Franz Klammer

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Franz Klammer is a legendary Austrian alpine ski racer, best known for his dominant downhill performances in the 1970s and his dramatic gold-medal run at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf alpine skier
downhill skier
human
achievement multiple FIS Alpine Ski World Cup downhill titles
overall FIS Alpine Ski World Cup downhill dominance in mid-1970s
activeYearsInSport 1970s
1980s
competedIn 1972 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
1976 Winter Olympics NERFINISHED
1976 Winter Olympics – men’s downhill NERFINISHED
continentOfCitizenship Europe
countryOfCitizenship Austria
dateOfBirth 1953-12-03
discipline speed events
era 1970s alpine skiing
familyName Klammer NERFINISHED
givenName Franz NERFINISHED
hasHonor considered one of the greatest downhill skiers of all time
influenced later generations of downhill skiers
isKnownAs Klammer Express NERFINISHED
The Kaiser NERFINISHED
isKnownFor dominant downhill performances in the 1970s
dramatic run at Innsbruck 1976 downhill
gold medal in downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics
languageSpoken German
name Franz Klammer NERFINISHED
nationality Austrian
notableEvent 1976 Innsbruck Olympic downhill on Patscherkofel NERFINISHED
notableRace 1976 Olympic downhill run starting with bib number 15
occupation former alpine ski racer
professional alpine skier
participatedIn FIS Alpine Ski World Cup NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Austria NERFINISHED
Carinthia NERFINISHED
Mooswald
represented Austria at the 1972 Winter Olympics
Austria at the 1976 Winter Olympics
residence Carinthia NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
specializesIn downhill
sport alpine skiing
sportCountry Austria national alpine ski team NERFINISHED
styleOfPlay aggressive downhill racing style
won gold medal in men’s downhill at the 1976 Winter Olympics
worldCupDebut early 1970s

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