Gert-Dietmar Klause (born 25 March 1945) is a former East German cross-country skier who competed at three Olympic Games from 1968 to 1976. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.[1]

Gert-Dietmar Klause
Medal record
Men's cross-country skiing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1976 Innsbruck 50 km
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1974 Falun 4 × 10 km relay
Silver medal – second place 1970 Vysoké Tatry 4 × 10 km relay

Klause won two medals in the 4 x 10 km relay at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships (gold: 1974, silver: 1970.) His best individual finish was a 4th in the 15 km in 1970.

In 1975, he won Vasaloppet as the first and only East German winner.[2]

Cross-country skiing results

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All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).[3]

Olympic Games

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  • 1 medal – (1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1968 22 33 19 25 7
1972 26 13 8 9 6
1976 30 9 6 Silver DNF

World Championships

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  • 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 silver)
 Year   Age   15 km   30 km   50 km   4 × 10 km 
 relay 
1970 24 4 5 Silver
1974 28 Gold
1978 32 29 20 25 8

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gert-Dietmar Klause". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Historiska segrare" (PDF) (in Swedish). Vasaloppet. p. 2. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Athlete : KLAUSE Gert-Dietmar". FIS-Ski. International Ski Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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