Franz Heinzer

Franz Heinzer
Personal information
Born (1962-04-11) April 11, 1962 (age 62)
Rickenbach, Schwyz, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, Super G,
Combined
World Cup debut1981 – (age 18)
RetiredMarch 1994 – (age 31)
Olympics
Teams3 – (198894)
Medals0
World Championships
Teams6 – (198293)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Cup
Seasons14 – (198194)
Wins17 – (15 DH, 2 K)
Podiums45
Overall titles0
Discipline titles4 – (3 DH, 1 SG)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Downhill 15 10 9
Super-G 0 4 2
Combined 2 2 1
Total 17 16 12
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1991 Saalbach Downhill

Franz Heinzer (born 11 April 1962 in Rickenbach, Schwyz, Switzerland) is a former alpine ski racer, who specialized in downhill. He was World Cup champion in downhill three consecutive seasons (1991, 1992, 1993), second only to Franz Klammer (4 consecutive). He won a total of 15 World Cup downhill races, fourth behind Klammer (25), Peter Müller (19) and Stephan Eberharter (18). Together with Franz Klammer, Toni Sailer, Jean Claude Killy, Karl Schranz and Stephan Eberharter, he is considered among the best downhill racers of all time. He also won the season title in Super-G in 1991.