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Franz Zorn

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Franz Zorn
Franz Zorn leads Harald Simon
Born (1970-08-30) August 30, 1970 (age 54)
Saalfelden, Austria
NationalityAustrian
Individual honours
2000, 2023World Championship silver medal
2008, 2009World Championship bronze medal
2008, 2023European Champion
Team honours
8 x silver, 6 x bronzeIce Speedway of Nations

Franz Zorn (born 30 August 1970 in Saalfelden, Austria)[1] is an Austrian ice speedway rider. [2]

Career

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In 2000, Zorn finished runner up in the 2000 Individual Ice Speedway World Championship. In 2008, he who won the Individual Ice Racing European Championship and two bronze medals in the World Championship in 2008 and 2009. He was part of the Austrian team that won 8 silver medals and 6 bronze medals in the Team Ice Racing World Championship from 1999 to 2019. [3]

In 2023, He finished runner up to Martin Haarahiltunen in the 2023 Individual Ice Racing World Championship. It was the second time that he had won the silver medal, the first was over 20 years earlier in 2000.[4][5] He also won a second European Championship in 2023.[6]

Major results

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Individual World Championship (Ice Racing Grand Prix)

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Team World Championship

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Individual European Championship

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  • 2008 - European Champion
  • 2023 - European Champion

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Franky About Me" (in German). www.FrankyZorn.at. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
  2. ^ "Franz Zorn is the European ice speedway champion. He won two finals in Sanok". Gazeta Lubuska. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Austria narrowly misses sensation at Team World Cup". Red Bull. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  4. ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). FIM. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  5. ^ "All Photo - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Final 1, Inzell (Germany)". EIS Speedway. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
  6. ^ "European Individual Ice Speedway Championship:Franz Zorn crowned champion for the second time". FIM. Retrieved 3 April 2023.