Klaus Rost

{{Short description|German wrestler (1940–2023)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

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| name =

| nickname =

| image = Klaus Rost (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Rost at the 1964 Olympics

| birth_date = {{birth-date|2 March 1940}}

| birth_place = Witten, Germany

| death_date = {{death-date and age|10 August 2023|2 March 1940}}

| death_place = Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

| height = {{convert|1.68|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|70|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| sport = Wrestling

| club = SU Annen, Witten
KSV Witten 07

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| show-medals = yes

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{{MedalCountry | {{EUA}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling }}

{{MedalCompetition | Olympic Games }}

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{{MedalSilver | 1964 Tokyo | Lightweight }}

{{MedalSport | Men's Greco-Roman wrestling }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalBronze | 1963 Sofia | 70 kg }}

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Klaus Rost (2 March 1940 – 10 August 2023) was a German lightweight wrestler. He competed in freestyle wrestling at the 1964, 1968, and 1972 Olympics and won a silver medal in 1964. In Greco-Roman wrestling he won a bronze medal at the 1963 World Championships, and finished fourth at the 1968 Olympics and 1969 World Championships.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Klaus Rost |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/klaus-rost-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417220934/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ro/klaus-rost-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 }}

Rost died in Witten on 10 August 2023, at the age of 83.{{cite web |title=Klaus Rost |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/58405 |website=Olympedia |access-date=12 August 2023}}