Wolfgang Zimmerer

Wolfgang Zimmerer

Utzschneider and Zimmerer (right)
Personal information
Born 15 November 1940 (1940-11-15) (age 76)
Ohlstadt, Germany
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Bobsleigh
Club SV Ohlstadt
Medal record
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
1972 Sapporo Two-man
1972 Sapporo Four-man
1976 Innsbruck Two-man
1976 Innsbruck Four-man
World Championships
1969 Lake Placid Four-man
1970 St. Moritz Two-man
1970 St. Moritz Four-man
1971 Cervinia Four-man
1973 Lake Placid Two-man
1973 Lake Placid Four-man
1974 St. Moritz Two-man
1974 St. Moritz Four-man
1975 Cervinia Four-man
Zimmerer and Utzschneider on a stamp of Ajman

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]

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

  1. 1 2 3 Wolfgang Zimmerer. sports-reference.com
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