Juergen Egle


Juergen Egle is an Austrian para-alpine skier. He represented Austria in alpine skiing at four Winter Paralympics: in 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010. In total he won one gold medal, three silver medals and two bronze medals.

Career

In 1998 he won the gold medal in one alpine skiing event: the Men's Slalom LW11. In 2002 he won two silver medals: at the Men's Slalom LW11 event and at the Men's Giant Slalom LW11 event.
In 2006 he won two bronze medals: at the Men's Slalom Sitting event and at the Men's Giant Slalom Sitting event. He also competed in the Men's Super-G Sitting event where he finished 13th.
In 2010 he won the silver medal at the Men's Super Combined Sitting event.
He also won one gold medal and one bronze medal at the 2009 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships.

Private life

He also participated in Race Across America in 2006 and the Race Across Australia in 2010 with a handcycle.