Franz Klammer

Tags: Skier.

Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. Klammer overwhelmingly 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. He won 25 World Cup downhills including four on the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbühel.

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height (cm)

1.83

birth date

1953-12-03

birth place

Carinthia (state), Austria, Mooswald

discipline

Alpine skiing combined, Downhill, Giant slalom

team

Alpine skiing at the 1976 Winter Olympics, Alpine skiing at the 1984 Winter Olympics, FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1974