Werner Zimmermann

Werner Zimmermann

Medal record
Men's slalom canoeing
Competitor for   Switzerland
World Championships
Gold	1949 Geneva	Folding K-1 team
Bronze	1949 Geneva	Folding K-1
Bronze	1951 Steyr	Folding K-1 team

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.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile