Klaus Beer

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Klaus Beer

Beer in 1970
Personal information
Born	(1942-11-14)14 November 1942 Liegnitz, Germany
Died	8 June 2023(2023-06-08) (aged 80)
Medal record Men's athletics Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City Long jump European Indoor Championships 1970 Vienna Long jump European Cup 1970 Stockholm Long jump

Klaus Beer (14 November 1942 – 8 June 2023) was a track and field athlete active in the 1960s for East Germany. Beer is best known for having 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.