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Franz Klammer
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Austrian skier and Olympic champion
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Franz Klammer is an Austrian alpine skier born on 3 December 1953 in Fresach, also recorded as Mooswald, Austria. He competed from 1972 to 1985, taking part in the 1984 Winter Olympics and the men's downhill event at the 1976 Winter Olympics.
Over the course of his career, Klammer recorded 26 wins and 45 podium finishes in alpine skiing, and he speaks German.
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Mooswald, Austria
Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former alpine ski racer from Austria. Klammer 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…
Known for
- Hermann Maier’s Star Challenge — Self2024
- Franz Klammer - The Ski "Kaiser" Will Be 70 — Self - Alpine skier2023
- 40 Jahre Nockis — Self2023
- Klammer gegen Russi - Das Rennen ihres Lebens — Self2022
- Ein Winter in Österreich — Self (archive footage)2020
- Skilegenden — Self2018
- Austria from Above: Jewels of the Country — Self2016
- Streif: One Hell of a Ride — Self2014
- 9 Plätze – 9 Schätze — Self2014
- Alan Davies Après-Ski2014
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1953-12-03 ) 3 December 1953 (age 72) , Mooswald, Carinthia , Austria
- 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)
- 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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Franz
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Austria
- Place of birth
- Fresach
- Occupation
- alpine skier
- Languages spoken
- German
- Sport
- alpine skiing
- Image
- Franz Klammer (Gala-Nacht des Sports 2009).jpg
- Height
- 1.83
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- Commons category
- Franz Klammer
- date of birth
- 1953-12-03
- number of wins
- 26
- podium finishes
- 45
- start of work period
- 1972-12-00
- end of work period
- 1985-03-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Olympic Games
1976 InnsbruckDownhill
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