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Franz Klammer

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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Tue 20 Feb 2018 23:50GMT

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