Wolfgang Zimmerer

Wolfgang Zimmerer was a German bobsled driver who competed from the late 1960s through the 70s, almost always driving with Peter Utzschneider as his brakeman. Participating in two Winter Olympics he won a total of four medals, with one gold in the two-man 1972, one bronze in the two-man 1972, and a bronzes in the four-man in 1972, all with Utzschneider, and with Manfred Schumann, he also won silver in the 1976 two-man. Zimmerer won nine medals at the World Championships, including titles in the two-man in 1973 and 1974, and the four-man in 1969 and 1974, all with Utzschneider. Zimmerer and Utzschneider also won 10 medals at the European Championships, including five titles – two-man in 1968, 1972, and 1973, and four-man in 1970 and 1973.