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]

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