Klaus Beer

Klaus Beer was the father of the non-Olympian Ronald Beer and his sister, Peggy Beer, and married his teammate Sigrid Albert. In 1964 Klaus Beer started for the mixed German team being eliminated in the qualification round, and in 1968 he represented East Germany winning the silver medal. He later became a successful long jump coach. In his early years he was a very good handball player.

In 1962, 1969 and 1971 Beer took part in the European Championships and he earned several long jump titles in East Germany (1961-62, 1964, 1967-70; and 1965, 1968-70 indoors). In 1968 he was the first East German athlete to jump over 8 metres and he was the answer to a trivia question as he won the silver medal at the 1968 Olympics behind Bob Beamon’s legendary world record.

Personal Best: LJ – 8.19 (1968).