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Franz Klammer

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Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. He 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. Klammer won 25 World Cup downhills, including four on the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbühel. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Klammer is the 9th most popular skier, the 483rd most popular biography from Austria (up from 547th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Austrian Skier.

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Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Franz Klammer ranks 9 out of 817. Before him are Heikki Hasu, Matti Nykänen, Toni Sailer, Eddie the Eagle, Alberto Tomba, and Bjørn Dæhlie. After him are Sixten Jernberg, Birger Ruud, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Jiří Raška, Marc Girardelli, and Sonja Edström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Franz Klammer ranks 128. Before him are Laurentino Cortizo, Sophie Calle, Teresa Orlowski, Massimo Troisi, David Berkowitz, and Rick Moranis. After him are Toshio Takabayashi, Tom Hulce, Jamaal Wilkes, Michael Bolton, Toyohito Mochizuki, and Tim Allen.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Franz Klammer ranks 483 out of 1,424. Before him are Avgustyn Voloshyn (1874), Elisabeth of Austria, Duchess of Lorraine (1285), Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1822), Tina Blau (1845), Hermann Nitsch (1938), and Konstantin Jireček (1854). After him are Eva Schloss (1929), Brian Laudrup (1969), Margaret of Austria, Electress of Saxony (1416), Ignaz Seipel (1876), Ferdinand Fellner (1847), and Erich Probst (1927).

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Among SKIERS In Austria

Among skiers born in Austria, Franz Klammer ranks 2. Before him are Toni Sailer (1935). After him are Annemarie Moser-Pröll (1953), Marc Girardelli (1963), Hermann Maier (1972), Karl Schranz (1938), Baldur Preiml (1939), Egon Zimmermann (1939), Christl Haas (1943), Erika Mahringer (1924), Othmar Schneider (1928), and Trude Beiser (1927).

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