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Franz Klammer

Winter Sports

Franz Klammer is an Austrian former alpine ski racer, born December 3, 1953. He won the downhill gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck in front of a home crowd, starting fifteenth and falling behind the pace before charging back over the final third of the course to win by just over a third of a second. He dominated World Cup downhill racing for four consecutive seasons from 1975 to 1978 and won the discipline title again in 1983, and was named Austrian sportsman of the year in 1981.

Facts
Birth Year
1953 1
Birth Date
1953-12-03 1
Nationality
Austrian 1
Career Highlight
Won the downhill gold medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck by a margin of 0.33 seconds over Bernhard Russi of Switzerland. 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Connections

Competed In

1976 Winter Olympics, Competitions
Source Franz Klammer - Wikipedia

Plays

Alpine Skiing, Sports
Source Franz Klammer - Wikipedia
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Nationality

Austria

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Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria.
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1. Franz Klammer - Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria.
  • Career section, 1976 Winter Olympics
    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 against Bernhard Russi of Switzerland.
  • Wikipedia, article summary lead
    Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria.
  • Competed In: 1976 Winter Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
    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 against Bernhard Russi of Switzerland.
  • Plays: Alpine Skiing, Lead sentence
    is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria.
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