955

Heinrich "Heinz" Kleimeier

B. 1941-10-01, Hamm, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1968	HP
Men's Team	10th	50
		50

Edwin Klein

B. 1948-06-19, Konz, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Hammer Throw	7th	8th	984
			984

Gustave Klein

B. 1901-11-28, Schiltigheim, then Germany, by 1924 back in France; D. 1962-01-02
Swimming

	1924	1928	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle		R1:3rd	2.56
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	R1:dnf		0.4
Men's 4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay		R1:3rd	64
			66.96

Henry "Hank" Klein

B. 1952-09-17, represented the US Virgin Islands
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	36th	-3.96
		0.00096

Hans-Joachim Klein

B. 1942-08-20, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (3 silver, 1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle		bronze	2560
Men's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:10th		100
Men's 4x100 metres Freestyle Relay		silver	1000
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	7th	silver	1100
Men's 4x100 metres Medley Relay		silver	1000
			5760

Harry Edmundo Klein

B. 1942-01-01, Porto Alegre, RGdS, Brazil
Rowing

	1960	1964	1968	HP
Men's Double Sculls			7th	500
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:4th			1.718
				501.718

Helga Klein

B. 1931-08-15, Mannheim, B-W, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres	SF:6th	52
Women's 200 metres	fifth	1000
Women's 4x100m Relay	silver	1000
		2052

Henri Klein

B. 1919-09-23, Mulhouse, France; D. 2007-05-12
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 1500 m	R1:6th	0.364
		0.364

Herbert Klein

B. 1923-03-25, Breslau, Germany, now Wrocław in Poland, lived in München, Bay., represented Germany; D. 2001-09-24
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke	bronze	dnf	3840.96
			3840.96

Jacquelyn Joyce "Jackie" Klein

B. 1937-07-11, Chicago, Ill., USA
Gymnastics

	1956	HP
Women's Individual combined	55th	-6.10
Women's Team combined	9th	40
Women's Team with Portable Apparatus	9th	40
Women's Floor Exercise	57th	-7.10
Women's Horse Vault	57th	-7.10
Women's Uneven Bars	56th	-7.16
Women's Balance Beam	49th	-6.40
		80.000000536

Jean Klein

B. 1944-06-22, Créteil, France
Rowing (1 silver)

	1960	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Josef Klein

B. 1916-11-12, Lobositz, now Lovosice, Sudetengebiet, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1941
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	QU:25th	0.15
Men's Decathlon	16th	9.6
		9.75

Probably a German speaker, from a German-speaking part of Czechoslovakia. He died after being released from prison (where he was probably tortured) as a member of the Czech resistance. I therefore class him as Czech.

Kenneth "Ken" Klein, Sr.

B. 1936-02-24, represented the US Virgin Islands
Sailing

	1972	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	16th	8
		8

Kenneth C. "Ken" Klein, Jr.

B. 1959-10-03, represented the US Virgin Islands
Sailing

	1984	HP
Men's Windsurfer (Windglider)	13th	38.4
		240

Leslie Gail Klein

B. 1954-12-20, Rochester, NY, USA
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	HP
Women's Doubles, 500 m	fifth	750
Women's Fours, 500 m	fourth	800
		1550

Manfred Klein

B. 1947-08-22, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany until 1988
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Coxed Fours				sixth			6825
Men's Eights	fifth				gold	bronze	6825
							6825

Martin Klein

B. 1884-09-12, Tarvastu, Estonia, represented Russia

Olympic Competitor nr 6064

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - won by fall
1912-07-10-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round two - won by fall
1912-07-10-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-11-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round four - won by decision
1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round five - lost (both)
1912-07-13-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round six - won by decision
1912-07-13-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round seven - won by decision - qualified
1912-07-15-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), final round one - won by decision - abandoned - second (6000)

Nicolas "Nico" Klein

B. 1930-01-04, Bilsdorf, Luxembourg
Shooting

	1968	HP
Free Pistol	30th	0.015
		0.015

Nils Klein

Olympic Competitor nr 5378

1912-07-02-09:00 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one - 60th

Peter Klein

B. 1959-02-21, Bad Salzuflen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay	fifth	sixth	410
			410

Robert Klein

B. 1925-12-10, Köln, N-W, Germany; D. 2000-10-13
Gymnastics

	1956	HP
Men's Individual combined	20th	1
Men's Team combined	fifth	250
Men's Floor Exercise	16th	1.6
Men's Horse Vault	7th	100
Men's Parallel Bars	33rd	0.00064
Men's Horizontal Bar	29th	0.004
Men's Rings	14th	4
Men's Pommeled Horse	36th	0.00016
		356.6048

Roelof Klein

B. 1877-06-07, Lemmer, the Netherlands; D. 1960-02-12
Rowing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1900	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	gold	8000
Men's Eights	bronze	1280
		9280

Olympic Competitor nr 1433

1900-08-25-11:00 - Rowing - Eights, heat one - first (Q)
1900-08-25-14:45 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs, heat one - second (Q)
1900-08-26-15:30 - Rowing - Coxed Pairs, final - first (8000)
1900-08-26-17:30 - Rowing - Eights, final - third (1280)

Willibald "Willi" Klein

B. 1927-02-18, Oberstdorf, Bay., Germany; D. 1997-11-06
Alpine Skiing

	1952	HP
Men's Downhill	16th	6.4
Men's Giant Slalom	32nd	0.004
Men's Slalom	16th	6.4
		12.804

Willy Klein

B. 1912-10-11, Dudelange, Luxembourg; D. 2004-07-15
Gymnastics

	1936	HP
Men's Individual combined (6 apparatuses)	96th	-
Men's Team combined	12th	10
Men's Floor Exercise	97th	-
Men's Vault	90th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	91st	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	101st	-
Men's Rings	92nd	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	91st	-
		10

Wolfgang Klein

B. 1941-01-28, Hannover, NS, Germany; D. 2017-09-15
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Long Jump	10th	150
		150

Joseph William "Joe" Kleine

B. 1962-01-04, Colorado Springs, Col., USA
Basketball (1 gold)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Piet Kleine

B. 1951-09-17, Drenthe, the Netherlands
Speed Skating (1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)

1976 1980 HP

10000 m gold silver 10400

5000 m silver sixth 4640

1500 m sixth - 640

1000 m 18th - 2.56

15682.56

Theodor "Theo" Kleine

B. 1924-09-04, Lünen, N-W, Germany; D. 2014-02-12
Canoeing - Flatwater Kayak (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 10000 metres	silver	3000
		3000

Werner Kleine

B. 1907-09-04, Welsleben, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	QF	975
		975

Regina Kleine-Kuhlmann

B. 1959-02-19, Bramsche, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing

	1984	HP
Women's Coxed Quadruple Sculls	fourth	1200
		1200

Rudolf Kleiner

B. 1924-06-21, Basel, Switzerland; D. 2012-09-09
Speed Skating

	1948	HP
Men's 500 metres	39th	0.00016
Men's 1500 metres	42nd	0.00004
		0.0002

Konstantinos Kleinias

B. 1888, Athina, Greece; D. 1964-04-21
Aquatics - Swimming

	1906	HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle	dnf	19.2
		19.2

Olympic Competitor nr 3012

1906-04-27-10:00 - Swimming - 400 m Free-style - AC (112.0)

Johann Julius "Hans" Kleinpeter

B. 1936-02-01, Uster, Switzerland; D. 2004-12
Bobsleigh

	1964	HP
Four−Man	10th	75
		75

Jan Kleintjes

B. 1872-05-25, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1955-05-02
Art Competitions

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Painting, Paintings	AC			25.02
Painting, unknown event			AC	3.724
				28.744

Josef "Sepp" Kleisl

B. 1929-02-02, Partenkirchen, Bay., Germany; D. 2008-09-25
Ski Jumping

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Individual	10th	26th	150.096
			150.096

Magne Kleiven

B. 1921-07-27, Lillehammer, Norway; D. 1999-06-05
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	120th	-
Men's Team All-Around	14th	4
Men's Floor Exercise	140th	-
Men's Horse Vault	123rd	-
Men's Parallel Bars	153rd	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	145th	-
Men's Rings	79th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	97th	-
		4.0000000000004

Adrianus "Adrie" Klem

B. 1951-05-06, Delft, the Netherlands
Rowing

	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	10th	75
		75

Erik Klem

B. 1886-07-25, Helsingør, Denmark; D. 1965-04-28
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1906	HP
Team combined, Swedish system	silver	750
		750

Olympic Competitor nr 2406

1906-04-22-17:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day one
1906-04-23-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day two - second (750)

Harald Robert Severin Klem

B. 1884-06-21, Helsingør, Denmark; D. 1954-07-24
Gymnastics & Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1906	1908	HP
Team combined, Swedish system	silver	fourth	1050
100 m Freestyle		R1:ac	0.304
200 m Breaststroke		R1:3rd	4.211
4x200 m Freestyle Relay		R1:3rd	187.5
			1232.015

Olympic Competitor nr 2407

1906-04-22-17:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day one
1906-04-23-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day two - second (750)
1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Denmark - fourth (300)
1908-07-15-14:30 - Swimming - 200 m Breaststroke, round one - third (4.211)
1908-07-17-16:15 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, round one - AC (0.304)
1908-07-24-14:30 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, semifinals - second, second time (187.5)

Theodor Klem

Olympic Competitor nr 6857

1912-07-17-19:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-18-13:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, quarterfinal - first (Q)
1912-07-19-14:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, semifinal - second (1560)
1920 1920
bonus 348

(Igor) Peter Klemenc

B. 1956-06-16, Jesenice, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Ice Hockey

	1984	HP
Men's Team	R1:6th	26
		26

Jože Klemenčič

B. 1962-06-03, Ljubljana, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia
Cross-Country Skiing

	1984	HP
Men's 15 km	disq	-14.64
Men's 30 km	38th	-3.26
Men's 50 km	42nd	-4.40
Men's 4 x 10 km Relay	12th	10
		10.000296

Ivans Klementjevs

Latvia
Canoeing - Canadian (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1988 1992 1996 HP

C1, 1000 m gold silver silver 18000

18000

Rolf Kristian Frederik Klementsen

B. 1913-03-28, Oslo, Norway; D. 1983-02-05
Shooting

	1952	HP
Free Pistol	25th	0.15
		0.15

Walther Klemm

B. 1883-06-18, Carlsbad, now called Karlovy Vary, Czechia, then part of Austria, represented Germany; D. 1957-08-11
Art Competitions (1 bronze)

	1928	1932	HP
Painting, Paintings	bronze		2560
Painting, Graphic Arts	3 works		341.7
Painting, unknown event		3 works	6.498
			2908.198

Jens Houmøller Klemmensen

B. 1902-02-23, Fjallerslev, Denmark; D. 1977-02-17
Art Competitions (1 silver)

	1932	HP
Designs for Town Planning	silver	4000
		4000

Pedro Klempa

B. 1941-11-23, Wien, Austria, represented Argentina
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's Downhill	64th	-8.16
Men's Giant Slalom	52nd	-6.40
Men's Slalom	R1:dnf	-15.64
		0.0000004016

Jerzy Klempel

B. 1953-04-23, Międzylesie, Poland; D. 2004-05-28
Handball (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Team	bronze	7th	1480
			1480

Hugo Klempfner

B. 1902-01-06, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1969-02-01
Water Polo

	1924	HP
Men's Water Polo	fifth	340
		340

Dorota Monika Klenc

B. 1955-07-19, Zabrze, Poland
Artistic Gymnastics

	1972	HP
Women's Individual Combined	80th	-11.10
WomMen's Team Combined	10th	25
		25

Paul Klenerman

B. 1963-03-23, London, England, Great Britain
Fencing

	1984	HP
Men's Sabre, Team	eighth	82
		82

Ricardo Klenk

B. 1961-09-29, represented Argentina
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Men's Slalom	31st	-2.64
		0.0064

Bernd Klenke

B. 1946-09-18, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Sailing

	1980	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	fourth	1600
		1600

Aleksandr Grigoryevich Klepikov

B. 1950-05-23, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2021-02-26
Rowing (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Herbert Klepp

B. 1923-05-14, from Linz, represented Austria
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1948	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 10000m	10th	100
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000m	R1:5th	97.5
		197.5

Hans Kleppen

B. 1907-03-16, Bø, Norway; D. 2009-04-12
Ski Jumping

	1928	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	36th	0.00096
		0.00096

He fell in both his jumps in St. Moritz, and travelled as a reserve to Lake Placid - but he did not compete. His luck changed when he turned out to go past the age of 100.

Carl-Gustaf Klerck

Olympic Competitor nr 6584

1912-07-14-08:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match two - lost - abandoned (27)
1912-07-16-12:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - fourth

Valery Vladimirovich Kleshnyov

B. 1958-10-15, Leningrad (now St. Petersburg, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Rowing (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's Quadruple Sculls	silver	3000
		3000

Eberhard Klessen

B. 1949-11-16, Meiningen, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's 30 kilometres	27th	0.04
Men's 50 kilometres	16th	6.4
		6.44

Leif Klette

B. 1927-11-21, Kvinnherad, Norway; D. 2017-04-03
Fencing

	1952	1960	HP
Foil, individual	QF:6th	R1:6th	0.003400002
Épée, individual		R1:6th	0.0000000018
			0.0034000038

Decio Couto Klettenberg

B. 1902-06-19, represented Brazil; D. 1986-09-04
Rowing

	1936	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	Rep:5th	65
		65

Loni Klettl

B. 1959-09-08, Lamont, Alb., Canada
Alpine Skiing

	1980	HP
Women's Downhill	13th	25.6
		25.6

Nikola Kleut

B. 1908-02-20, Medak, Croatia, then part of Austria, represented Yugoslavia; D. 1946-03-28
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Discus Throw	QU:ac	3.607
		3.607

Lucijan Kleva

B. 1942-02-15, Izola, Slovenia, represented Yugoslavia; D. 2009-01-26
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Eights	fourth	800
		800

Olga Vasilyevna Klevakina

B. 1962-04-04, Salihorsk, Belarus, represented the Soviet Union
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	fourth	1600
Women's 200 m Freestyle	fourth	1600
Women's 400 m Freestyle	8th	256
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	7th	600
Women's 4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay	dnf	40
Women's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	(bronze)	64
		4160

Sergey Grigoryevich Klevtsov

B. 1954-01-30, from Moskva, Russia, represented the Soviet Union
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Yevgeny Petrovich Klevtsov

B. 1929-03-28, Oboyan, Russia, represented the Soviet Union; D. 2003-03-24
Cycling - Road (1 bronze)

	1952	1960	HP
Men's Road Race	40th	33rd	0.003965
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf		0.0064
Men's 100km Team Time, Trial		bronze	1920
			1920.010365

Jan Kleyn

B. 1925-04-18, Asperen, the Netherlands; D. 2009-04-01
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 100 m	R1:4th	0.000098
		0.000098

Written 2002-10-30 - last modified 2024-08-18

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

	1976	1980	HP
10000 m	gold	silver	10400
5000 m	silver	sixth	4640
1500 m	sixth	-	640
1000 m	18th	-	2.56
			15682.56