Franz Klammer

Franz Klammer

Klammer in 2009
Personal information
Born	(1953-12-03) 3 December 1953 (age 70) Mooswald, Carinthia, Austria
Occupation	Alpine skier
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
Disciplines	Downhill, giant slalom, combined
World Cup debut	December 1972 (age 19)
Retired	March 1985 (age 31)
Olympics
Teams	2 – (1976, 1984)
Medals	1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams	5 – (1974–85) includes 1976 Olympics
Medals	3 (2 gold)
World Cup
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)
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

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 (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. He also holds the record for the most victories (four) on the full course at Kitzbühel.