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Wolfgang Zimmerer

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Wolfgang Zimmerer
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing  West Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Sapporo Two-man
Silver medal – second place 1976 Innsbruck Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 1972 Sapporo Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1976 Innsbruck Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Lake Placid Four-man
Gold medal – first place 1973 Lake Placid Two-man
Gold medal – first place 1974 St. Moritz Two-man
Gold medal – first place 1974 St. Moritz Four-man
Silver medal – second place 1970 St. Moritz Two-man
Silver medal – second place 1970 St. Moritz Four-man
Silver medal – second place 1975 Cervinia Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Cervinia Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Lake Placid Four-man

Wolfgang Zimmerer (born November 15, 1940 in Ohlstadt) is a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. Participating in two Winter Olympics as a member of the West German team, he won a total of four medals, with one gold (Two-man: 1972), one silver (Two-man: 1976), and two bronzes (Four-man: 1972, 1976).

Zimmerer also 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).

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