Uwe Kliche

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameUwe•Kliche
Used nameUwe•Kliche
Born3 March 1938 in Flensburg, Schleswig-Holstein (GER)
Measurements156 cm / 67-75 kg
AffiliationsPSV Phönix Kassel, Kassel (GER)
NOC West Germany

Biography

Uwe Kliche was a weightlifter who came 10th in the lightweight class at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. Four years later in München, he participated in the middleweight class, but did not finish the competition. Between 1966-72, Kliche won six West German national titles. In 1965, he won an international tournament in Paris, this being his only international success. By profession, Kliche trained as a textile clerk, but later worked as postal office clerk.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1968 Summer Olympics Weightlifting FRG Uwe Kliche
Lightweight, Men (Olympic) 10
1972 Summer Olympics Weightlifting FRG Uwe Kliche
Middleweight, Men (Olympic) AC