Max Franz (born 1 September 1989) is an Austrian
World Cup
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alpine ski racer
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.
Born in
Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt am WörtherseeLandesgesetzblatt 2008 vom 16. Jänner 2008, Stück 1, Nr. 1: ''Gesetz vom 25. Oktober 2007, mit dem die Kärntner Landesverfassung und das Klagenfurter Stadtrecht 1998 geändert werden.'/ref> (; ; sl, Celovec), usually ...
,
Carinthia, he focuses on the speed events of
Downhill and
Super-G.
Career
Franz made his World Cup debut in November
2009
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at
Lake Louise, Canada. Three years later, Franz made his first World Cup podium in November
2012
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, in the
Downhill at Lake Louise.
He is the cousin of alpine skier
Werner Franz.
In
2017
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, Franz took his first World Cup win in
Val Gardena
Val Gardena (; german: Gröden ; lld, Gherdëina ) is a valley in Northern Italy, in the Dolomites of South Tyrol. It is best known as a tourist skiing, rock climbing, and woodcarving area.
Geography
The valley's main river is the Derjon, a ...
in the downhill. He has two other wins in the World Cup, namely in Super G and another one in downhill. He also succeeded in the
World Championships of 2017, where he achieved third place.
[
During a training event in Copper Mountain (USA), Franz fell and suffered fractures in both lower legs, making him unable to participate in the 2022/23 World Cup and the 2023 World Championships.]
World cup results
Race podiums
*3 wins – (2 DH, 1 SG)
*10 podiums – (6 DH, 4 SG)
Season standings
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World Championship results
Olympic results
References
External links
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Max Franz
World Cup standings at the International Ski Federation
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Max Franz
at Austrian Ski team official site
Max Franz
at Atomic Skis
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Austrian male alpine skiers
1989 births
Living people
Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Olympic alpine skiers for Austria
Sportspeople from Klagenfurt
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