Klaus Ostwald is an East German ski jumper who competed from 1979 to 1986 for the Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1983

FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1983

The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 1983 took place in Harrachov, Czechoslovakia.-Individual:-Medal table:-References:* - accessed 25 November 2009....

 in Harrachov

Harrachov

Harrachov is a town on the Mumlava river in the northern Czech Republic, 300 m from the border with Poland. It is within the Krkonoše mountain range, about above sea level.-History:...

Ostwald earned two medals in the team large hill at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships have been held in various numbers and types of events since 1925 for men and since 1954 for women. Championship events include nordic skiing's three disciplines: cross-country skiing, ski jumping, and nordic combined...

 with a silver in 1984

FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1984

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1984 for teams in Ski jumping and Nordic combined took place in Engelberg, Switzerland and Rovaniemi, Finland...

 and a bronze in 1985. His best individual finish at the world championships was fourth in the individual large hill in 1982.

Ostwald's best finish at the Winter Olympics was 13th in the normal hill at Sarajevo

Sarajevo

Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....

 in 1984

1984 Winter Olympics

The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated from 8–19 February 1984 in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. Other candidate cities were Sapporo, Japan; and Gothenburg, Sweden...

. He also had two other individual victories in his career as well (1982, 1983).