Klaus Tafelmeier

{{Short description|German javelin thrower (born 1958)}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| nationality = {{FRG}}

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|April 12, 1958}}

|birth_place=Singen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany

| fullname = Klaus-Dieter Tafelmeier

| death_place =

| death_date =

| height = {{convert|1.90|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|95|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| country = {{FRG}}

| headercolor = lightsteelblue

| sport = Athletics

| event = Javelin throw

| club = Bayer Leverkusen

| pb = Old javelin: 91.44 m (1983)
New javelin: 86.64 m (1987)

| show-medals = yes

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{{Medal|Sport|Men's Athletics}}

{{Medal|Country|{{FRG}} }}

{{MedalEuropeanChampionships}}

{{Medal|Gold|1986 Stuttgart |Javelin}}

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Klaus-Dieter Tafelmeier (born 12 April 1958 in Singen, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired German javelin thrower. He represented Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

In September 1986, Tafelmeier threw 85.74 metres in Como to record the first official world record for the new javelin type. The record lasted until May 1987 when Jan Železný threw 87.66 metres.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20121220101808/http://athletix.org/?p=726 World Record Progression javelin throw men]}} – Athletix Tafelmeier later established a career best throw of 86.64 metres in Gelsenkirchen. This ranks him seventh among German javelin throwers with the new implement, behind Johannes Vetter, Thomas Röhler, Raymond Hecht, Boris Henry, Peter Blank and Peter Esenwein.[http://www.leichtathletik.de/fileadmin/user_upload/04_Ergebnisse/Rekorde/Ewige_DLV-Bestenliste.pdf German top lists] – Leichtathletik.de