Franz Zorn
 Franz Zorn leads Harald Simon | |
| Born | August 30, 1970 Saalfelden, Austria |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Austrian |
| Individual honours | |
| 2000, 2023 | World Championship silver medal |
| 2008, 2009 | World Championship bronze medal |
| 2008, 2023 | European Champion |
| Team honours | |
| 8 x silver, 6 x bronze | Ice Speedway of Nations |
Franz Zorn (born 30 August 1970 in Saalfelden, Austria)[1] is an Austrian ice speedway rider. [2]
Career
[edit]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
[edit]Individual World Championship (Ice Racing Grand Prix)
[edit]- 1998 - 16th
- 1999 - 7th
- 2000 - Runner-up
- 2001 - 4th
- 2002 - 10th
- 2003 - 15th
- 2004 - 14th
- 2005 - 8th
- 2006 - 5th
- 2007 - 5th
- 2008 - bronze medal
- 2009 - bronze medal
- 2010 - 6th
- 2011 - 10th
- 2012 - 9th
- 2013 - 6th
- 2015 - 6th
- 2016 - 6th
- 2017 - 6th
- 2018 - 6th
- 2019 - 15th
- 2020 - 10th
- 2021 - 7th
- 2022 - 21st
- 2023 - Runner-up
Team World Championship
[edit]- 1998 - 4th
- 1999 - bronze medal
- 2000 - 4th
- 2001 - silver medal
- 2002 - ?
- 2003 - ?
- 2004 - bronze medal
- 2005 - ?
- 2006 - ?
- 2007 - ?
- 2008 - silver medal
- 2009 - silver medal
- 2010 - bronze medal
- 2011 - silver medal
- 2012 - silver medal
- 2013 - silver medal
- 2015 - silver medal
- 2016 - bronze medal
- 2017 - silver medal
- 2018 - bronze medal
- 2019 - bronze medal
- 2020 - 4th
Individual European Championship
[edit]- 2008 - European Champion
- 2023 - European Champion
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Franky About Me" (in German). www.FrankyZorn.at. Archived from the original on 7 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "Franz Zorn is the European ice speedway champion. He won two finals in Sanok". Gazeta Lubuska. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Austria narrowly misses sensation at Team World Cup". Red Bull. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "OFFICIAL RESULTS - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP" (PDF). FIM. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "All Photo - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Final 1, Inzell (Germany)". EIS Speedway. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
- ^ "European Individual Ice Speedway Championship:Franz Zorn crowned champion for the second time". FIM. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
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