Klaus Beer

Klaus Beer
	Klaus Beer, 1970
Personal information
Born	14 November 1942 (age 77); Liegnitz, Germany
Men's athletics
Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
European Indoor Championships
European Cup

Klaus Beer (born 14 November 1942) is a former track and field athlete active in the 1960s for East Germany. Beer is best known for winning the silver medal in the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics, well behind Bob Beamon's record setting performance – Beamon jumped 8.90 m, while Beer jumped 8.19 m.

Biography

Beer was born in Liegnitz, Province of Lower Silesia.

Beer won the silver medal in the long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics, well behind Bob Beamon's record setting performance – Beamon jumped 8.90 m, while Beer jumped 8.19 m.

Beer was a seven time (1961, 1962, 1964, 1967–1970) East German champion competing outdoors and a national champion four times (1965, 1968–1970) indoors. He came in second at the European Indoor Athletics Championships in 1970. He also came in second at the 1970 European Cup Finals, Europe's team championship, which East Germany won that year.

He has coached Kofi Amoah Prah and Steffen Landgraf.

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References

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Klaus Beer". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.

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