Herbert Klepp
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 1948 London | K-4 1000 m | |
| 1950 Copenhagen | K-1 4 x 500 m | |
| 1950 Copenhagen | K-4 1000 m | |
Herbert Klepp (14 May 1923 – 4 June 1976) was an Austrian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver (K-4 1000 m: 1948) and two bronzes (K-1 4 x 500 m and K-4 1000 m: both 1950).
Klepp was born in Vienna on 14 May 1923. He also competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, earning his best finish tenth in the K-1 10000 m event. Klepp also competed in the K-2 1000 m event, but was eliminated in the heats.
Klepp died in Vienna on 4 June 1976, at the age of 53.[1]
References
- ^ "Herbert Klepp". Olympedia. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
Sources
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Herbert Klepp". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20.
- Herbert Klepp at Olympedia