Emil Zimmermann is a retired

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

slalom canoeist who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s. He won two silver medals at the

1957 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1957 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Augsburg, West Germany under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. It was the 5th edition. The Mixed C2 team event debuted at these championships. Note Mixed C2 team only had two ...

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, earning them in the C-1 event and the C-1 team event.

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* German male canoeists Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships {{Germany-canoe-bio-stub