Egon Hirt

Egon Hirt, born on 16 August 1960 in Freiburg im Breisgau, is a German former alpine skier who raced for West Germany and specialised in technical events such as slalom and giant slalom. He won three national giant slalom championships, in 1981, 1982 and 1984. At the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo he finished thirteenth in the giant slalom and did not finish the slalom, and a year later he narrowly missed the podium at the Bormio World Championships, finishing fourth in the giant slalom. His career was overshadowed by his teammate Markus Wasmeier. He raced for Ski-Club Neustadt and later worked as a ski instructor and coach.