Franz Zorn Explained

Franz Zorn
Nationality:Austrian
Birth Date:30 August 1970
Birth Place:Saalfelden, Austria
Indivyear1:2000, 2023
Indivhonour1:World Championship silver medal
Indivyear2:2008, 2009
Indivhonour2:World Championship bronze medal
Indivyear3:2008, 2023
Indivhonour3:European Champion
Teamhonour1:Ice Speedway of Nations
Teamyear1:8 x silver, 6 x bronze

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

Career

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.

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.[2] [3] He also won a second European Championship in 2023.[4]

Major results

Individual World Championship (Ice Racing Grand Prix)

Team World Championship

Individual European Championship

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Franky About Me . German . www.FrankyZorn.at . 2010-02-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180107185755/http://www.frankyzorn.at/pages/Franky_About_me.asp . 2018-01-07 . dead .
  2. Web site: OFFICIAL RESULTS - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. FIM . 3 April 2023.
  3. Web site: All Photo - 2023 FIM ICE SPEEDWAY WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Final 1, Inzell (Germany). EIS Speedway . 3 April 2023.
  4. Web site: European Individual Ice Speedway Championship:Franz Zorn crowned champion for the second time . FIM . 3 April 2023.