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{{Short description|German bobsledder (born 1964)}}
{{for|the German sculptor and performance artist|Markus Zimmermann (sculptor)}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name           = Markus Zimmermann
| image          =
| imagesize      = 250px
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| nationality    = German
| collegeteam    =
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1964|9|4}}
| birth_place     = [[Berchtesgaden]], [[Bavaria]],<br>{{FRG}}
| residence      = [[Schönau am Königssee]], Bavaria
| death_date      =
| death_place     =
| height         = {{convert|1.91|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|105|kg|lb st|abbr=on}}
| website        = 
| country        = {{GER}}
| sport          = [[File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg|25px|alt=|link=]][[Bobsleigh]]
| event          = 4-man, 2-man
| club           = 
| coach          = {{flagicon|GER}} [[Raimund Bethge]]
| retired        = 2004
| olympics       = 
| highestranking =
| pb             = [[File:Olympic rings.svg|25px|alt=|link=]] {{gold1}}{{gold1}}{{silver2}}{{bronze3}}
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Bobsleigh]]}}
{{MedalCountry| {{GER}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalGold|[[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]]|[[Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Four-man|Four-man]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[2002 Winter Olympics|2002 Salt Lake City]]|[[Bobsleigh at the 2002 Winter Olympics – Two-man|Two-man]]}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1992 Winter Olympics|1992 Albertville]]|[[Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics – Two-man|Two-man]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1998 Winter Olympics|1998 Nagano]]|[[Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics – Two-man|Two-man]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[FIBT World Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold|[[FIBT World Championships 1991|1991 Altenberg]]|Two-man}}
{{MedalGold|[[FIBT World Championships 1996|1996 Calgary]]|Two-man}}
{{MedalGold|[[FIBT World Championships 1996|1996 Calgary]]|Four-man}}
{{MedalGold|[[FIBT World Championships 2000|2000 Altenberg]]|Two-man}}
{{MedalGold|[[FIBT World Championships 2001|2001 St. Moritz]]|Four-man}}
{{MedalSilver|[[FIBT World Championships 1999|1999 Cortina d'Ampezzo]]|Two-man}}
{{MedalSilver|[[FIBT World Championships 2000|2000 Altenberg]]|Four-man}}
{{MedalSilver|[[FIBT World Championships 2004|2004 Königssee]]|Two-man}}
}}

'''Markus Zimmermann''' (born 4 September 1964 in [[Berchtesgaden]]) is a German former [[bobsled]]der who competed from 1984 to 2004. Competing in four [[Winter Olympics]], he won four medals with two golds (Two-man: [[2002 Winter Olympics|2002]], Four-man: [[1998 Winter Olympics|1998]]), one silver (Two-man: [[1992 Winter Olympics|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: [[FIBT World Championships 1991|1991]], [[FIBT World Championships 1996|1996]], [[FIBT World Championships 2000|2000]]; Four-man: 1996, [[FIBT World Championships 2001|2001]]) and three silvers (Two-man: [[FIBT World Championships 1999|1999]], [[FIBT World Championships 2004|2004]]; Four-man: 2000).

==References==
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mo-2.html Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810054549/http://sports123.com/bob/mo-2.html |date=2011-08-10 }}
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mo-4.html Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323143804/http://sports123.com/bob/mo-4.html |date=2019-03-23 }}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090127015546/http://sports123.com/bob/mw-2.html Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071211002351/http://sports123.com/bob/mw-4.html Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930]
* {{databaseOlympics|ZIMMEMAR01|archive=20070327183127}}
* [http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100182&nat=&sport=BS&sex=&season=&stat=&venue=&events= FIBT profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720031358/http://www.sportresult.com/sports/bs/db/biography.asp?p_id=100182&nat=&sport=BS&sex=&season=&stat=&venue=&events= |date=2011-07-20 }}

==External links==
* {{IBSF}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|markus-zimmermann}}

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[[Category:Bobsledders at the 1994 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Bobsledders at the 1998 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Bobsledders at the 2002 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic bobsledders for Germany]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Germany]]
[[Category:Olympic silver medalists for Germany]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Germany]]
[[Category:Olympic medalists in bobsleigh]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2002 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1998 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics]]
[[Category:20th-century German sportsmen]]


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