Klaus Kröppelien (born 29 June 1958) is a German rower who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Klaus Kröppelien

Kröppelien in 1982
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1980 Moscow Double sculls
Friendship Games
Gold medal – first place 1984 Moscow Quad sculls

He was born in Rostock. In 1980 he and his partner Joachim Dreifke won the gold medal in the double sculls competition.

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  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Klaus Kröppelien". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.