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Born | Lech, Vorarlberg, Nazi Germany | 8 February 1939|||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 August 2019 Lech, Austria | (aged 80)|||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Egon Zimmermann (8 February 1939 – 23 August 2019),[1] often referred to as Egon Zimmermann II, was a World Cup alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Austria.[2] 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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