Gerd Zimmermann (speed skater)

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Gerd Zimmermann
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Zimmermann in 1964
Personal information
Born (1942-09-23) September 23, 1942 (age 80)
Munich, Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Sport
Sport Speed skating
ClubDEC Frillensee, Inzell

Gerhard "Gerd" Zimmermann (born 23 September 1942) is a retired German speed skater. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Winter Olympics in the 500, 1500, 5000 and 1000 m distances (eight events in total), for Germany and then for West Germany. His best achievements were seventh and eighth place in the 10000 m in 1964 and 1972, respectively. [1]

Between 1964 and 1972 he won eight West German all-around titles. [2]

He married Hildegard Sellhuber, a West German speed skater who also competed at the 1968 Olympics. [1] [3]

Personal bests: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerd Zimmermann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 5, 2013.
  2. Eisschnelllaufen – Deutsche Meisterschaften. sport-komplett.de
  3. Gerhard Zimmermann. speedskatingnews.info