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Werner Zimmermann (canoeist)

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Werner Zimmermann
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 (born 19 May 1915) is a Swiss retired 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.

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