Annemarie Zimmermann, born 10 June 1940 in Lendersdorf, is a West German canoe sprinter who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-2 500 metre event, in 1964 and in 1968. She also won two medals at the 1963 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, a gold in the K-2 500 metre event and a silver in the K-4 500 metre event. Her world championship medals in 1963 came the year before her first Olympic title, and her two Olympic golds were won four years apart in the same two person kayak event.
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Sprint canoeist Annemarie Zimmermann won two gold medals in the K2 at the 1964 Tokyo and the 1968 Mexico City Olympic Games, alongside her teammate Roswitha Esser . In 1964 Esser and Zimmermann were awarded the Silver Bay Leaf, the highest German sports award.
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born 10 June 1940 in Lendersdorf) is a West German canoe sprinter
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is a West German canoe sprinter who competed in the 1960s.
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Competing in two Summer Olympics, she won two gold medals in the K-2 500 m event, earning them in 1964 and 1968.
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