Franz Klammer

Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. Klammer dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons (197578). 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. He also holds the record for the most victories (four) on the full course at Kitzbühel.

Franz Klammer
Klammer in 2009
Personal information
Born (1953-12-03) 3 December 1953
Mooswald, Carinthia, Austria
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, giant slalom, combined
World Cup debutDecember 1972 (age 19)
RetiredMarch 1985 (age 31)
Olympics
Teams2 – (1976, 1984)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams5 – (197485)
includes 1976 Olympics
Medals3 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons13 – (197385)
Wins26 – (25 DH, 1 K)
Podiums45 – (41 DH, 1 GS, 3 K)
Overall titles0 – (3rd in 1975, 1977)
Discipline titles5 – (5 DH: 197578, 1983)
Medal record
Alpine skiing
Representing  Austria
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Downhill 25 10 6
Giant 0 0 1
Combined 1 0 2
Total 26 10 9
Olympic Games
1976 Innsbruck Downhill
World Championships
1974 St. Moritz Combined
1976 Innsbruck Downhill
1974 St. Moritz Downhill
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