What is Egon Zimmermann?
'''Egon Zimmermann''' (8 February 1939 &ndash; 23 August 2019),<ref name=SR-Olympics>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zi/egon-zimmermann-1.html |title=Sports References.com |access-date=2019-08-23 |archive-date=2020-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418070636/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zi/egon-zimmermann-1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> often known as '''Egon Zimmermann II''', was an Austrian World Cup [[Alpine skiing|alpine ski racer]] and Olympic gold medalist and businessman.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://vorarlberg.orf.at/stories/3009819/ | title=Olympiasieger Egon Zimmermann ist tot | date=23 August 2019 }}</ref> Zimmermann won the Olympic downhill at Patscherkofel in [[1964 Winter Olympics|1964]] and won several medals on the professional tour in the late-1960s and early 1970s. He was born in [[Lech am Arlberg|Lech]], [[Vorarlberg]], Austria. He owned hotels in Austria. Zimmermann died on 23 August 2019 in Lech, Austria from problems caused by [[multiple sclerosis]], aged 80.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hughes Neghaiwi |first1=Brenna |title=Former Olympic champion Zimmermann dead at 80: Austrian Ski... |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-alpine-skiing-zimmermann/former-olympic-champion-zimmermann-dead-at-80-austrian-ski-association-idUSKCN1VD238 |access-date=23 August 2019 |work=Reuters |date=23 August 2019 |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://data.fis-ski.com/dynamic/athlete-biography.html?sector=AL&competitorid=68294&type=st-WC FIS-ski.com] – Egon Zimmermann – World Cup season standings * [http://www.hotel-kristberg.at/en/egon-zimmermann.html Hotel Kristberg] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823212206/https://www.hotel-kristberg.at/en/egon-zimmermann.html |date=2019-08-23 }} – Egon Zimmermann – ''{{in lang|en}}'' {{sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Zimmermann, Egon}} [[Category:1939 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Austrian businesspeople]] [[Category:Austrian