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class='container'> <ol class='breadcrumb'> <li> <a href='/'>Home</a> </li> <li><a href="/athletes">Athletes</a></li><li class="active">Egon Zimmermann</li> </ol> <div class='athlete_header'> <div> <h1> Egon Zimmermann </h1> <form action='/athlete_merges/99240/edit' class='form-inline' method='get'> </form> </div> </div> <div class='athlete_bio'> <div class='athlete_photo_bio'> <a href='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/99240.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Photo of Egon Zimmermann'> <img class='photo' src='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/99240.jpg'> </a> <div> <h2> Biographical information </h2> <table class='biodata'> <tr><th>Roles</th><td>Competed in Olympic Games</td></tr> <tr><th>Sex</th><td>Male</td></tr> <tr><th>Full name</th><td>Egon•Zimmermann</td></tr> <tr><th>Used name</th><td>Egon•Zimmermann</td></tr> <tr><th>Born</th><td>8 February 1939 in <a href="/place_names/867">Lech am Arlberg, Vorarlberg (AUT)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Died</th><td>23 August 2019 in <a href="/place_names/867">Lech am Arlberg, Vorarlberg (AUT)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Measurements</th><td>180 cm / 80 kg</td></tr> <tr><th>Affiliations</th><td><a href="/affiliations/1721">Ski Club Arlberg, St. Christoph am Arlberg (AUT)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>NOC</th><td><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUT.png" /> <a href="/countries/AUT">Austria</a></td></tr> </table> </div> </div> <table class='athlete_sidebar'> <tbody> <tr> <td> <b>Medals</b> </td> <td>OG</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Silver">Silver</span></td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Bronze">Bronze</span></td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class='border-top'>Total</td> <td class='border-top'>1</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h2> Biography </h2> <div class='description'> <p>Egon Zimmermann won two medals at the 1962 World Alpine Championships in Chamonix, bronze in downhill and gold in giant slalom. In 1964 he won the Olympic downhill in Innsbruck in front of his countrymen. He continued to compete internationally, but with less success, although he skied at the 1968 Winter Olympics.</p> <p>Zimmermann settled in his hometown of Lech am Arlberg where he ran the Kristberg Hotel for many years. He later developed multiple sclerosis, as did two other skiers from the 1964 Winter Olympics – <a href="/athletes/86617">Jimmy Heuga</a> and <a href="/athletes/97851">Pepi Stiegler</a>.</p> </div> <h2>Results</h2> <table class='table'> <thead> <tr> <th>Games</th> <th>Discipline (Sport) / Event</th> <th>NOC / Team</th> <th>Pos</th> <th>Medal</th> <th>As</th> <th></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/37">1964 Winter Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/ALP">Alpine Skiing</a> (<a href="/sport_groups/SI">Skiing</a>)</td> <td><a href="/countries/AUT"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUT.png" />AUT</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Egon Zimmermann</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/1224">Downhill, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/1225">Giant Slalom, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td><span class="label label-primary"><abbrev title="Did Not Finish">DNF</abbrev></span></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/38">1968 Winter Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/ALP">Alpine Skiing</a> (<a href="/sport_groups/SI">Skiing</a>)</td> <td><a href="/countries/AUT"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/AUT.png" />AUT</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td>Egon Zimmermann</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/1238">Downhill, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>13</td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Special Notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/ceremonies/torch_bearers">Torchbearer</a> within the Olympic Stadium at the Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics (Lit flame)</li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/145/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Alpine Ski Championships</a> (2–0–1 1962 Chamonix gold: giant slalom, bronze: downhill; 1964 Innsbruck (Olympics) gold: downhill) </li> </ul> </div> </body> <footer class='footer'> <br> <div class='panel panel-info'> <div class='panel-heading'> <h3 class='panel-title'> <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign'></span> Did you know? </h3> </div> <div class='panel-body'> <p>The venues of the 1900 Olympics were not as advanced as today: the track and field events were held on a grass field scattered with trees, and swimming took place in the River Seine.</p> </div> </div> <div class='container'> <p> <a href="/users/sign_in">Login</a> | <a href="/statistics/olympedia">Statistics</a> | <a href="/static/about">About</a> | <a href="/static/faq">FAQ</a> | <a href="/feedbacks/new">Feedback</a> </p> <p> © <a href="/static/about">OlyMADMen</a> 2006 — 2023 </p> </div> </footer> <script src="/assets/lightbox.min-3184f132ebf6d1b84bc827e0d39a461df9d8a8e5e10db19e6d13f6b8bbed96a5.js"></script> <script> $('.footnote').tooltip(); </script> </html>