Werner Zimmermann

Swiss canoeist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroSwiss canoeist
PlacesSwitzerland
isCanoer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth19 May 1915
Age109 years
The details

Biography

Werner Zimmermann (born 19 May 1915) is a retired Swiss slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s. As a slalom canoeist, he won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (Folding K-1 team: 1949) and two bronzes (Folding K-1: 1949, Folding K-1 team: 1951).

As a sprint canoeist, he competed in two Summer Olympics. At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he finished sixth in the K-2 10000 m event. Twelve years later, he finished 11th in the K-2 10000 m event.

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