Sporting Witness
Sporting Witness
Franz Klammer
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February 17, 2018
9 minutes
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At the 1976 Winter Olympics, legendary Austrian skier Franz Klammer took gold in front of a passionate home crowd in one of the greatest downhill races of all time. In 2014, he spoke to Simon Watts.
PICTURE: Franz Klammer celebrating with the Austrian crowd in Innsbruck (Getty Images)