Werner Zimmermann (19 May 1915 – 1990) was a

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and

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who competed from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s. As a slalom canoeist, he won three medals at the

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with a gold (folding K-1 team:

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) and two bronzes (folding K-1: 1949, folding K-1 team:

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). As a sprint canoeist, he competed in two

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. At the

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, 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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* 1915 births 1990 deaths Canoeists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists of Switzerland Swiss male canoeists Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Switzerland-canoe-bio-stub