Markus Zimmermann
German bobsledder (born 1964)
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1964-09-04) 4 September 1964 (age 59) Berchtesgaden, Bavaria,  West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb; 16.5 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport |  Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 4-man, 2-man | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Raimund Bethge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Markus Zimmermann (born 4 September 1964 in Berchtesgaden) is a German former bobsledder who competed from 1984 to 2004. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two golds (Two-man: 2002, Four-man: 1998), one silver (Two-man: 1992), and one bronze (Two-man: 1998). He was born at Berchtesgaden, in southern Bavaria.
Zimmerman also won eight medals at the FIBT World Championships with five golds (Two-man: 1991, 1996, 2000; Four-man: 1996, 2001) and three silvers (Two-man: 1999, 2004; Four-man: 2000).
References
- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964 Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- Markus Zimmermann at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- FIBT profile
External links
- Markus Zimmermann at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Markus Zimmermann at Olympedia
- Markus Zimmermann at Olympics.com
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- 1932:
Hubert Stevens & Curtis Stevens (USA) - 1936: Ivan Brown & Alan Washbond (USA)
- 1948:
Felix Endrich & Friedrich Waller (SUI) - 1952:
Andreas Ostler & Lorenz Nieberl (GER) - 1956:
Lamberto Dalla Costa & Giacomo Conti (ITA) - 1964:
Anthony Nash & Robin Dixon (GBR) - 1968: Eugenio Monti & Luciano de Paolis (ITA)
- 1972: Wolfgang Zimmerer & Peter Utzschneider (FRG)
- 1976:
Meinhard Nehmer & Bernhard Germeshausen (GDR) - 1980: Erich Schärer & Joseph Benz (SUI)
- 1984: Wolfgang Hoppe & Dietmar Schauerhammer (GDR)
- 1988:
Jānis Ķipurs & Vladimir Kozlov (URS) - 1992: Gustav Weder & Donat Acklin (SUI)
- 1994: Gustav Weder & Donat Acklin (SUI)
- 1998:
Pierre Lueders & David MacEachern (CAN)
1998: Günther Huber & Antonio Tartaglia (ITA) - 2002: Christoph Langen & Markus Zimmermann (GER)
- 2006: André Lange & Kevin Kuske (GER)
- 2010: André Lange & Kevin Kuske (GER)
- 2014: Beat Hefti & Alex Baumann (SUI)
- 2018: Justin Kripps & Alexander Kopacz (CAN)
2018: Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis (GER)
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