Holger Klose (born 5 December 1972 in Bitburg, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a retired male hammer thrower from Germany. His personal best throw is 82.22 metres, achieved in May 1998 in Dortmund. This ranks him fifth among German hammer throwers, behind Ralf Haber, Heinz Weis, Karsten Kobs and Günther Rodehau. Klose represented Eintracht Frankfurt.

Personal life

His son Sören Klose is also an Olympic hammer thrower.

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionNotes
Representing Germany
1997World ChampionshipsAthens, Greece13th75.16 m
1998European ChampionshipsBudapest, Hungary17th74.05 m
1999World ChampionshipsSeville, Spain—NM
2001World ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada25th74.02 m
2002European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany17th76.98 m
2005World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland10th74.80 m

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