Rainer Zimmermann (2 May 1942 – 25 October 2022) was an

East German East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was a country in Central Europe from its formation on 7 October 1949 until its reunification with West Germany (FRG) on 3 October 1990. Until 1989, it was generally vie ...

former

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player who competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

.He was born in Glogau. In 1972 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored eight goals.

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Rainer Zimmermann's obituary

1942 births 2022 deaths Sportspeople from Głogów Handball players from Lower Silesian Voivodeship Sportspeople from the Province of Silesia German male handball players Olympic handball players for East Germany Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics East German male handball players SC Dynamo Berlin sportspeople {{Germany-handball-bio-stub