Franz Klammer

: January 5, 2024
: Skier

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Quick Facts

Full Name	Franz Klammer
Occupation	Skier
Date Of Birth	Dec 3, 1953(1953-12-03)
Age	71
Country	Austria
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Franz Klammer Biography

Name	Franz Klammer
Birthday	Dec 3
Birth Year	1953
Birth Country	Austria
Birth Sign	Sagittarius
Siblings	Klaus Klammer
Spouse	Eva Klammer
Children(s)	Sophie Klammer, Stephanie Klammer

Franz Klammer is one of the most popular and richest Skier who was born on December 3, 1953 in Austria. An ex-ski racer, he took home in a string of four World Cups from 1975 through 1978. He was awarded his gold in downhill competition during the 1976 Olympic Games.

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Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. Klammer overwhelmingly 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 holds the record for the most victories (four) on the full course at Kitzbühel.

Born into a farming family in Mooswald, community Fresach, Carinthia, and like many alpine farm boys, Klammer skied to school each winter day. His home village did not have any ski lifts, so as a child he climbed up the pasture behind his house to ski downhill. Klammer started racing at the relatively late age of 14, competing in the winter whilst working on the family farm during the summer after he dropped out of school. He had a tough struggle to make the Austrian ski team, traditionally dominated by the states of Tyrol and Salzburg. He made his World Cup debut at the age of 19 in 1972 at the Val Gardena downhill: he finished ninth in the training run for the race, but could only manage 32nd place on race day due to nerves. He spent 13 seasons on the World Cup circuit, from December 1972 to March 1985.

His family was on an agricultural property in Carinthia.

Franz Klammer Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Skier
House	Living in own house.

Franz Klammer is one of the richest Skier from Austria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Franz Klammer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His birthplace was Mooswald in the city of Mooswald. He played his World Cup debut at nineteen.

He was awarded the title as Austrian Sportsman of Year in the years 1975, 1976 and 1983.

From 1948 through 1980, the Winter Olympics were also the World Championships for alpine skiing. At the World Championships from 1954 through 1980, the combined was a “paper race” using the results of the three events (DH, GS, SL).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height	6 ft 0 in

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Who is Franz Klammer Dating?

According to our records, Franz Klammer married to Eva Klammer. As of December 1, 2023, Franz Klammer’s is not dating anyone.

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Entering the 1976 Winter Olympics, the 22-year-old Klammer was the favorite to take the gold medal in the downhill at Innsbruck in his native Austria. He was the defending World Cup downhill champion, and had won the three previous downhills in January at Wengen, Morzine, and Kitzbühel, and also won the previous year’s race on the same Patscherkofel course. Starting in 15th position, Klammer was the last of the top seeds, and knew that Russi had set a blistering pace and led by over a half-second. Klammer took heavy risks on the treacherous piste, skied on the edge of disaster, and won by 0.33 seconds to the delight of the Austrian fans. A dozen years earlier on the same course in 1964, Egon Zimmermann posted a 2:18.16 to win the gold medal; Klammer’s 1:45.73 was more than thirty two seconds faster.

Facts & Trivia

Franz Ranked on the list of most popular Skier. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Austria. Franz Klammer celebrates birthday on December 3 of every year.

Klammer is married to Eva since 1979: the couple met in 1975 when he was in Tunisia at a fitness camp with the Austrian ski team. They have two daughters, Sophie and Stephanie.

Top Facts about Franz Klammer

Franz Klammer is an Austrian former alpine skier.
He won the Olympic gold medal in downhill skiing in 1976.
Klammer also won four World Cup downhill titles.
He was known for his aggressive and risky skiing style.
Klammer retired from professional skiing in 1985.
He was born on December 3, 1953, in Mooswald, Austria.
Klammer’s nickname was “The Kaiser”.
He competed in three Winter Olympics (1976, 1980, and 1984).
Klammer won a total of 25 World Cup races during his career.
In addition to downhill, he also competed in super-G and giant slalom events.

Who is the greatest downhill skier of all time?

1. Ingemar Stenmark. Hailing from Sweden, Ingemar Stenmark is widely considered one of the greatest competitors in the history of alpine skiing. Stenmark began training to ski at the age of five and was only eight years old when he won his first National Championship in 1964.