Franz Isser (17 August 1932 – 16 March 2024) was an Austrian
bobsled
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of 2 to 4 athletes make timed speed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobs ...
der who competed during the 1960s. Along with
Pepi Isser,
Heini Isser, and
Fritz Isser, he won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the
1962 FIBT World Championships in
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen (; ) is an Northern Limestone Alps, Alpine mountain resort, ski town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the seat of government of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen (district), district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen (abbreviated ...
. He also competed in the
two-man event at the
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Innsbruck 1964 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. The city was a ...
.
Isser died on 16 March 2024, at the age of 91.
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Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930*
1932 births
2024 deaths
Austrian male bobsledders
Olympic bobsledders for Austria
Bobsledders at the 1964 Winter Olympics
20th-century Austrian sportsmen
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