Egon N. Zimmermann

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJosef Egon Norbert•Zimmermann
Used nameEgon N.•Zimmermann
Born19 February 1933 in Innsbruck, Tirol (AUT)
Died27 February 2016 in Kirchbichl, Tirol (AUT)
NOC Austria

Biography

Austrian alpine skier Egon Zimmermann competed at the 1958 World Championships in Kitzbühel, where he met American skier Penny Pitou. They married in 1961 and later had two children, and settled in New Hampshire. In 1968, Zimmermann and Pitou divorced and he returned to his native Kirchbichl in the Tyrol to run a small hotel.

Zimmermann participated in the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics in the downhill event and finished tenth. In 1958 he also participated in the World Championships, placing ninth in the giant slalom. He also won several FIS races.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1960 Winter Olympics Alpine Skiing (Skiing) AUT Egon N. Zimmermann
Downhill, Men (Olympic) 10

Olympic family relations