Franz Klammer (born 3 December 1953) is a former champion alpine ski racer from Austria. Klammer 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 also holds the record for the most victories (four) on the full course at Kitzbühel. More about Franz Klammer
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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.The most expensive item with a signature of Franz Klammer (Franz Klammer Signed FRAMED Huge Photo Autograph Display Alpine Skiing PROOF COA) was sold in October 2017 for £109.99 while the cheapest item (FRANZ KLAMMER- CHAMPION ALPINE SKI RACER HAND SIGNED 6x4 WHITE CARD) found a new owner for £0.99 in October 2023. The month with the most items sold (3) was March 2014 with an average selling price of £19.95 for an autographed item of Franz Klammer. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2021 with £48.75 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was March 2022. In average, an autographed item from Franz Klammer is worth £14.99.
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AUSTRIAN DOWNHILL SKI LEGEND FRANZ KLAMMER - SIGNED COL 6X4 PHOTO - WORLD CHAMP | £4.99 | ||
Franz Klammer (Alpine Skier - 1976 Olympic Gold) Signed PR Card | £5.24 | ||
Franz Klammer - Austrian Former Downhill Alpine Ski Racer - I/P Signed Card | £10.00 | ||
Franz Klammer Alpine Ski Racer Autograph Sports Illustrated Cover *784 | £3.71 | ||
Franz KLAMMER Signed 12x8 Autograph Photo AFTAL COA Alpine Ski Racer Downhill | £34.99 | ||
Franz Klammer Signed Autograph 12x8 photo Alpine Ski Racer Olympics AFTAL COA | £0.99 | ||
Franz KLAMMER Signed Autograph Photo 1 AFTAL COA World Cup Olympic Gold Medal | £34.99 | ||
Franz KLAMMER Signed Autograph Photo 3 AFTAL COA Downhill Skier Olympics | £34.99 | ||
Franz Klammer SKI RACER Signed10x8 Photo AFTAL OnlineCOA | £48.75 | ||
FRANZ KLAMMER- CHAMPION ALPINE SKI RACER HAND SIGNED 6x4 WHITE CARD | £0.99 |