Markus Wasmeier is a former alpine ski racer and twice Olympic gold medalist. At the 1985 World Championships at Bormio, Italy, he won the Giant Slalom at age 21, before recording a World Cup victory. Wasmeier won a total of nine World Cup races, starting with two victories on 9 February 1986, in the Combined and Super-G events at Morzine, France. His greatest achievement was double gold medals in both Giant Slalom and Super-G at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. His victory in the Super-G by 0.09 seconds denied the silver medalist, downhill champion Tommy Moe of the U.S., of double gold in the speed events on his 24th birthday. The surprising result of double Olympic gold for Wasmeier at age 30 gained him the title of "Sportsman of the Year" in Germany. [More at Wikipedia]

September 9th, 1963 in Schliersee (Age 60)