Wolfgang Zimmerer (born 15 November 1940) is a retired West-German bobsledder who mostly competed as a driver together with his brakeman Peter Utzschneider. Zimmerer took part in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics and won four medals, with one gold (two-man in 1972), one silver (two-man in 1976), and two bronzes (four-man in 1972 and 1976).[1]
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| Born | 15 November 1940 (age 84) Ohlstadt, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Ohlstadt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Zimmerer and Utzschneider won nine medals at the FIBT World Championships with four golds (two-man: 1973, 1974; four-man: 1969, 1973), three silvers (two-man: 1970, four-man: 1970, 1975), and two bronzes (four-man: 1971, 1973). They also collected 10 medals at the European championships, including five golds: in two-man in 1968, 1972, and 1973, and in the four-man in 1970 and 1973.[1]
Zimmerer's nieces Maria Höfl-Riesch and Susanne Riesch are Olympic alpine skiers.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Wolfgang Zimmerer. sports-reference.com
External links
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- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932–56 and since 1964 Archived 10 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964 Archived 23 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- Wolfgang Zimmerer at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Wolfgang Zimmerer at Olympedia
- Wolfgang Zimmerer at Olympics.com
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