Franz Marx (born January 20, 1963) (not to be confused with the South African screenplay writer of the same name) is an
Austria
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sport wrestler
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. He was born in
Innsbruck. Together with
Anton Marchl he was one of the Austrian wrestlers, who qualified last for the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona 1992.
Successes
He was frequently the Austrian wrestling champion and participated two times at
Summer Olympic Games. His greatest successes were a gold medal at the
Junior World Championship in
Colorado Springs
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and a bronze medal at the Wrestling World Championships 1981 in
Oslo
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.
In 2002 he was honored as one of the most successful Austrian wrestlers by the city of Innsbruck.
Dokument der Stadt Innsbruck, PGF-Datei
He is still a member of AC Hötting sporting club .
External links
Chronicle of sporting club AC Hoetting
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References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Innsbruck
Austrian male sport wrestlers
Olympic wrestlers for Austria
Wrestlers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Wrestlers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
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