Franz Klammer
Franz Klammer was born on December 3, 1953. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Franz Klammer
Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. He established an unprecedented period of dominance in 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 against Bernhard Russi of Switzerland. Klammer 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.