Markus Zimmermann

For the German sculptor and performance artist, see Markus Zimmermann (sculptor).

Markus Zimmermann

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1964-09-04) 4 September 1964 Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, West Germany
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb; 16.5 st)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Bobsleigh
Event(s)	4-man, 2-man
Coached by	Raimund Bethge
Retired	2004
Achievements and titles
Personal best
Medal record Men's Bobsleigh Representing Germany Olympic Games 1998 Nagano Four-man 2002 Salt Lake City Two-man 1992 Albertville Two-man 1998 Nagano Two-man World Championships 1991 Altenberg Two-man 1996 Calgary Two-man 1996 Calgary Four-man 2000 Altenberg Two-man 2001 St. Moritz Four-man 1999 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man 2000 Altenberg Four-man 2004 Königssee Two-man

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 Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Markus Zimmermann at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
• Markus Zimmermann at Olympedia (archive)
• Markus Zimmermann at Olympics.com