Klammer became so popular in Austria that when he was left off the Austrian team in 1980, the team manager had to explain the decision on national television. It includes the original US broadcast commentary from ABC. It was the most sincere congratulations of all". This is nearly the entire Franz Klammer Gold Medal Run from the Innsbruck Winter Olympics of 1976.
According to Klammer, "the best moment was when Bernhard came running up to me and gave me a big hug.
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He also holds the record for the most victories on the full course at Kitzbhel.
He won 25 World Cup downhills, including four on the Hahnenkamm at Kitzbhel. 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 dominated the downhill event for four consecutive World Cup seasons. The fifteenth starter, Klammer fell one-fifth of a second off Russi's pace, but fought back wildly over the last 1,000m of the course and won by one-third of a second. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Franz Klammer is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. Defending champion Bernhard Russi exerted further pressure by speeding down the Olympic hill in 1:46.06. When the Olympics came to Innsbruck the following year, there was great pressure on Klammer as an Austrian favorite competing in Austria. In 1975 Franz Klammer won eight of nine World Cup downhill races. Austrian skiier Franz KLAMMER shows off his new design of ski which is said to save up to 0.5 of a second for every minute of descent.
Innsbruck, 4 February 1976, XII Olympic Winter Games. Dominated his sport in the mid-1970s and became the hero of Austria when he dramatically won the 1976 Olympic Downhill gold medal.
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