Klaus Zerta

Klaus Zerta at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	25 November 1946 (1946-11-25) (age 78) Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Rowing
Club	RV Gelsenkirchen
Medal record Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1960 Rome Coxed pair

Klaus Zerta (born 25 November 1946) is a retired German rowing coxswain. He was part of the West German team that won gold medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in the coxed pair event competing for the United Team of Germany. Zerta was the youngest medalist at the 1960 Games.^[1] He is the youngest confirmed male gold medalist in Olympic history. He was 13 years and 283 days when he won the gold in the men's coxed pair in 1960.