Werner Zimmermann (canoeist) explained

Death Date:[1]
Sport:Kayaking
Event:Folding kayak
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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.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Trutmann, Hans Peter. Neujahrs-Blatt von Dietikon. Verkehrsverein Dietikon. 2010. Dietikon. 80. de.