Career, in brief
Klaus Köste was a three-time Olympian for East Germany in men's artistic gymnastics, competing from 1964 through 1972. He won one Olympic gold.
East Germany · MAG · 1964 – 1972
Klaus Köste
Klaus Köste competed for East Germany in men's artistic gymnastics, 1964–1972. Career medals: 1 gold.
1
career medals
across Olympic, World, and Continental finals.
Timeline
Career arc, year by year.
- 1972
- Olympic1972 Munich OlympicsgoldAug 26 → Sep 11Vault gold; AA 6th
- 1968
- Olympic1968 Mexico City OlympicsAA 16th
- 1964
- Olympic1964 Tokyo OlympicsAA 18th
Olympic — 3 appearances
1972 Munich Olympics
Aug 26 → Sep 11 · Munich
All-Around Qual 113.250 — 6th, advanced Final 113.075 — 6th 6th
Pommel Horse Qual 18.500 — did not advance 13th
Still Rings Qual 19.000 Final 18.950 — 5th 5th
Parallel Bars Qual 19.000 — did not advance 9th
Horizontal Bar Qual 18.750
Floor Exercise Qual 19.050 Final 18.825 — 5th 5th
Vault Qual 18.950 — 3rd, advanced Final 18.850 GOLD
1968 Mexico City Olympics
Mexico City
All-Around Final 111.850 — 16th 16th
Horizontal Bar Final 19.225 — 4th 4th
1964 Tokyo Olympics
Tokyo
All-Around Final 112.750 — 18th 18th
On This Day
Feb 27, 1943 · Klaus Köste was born
Team affiliations
Keep exploring
More from East Germany
East Germany · WAG · 1968 – 1972
Karin Büttner-Janz
East Germany · WAG · 1968 – 1972
Erika Zuchold
East Germany · WAG · 1980 – 1980
Maxi Gnauck
East Germany · MAG · 1976 – 1980
Roland Brückner
East Germany · MAG · 1988 – 1988
Holger Behrendt
East Germany · MAG · 1976 – 1981
Michael Nikolay
East Germany · WAG · 1976 – 1980
Steffi Kräker
East Germany · MAG · 1988 – 1992
Sven Tippelt
East Germany · WAG · 1976 – 1976
Carola Dombeck
East Germany · WAG · 1988 – 1988
Dagmar Kersten
East Germany · MAG · 1985 – 1992
Sylvio Kroll
East Germany · MAG · 1980 – 1980
Andreas Bronst
East Germany · MAG · 1988 – 1988
Andreas Wecker
East Germany · WAG · 1972 – 1976
Angelika Hellmann
East Germany · MAG · 1976 – 1976
Bernd Jäger
East Germany · WAG · 1988 – 1988
Bettina Schieferdecker
East Germany · — · —
Birgit Radochla
East Germany · WAG · 1980 – 1980
Birgit Süß
East Germany · WAG · 1972 – 1972
Christine Schmitt
East Germany · WAG · 1988 – 1988
Dörte Thümmler
East Germany · WAG · 1988 – 1988
Gabi Fähnrich
East Germany · — · —
Gabriele Fähnrich
East Germany · MAG · 1968 – 1968
Gerhard Dietrich
East Germany · WAG · 1976 – 1976
Gitta Escher
Competing in the 1960s — men's artistic gymnastics
Soviet Union · MAG · 1972 – 1980
Nikolay Andrianov
Soviet Union · MAG · 1956 – 1964
Boris Shakhlin
Japan · MAG · 1952 – 1964
Takashi Ono
Japan · MAG · 1968 – 1976
Sawao Kato
Japan · MAG · 1968 – 1972
Akinori Nakayama
Soviet Union · MAG · 1968 – 1972
Mikhail Voronin
Japan · MAG · 1968 – 1976
Eizo Kenmotsu
Japan · MAG · 1968 – 1976
Mitsuo Tsukahara
Soviet Union · MAG · 1956 – 1964
Yury Titov
Italy · MAG · 1960 – 1964
Franco Menichelli
Japan · MAG · 1960 – 1964
Shuji Tsurumi
Japan · MAG · 1960 – 1968
Yukio Endo
Yugoslavia · MAG · 1960 – 1968
Miroslav Cerar
Japan · MAG · 1972 – 1972
Shigeru Kasamatsu
Soviet Union · MAG · 1968 – 1972
Viktor Klimenko
Soviet Union · MAG · 1964 – 1968
Viktor Lisitsky
Hungary · MAG · 1972 – 1980
Zoltan Magyar
Romania · MAG · 1972 – 1980
Danut Grecu
West Germany · MAG · 1972 – 1976
Eberhard Gienger
Finland · MAG · 1960 – 1964
Eugen Ekman
Italy · MAG · 1960 – 1964
Giovanni Carminucci
Finland · MAG · 1964 – 1964
Hannu Rantakari
Japan · MAG · 1964 – 1964
Haruhiro Yamashita
France · MAG · 1972 – 1980
Henry Boerio
Sources
Sources
olympics.com (Munich 1972) · olympedia.org (Munich 1972, Mexico City 1968, Tokyo 1964)
Last verified 2026-05-26 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com
Last verified 2026-05-26 · corrections welcome at hello@gleaminggymnast.com