Klaus Meetz

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameKlaus•Meetz
Used nameKlaus•Meetz
Born23 May 1946 in Hamburg, Hamburg (GER)
Measurements191 cm / 82 kg
AffiliationsHamburger SV, Hamburg (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Klaus Meetz was a West German volleyball player who competed at the 1972 München home Olympics. The team lost all their preliminary matches against Brazil, Romania, Cuba, East Germany and Japan, but did win their 11th place match against Tunisia. Domestically, he played with Hamburger SV helping them to win both the West German Championships in 1976-77 and the West German Cups in 1974 and 1977. Meetz then became sports manager and youth coach at VC Norderstedt until 2008, when he was sent to prison for fraud.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Volleyball (Volleyball) FRG Klaus Meetz
Volleyball, Men (Olympic) West Germany 11