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Sporting Witness: Franz Klammer

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Franz Klammer

BBC World Service - Sporting Witness, Franz Klammer

How the legendary Austrian skier took gold in a great race at the 1976 Winter Olympics.

How the legendary Austrian skier took gold at the 1976 Winter Olympics in one of the greatest downhill races of all time.

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)

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