Franz Marx
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Franz Marx is an Austria
n sport wrestler
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He was born in Innsbruck
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Together with Anton Marchl he was one of the Austrian wrestlers, who qualified last for the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona 1992.
. His greatest successes were a gold medal at the Junior World Championship in Colorado Springs 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.
He is still a member of AC Hötting sporting club .
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n sport wrestler
Amateur wrestling
Amateur wrestling is the most widespread form of sport wrestling. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games under the supervision of FILA : Greco-Roman and freestyle. Freestyle is possibly derived from the English Lancashire style...
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He was born in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
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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 GamesSummer Olympic Games
The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an international multi-sport event, occurring every four years, organized by the International Olympic Committee. Medals are awarded in each event, with gold medals for first place, silver for second and bronze for third, a tradition that...
. His greatest successes were a gold medal at the Junior World Championship in Colorado Springs and a bronze medal at the Wrestling World Championships 1981 in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
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In 2002 he was honored as one of the most successful Austrian wrestlers by the city of Innsbruck.
He is still a member of AC Hötting sporting club .