Franz klammer biography
Franz klammer biography
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Franz Klammer
Austrian alpine skier
Klammer in 2009 | |
| Born | (1953-12-03) 3 December 1953 (age 71) Mooswald, Carinthia, Austria |
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| Occupation | Alpine skier |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, combined |
| World Cup debut | December 1972 (age 19) |
| Retired | March 1985 (age 31) |
| Teams | 2 – (1976, 1984) |
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) |
| Teams | 5 – (1974–85) includes 1976 Olympics |
| Medals | 3 (2 gold) |
| Seasons | 13 – (1973–85) |
| Wins | 26 – (25 DH, 1 K) |
| Podiums | 45 – (41 DH, 1 GS, 3 K) |
| Overall titles | 0 – (3rd in 1975, 1977) |
| Discipline titles | 5 – (5 DH: 1975–78, 1983) |
Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria.
He dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons (1975–78). He was the gold medalist at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, winning the downhill at Patscherkofel by a margin of 0.33 seconds with a time of 1:45.73.
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