▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁K lam mer ▁won ▁the ▁gold ▁medal , ▁Rus si ▁took ▁the ▁silver , ▁and ▁Herbert ▁Pl ank ▁of ▁Italy ▁was ▁the ▁bronze ▁medal ist . ▁ ▁The ▁starting ▁gate ▁was ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁with ▁a ▁vertical ▁drop ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁course ▁length ▁was ▁ ▁and ▁K lam mer ' s ▁famous ▁winning ▁run ▁resulted ▁in ▁an ▁average ▁speed ▁of ▁, ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁vertical ▁descent ▁rate ▁of ▁, ▁significantly ▁faster ▁than ▁previous ▁Olympic ▁down h ills . ▁The ▁win ▁elev ated ▁him ▁to ▁an ▁international ▁celebr ity ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁Sports ▁Illustr ated . ▁ ▁Eg on ▁Z imm ermann , ▁also ▁of ▁Austria , ▁took ▁the ▁gold ▁medal ▁a ▁dozen ▁years ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁Olympic ▁down hill . ▁His ▁winning ▁time ▁was ▁ 2 : 1 8 . 1 6 , ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁half - min ute ▁behind ▁K lam mer ' s . ▁ ▁Through ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁no ▁Olympic ▁men ' s ▁down hill ▁champion ▁has ▁repeated ; ▁Rus si ▁remains ▁the ▁sole ▁def ender ▁to ▁medal . ▁ ▁Results ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁F IS ▁results ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁down hill ▁Winter ▁Olympics <0x0A> </s> ▁Kr z ysz to f ▁Mich al ak ▁ ▁( born ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁in ▁Be ł chat ów ) ▁is ▁a ▁Polish ▁mid f iel der