Wolfgang Zimmerer
Wolfgang Zimmerer is a retired West-German bobsledder who mostly competed as a driver together with his brakeman Peter Utzschneider. Zimmerer took part in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics and won four medals, with one gold, one silver, and two bronzes.
Zimmerer and Utzschneider won nine medals at the FIBT World Championships with four golds, three silvers, and two bronzes. They also collected 10 medals at the European championships, including five golds: in two-man in 1968, 1972, and 1973, and in the four-man in 1970 and 1973.
Zimmerer's nieces Maria Höfl-Riesch and Susanne Riesch are Olympic alpine skiers.
