Egon Zimmermann
Egon Zimmermann (8 February 1939 – 23 August 2019), often referred to as Egon Zimmermann II, was a World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria. Zimmermann won the Olympic downhill at Patscherkofel in 1964 and won several medals on the professional tour in the late-1960s and early 1970s.
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| Born | 8 February 1939 Lech, Vorarlberg, Nazi Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 August 2019 (aged 80) Lech, Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, giant slalom, slalom, combined | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SK Arlberg | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | January 1967 (age 27) inaugural season | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | March 1968 (age 29) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 2 – (1964, 1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 4 – (1962, '64, '66, '68) (includes two Olympics) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 3 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 2 – (1967, 1968) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 0 – (17th in 1967) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 0 – (9th in DH, 1967) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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