Katja Klepp

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameKatja•Klepp (-Hochwald)
Used nameKatja•Klepp
Born25 October 1967 in Erfurt, Thüringen (GER)
Measurements169 cm / 57 kg
AffiliationsGST-Klub Suhl, Suhl (GER)
NOC East Germany

Biography

East German rifle shooter Katja Klepp competed for East Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. She finished an unfortunate fourth in the small-bore rifle event and 37th in the air rifle event. In 1988, she won her only national title. Klepp later married teammate Bernhard Hochwald and became sister-in-law of his half-brother Raimund Bethge.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1988 Summer Olympics Shooting GDR Katja Klepp
Air Rifle, 10 metres, Women (Olympic) 37
Small-Bore Rifle, Three Positions, 50 metres, Women (Olympic) 4

Olympic family relations