egon zimmermann (8 february 1939 – 23 august 2019), often known as egon zimmermann ii, was an austrian world cup alpine ski racer and olympic gold medalist and businessman. zimmermann won the olympic downhill at patscherkofel in 1964 and won several medals on the professional tour in the late-1960s and early 1970s. he was born in lech, vorarlberg, austria. he owned hotels in austria.