Werner Zimmermann

Personal information
Born	19 May 1915 (1915-05-19)
Died	1990 (aged 74–75)[1]
Sport
Sport	Kayaking
Event	Folding kayak
Medal record Men's canoe slalom Representing  Switzerland World Championships 1949 Geneva Folding K-1 team 1949 Geneva Folding K-1 1951 Steyr Folding K-1 team

Werner Zimmermann (19 May 1915 – 1990) was a Swiss slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1930s to the mid-1950s. As a slalom canoeist, he won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (folding K-1 team: 1949) and two bronzes (folding K-1: 1949, folding K-1 team: 1951). As a sprint canoeist, he competed in two Summer Olympics. At the 1936 Summer Olympics, he finished sixth in the K-2 10000 m event. Twelve years later, he finished 11th in the K-2 10000 m event.

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived November 9, 2009)

• Werner Zimmermann at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)