The 1964 cauldron were lit by Egon Zimmermann, Franz Klammer lit the 1976 cauldron and Paul Gerstgraser, lit the 2012 cauldron.
Ski legend Franz Klammer of Austria, then age 22, won his Olympic gold medal at Patscherkofel, dramatically edging out defending Olympic champion Bernhard Russi of Switzerland by 0.33 seconds in the 1976 Downhill.
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