Markus Zimmermann

Markus Zimmermann ( born September 4, 1964 in Berchtesgaden ) is a former German Bobsportler.

Markus Zimmermann lives in his birthplace, and stood in for the WSV Koenigssee. In 1984 he started as a brakeman in bobsleigh. Since the end of the decade he pushed for Rudi Lochner and was among the world leaders. In 1989 they were third in the European Championship. The following year she won both titles at the German championships. 1991 won the duo in Altenberg at the World Championship title in two-man bob. At the Olympic Winter Games in Albertville in 1992 they won behind Gustav Weder and Donat Acklin the silver medal. 1994 missed Lochner / Zimmermann in fourth place when a medal at the Games in Lillehammer. Middle of the decade, he joined the Bob by Christoph Langen, making him one of the best teams in the 1990s. 1996 won Langen / Zimmermann gold in two and four at the World Cup in Calgary as well as both German championship title. At the Olympic Games in Nagano in 1998 both as favorites in the two- were at the start, but could end up winning only a bronze medal. Together with Marco Jacob and Olaf Hampel but succeeded the less expected victory with the four-man event.

The 1999 World Cup in Cortina d' Ampezzo brought Zimmermann a silver medal in the two-man bob. The following year, Long / Zimmermann won in Altenberg gold and silver with the quad and the national championship in the two-man bob. Another gold medal came in 2001 in St. Moritz added to the four-man event. 2002 succeeded in Salt Lake City, another Olympic triumph, this time in the two-man bob. The last international medal both won silver in the 2004 World Cup in Koenigssee. After Langens health -related withdrawal from the professional sports also Zimmermann ended his active career. Zimmermann won with its pilots several World Cup races and often placed far forward. 1996, 1998 and 2004, he won with Long - man bobsleigh World Cup 1999 in the four-man event. Zimmermann is with seven titles one of the ten most successful Bobsportler at Olympic Games and World Championships.

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