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Werner Zimmermann (canoeist)

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Werner Zimmermann
Personal information
Born19 May 1915 (1915-05-19)
Died1990 (aged 74–75)[1]
Sport
SportKayaking
EventFolding kayak
Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1949 Geneva Folding K-1 team
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Geneva Folding K-1
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Steyr Folding K-1 team

Werner Zimmermann (19 May 1915 – 1990) was a 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.

References

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  1. ^ Trutmann, Hans Peter (2010). Neujahrs-Blatt von Dietikon (PDF) (in German). Dietikon: Verkehrsverein Dietikon. p. 80.
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