Werner Zimmermann
Swiss canoeist
Intro | Swiss canoeist | |
Places | Switzerland | |
is | Canoer | |
Work field | Sports | |
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Birth | 19 May 1915 | |
Age | 109 years |
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.