In 1979, he got married - professionally, however, troublesome times started.įor several years, Franz Klammer tried to go back into his original shape, but failed to continue his career at the same pace as he had in the 1970ies. A total of 26 victories in World Cup races, of which 25 were in downhill competitions and eight downhill victories in the World Cup series of 1974/75 alone created a legend. Most successful downhill skier in history. In the following years, Franz Klammer did not only become a national icon to Austria, but also the His brother had a skiing accident and is paralysed every since - the reason why Franz Klammer chairs aĬharity foundation that supports young sportspeople that suffer from injuries. Innsbruck (which were started with Klammer carrying the flag of Austria at the opening ceremony), he won the downhill competition. Karl Kahr specifically on the discipline of downhill skiing. ![]() In the years before, he had been trained vigorously by In 1974, he became second in the World Championship. He did not start to ski seriously until he was 14, but once he did, his talent soon became obvious. As a child, he used to hike up the local hills to ski. ![]() ![]() Skiers gave cause to cheer like nobody since the last Emperor had done and thus, he was nicknamed Emperor -īorn in 1953, he grew up in a humble environment in aĬarinthian village called Mooswald, rather far from skiing areas. A long time after the Empire had ended, one of Austria′s most popular When the Holy Roman Empire of German Nation ended under the pressure of Napoleonic France in 1804, Emperor Franz II resigned and started his own,Īustrian Empire as Franz I.
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