Franjo von Allmen
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| Born | 24 July 2001 Boltigen, Bern, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Disciplines | Downhill, Super-G | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Skiclub Boltigen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 4 March 2023 (age 21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | franjovonallmen.ch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Teams | 1 – (2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Seasons | 3 – (2023–2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 3 – (2 DH, 1 SG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 8 – (5 DH, 3 SG) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (4th in 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in DH, 2025) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Franjo von Allmen (born 24 July 2001) is a Swiss alpine ski racer who competes in the speed disciplines of downhill and super-G.[1][2]
Career
Born in Boltigen, Bern,[3] von Allmen made his World Cup debut on 4 March 2023, in a downhill at Aspen in the United States.[4] His first World Cup podium came in January 2024 in a super-G at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany; his first victory was a year later in January 2025, also a super-G, this time on home country snow in Wengen.[5] A few weeks later at the 2025 World Championships in Saalbach, Austria, von Allmen won two gold medals — in downhill[6][7] and team combined with Loïc Meillard.[8][9]
World Cup results
Season standings
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 22 | 38 | — | — | 14 | 17 |
| 2025 | 23 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Race podiums
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| Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
| 2024 | 28 Jan 2024 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | Super-G | 3rd |
| 2025 | 21 Dec 2024 | Val Gardena, Italy | Downhill | 2nd |
| 28 Dec 2024 | Bormio, Italy | Downhill | 2nd | |
| 17 Jan 2025 | Wengen, Switzerland | Super-G | 1st | |
| 18 Jan 2025 | Downhill | 2nd | ||
| 22 Feb 2025 | Crans-Montana, Switzerland | Downhill | 1st | |
| 8 Mar 2025 | Kvitfjell, Norway | Downhill | 1st | |
| 23 Mar 2025 | Sun Valley, USA | Super-G | 3rd |
World Championship results
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| Age | Slalom | Giant slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Team combined |
Team event | |
| 2025 | 23 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 1 | — |
References
- ^ "Profile". Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ Ski, Swiss. "Detail". Swiss Ski (in German). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Franjo von Allmen – Profile". Red Bull. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Franjo von Allmen remains a HEAD Worldcup Rebel". www.head.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ Lange, Peter (17 January 2025). "23-Year-Old Franjo Von Allmen Claims First Win at Wengen Super-G". Ski Racing Media. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Franjo von Allmen is youngest men's downhill world champion in 36 years". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "From 'Sweet Caroline' to 'Hopp Suisse,' Von Allmen steals show with downhill gold at skiing worlds". APNews. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Switzerland complete podium sweep of inaugural men's team combined at 2025 World Alpine Ski Championships". olympics.com. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ "Von Allmen claims second world gold as Swiss sweep team combined". France24. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Franjo VON ALLMEN - Athlete Biography - Alpine Skiing". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ Federation, International Ski and Snowboard. "FIS | Franjo VON ALLMEN - Athlete Biography - Alpine Skiing". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
External links
- Franjo von Allmen at FIS (alpine)
- Franjo von Allmen at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Franjo von Allmen at the Swiss Ski Team (in German)
- Official website (in German)