Annemarie Zimmermann (; born 10 June 1940 in
Lendersdorf) is a
West German
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two
Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-2 500 m event, earning them in
1964
Events January
* January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved.
* January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
and
1968
The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide.
Events January–February
* January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
* Janu ...
.
Zimmermann also won two medals at the
1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Jajce, Yugoslavia (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina). This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation.
The men's competition consisted of four Canadian
...
with a gold in the K-2 500 m and a silver in the K-4 500 m events.
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1940 births
Living people
Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
West German female canoeists
Olympic canoeists of the United Team of Germany
Olympic canoeists of West Germany
Olympic gold medalists for the United Team of Germany
Olympic gold medalists for West Germany
Olympic medalists in canoeing
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak
Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Cologne (region)
People from Düren
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