KSV continuing as a multi-sport club. When the club was re-established it was brought back as a purely football club, FC Hessen Kassel. When the club re-emerged as KSV Hessen Kassel in 1998 it remained just a football club. Athletics department The club was used as the performance centre for athletics for the state of Hesse until 1993. During this time, KSV produced nine German champions, one European champion, one Commonwealth Games gold medallist and four Olympians from within its athletics department. These included: Anna Klooss (née Hagemann), represented Germany at the 1936 Olympic Games in discus throwing. She was ranked as one of the top three discus throwers in German championships between 1936 and 1948 and she became German champion in 1946. Irmgard Schmelzer (née Kirchhoff), represented Germany at the 1952 Olympic Games in long jump. She finished fourth in the event with a distance of 5.9m. Irmgard also became the 1952 German champion in long jump. Ludwig Müller, represented Germany at the 1960 Olympic Games in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase. Ludwig qualified for the final second from his heat before finishing sixth in the final. Müller was a middle-distance runner who became German champion in 1963. Josef Klik, represented West Germany in the 1962 European Athletics Championships in discus throwing. He finished 18th in the qualification event, missing out on a spot in the final. Josef became German champion in 1964. Horst Flosbach, represented Germany at the 1960 Olympic Games in the men's 5000 metres running race. Horst won his heat to advance to the final and finished eighth in the final. Flosbach was a long-distance runner who then became German champion in the 10,000 metres in 1964. Gerd Loßdörfer, represented West Germany at the 1966 European Athletics Championships in 400 metres hurdles. Gerd won the silver medal in the event, finishing 0.5 seconds behind world number one Roberto Frinolli. Loßdörfer became German champion in hurdles in 1966. Klaus Lehnertz, represented Germany at the 1964 Olympic Games in pole vaulting. Lehnertz won the bronze medal in the event with 5.00 metres best mark. Klaus also represented West Germany at the European Championships in 1962 and 1966 as well as the European Cup in 1965 and 1967. He won silver in 1965 and bronze in 1967. Lehnertz was also the German champion in pole vaulting for three straight years between 1966 and 1968. Hans-Jürgen Ziegler, represented West Germany