Fritz Zimmermann (fencer)

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Fritz Zimmermann (born March 29, 1931 in Düsseldorf ) is a German epee fencer , multiple German champion and participant in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City . He fought at DFC Düsseldorf .

successes

Zimmermann took part in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome with the epee team, which finished in fifth place. Before the Olympic Games in 1964, he took third place on the German rankings, which would qualify him for the games. Nevertheless, he was not considered by sports manager Güse as "not useful for the team". He was accused of "complaints" and "rambling statements about his own defeats". His inarticulate cries on the fencing piste were also criticized. His "Hööh" make a fool of himself and the team. At the Olympic Games in 1968 he took part again and finished 13th in the individual, which made him the best German participant together with Franz Rompza . The team narrowly missed a medal and finished fourth.

1955 and 1957 Zimmermann became German master in epee fencing. In addition, he finished in 1962 , 1965 and 1968 the second and in 1961 , 1964 and 1966 third place in the German championships. In 1954 the DFC Düsseldorf became German team champions in men's epee, the exact team line-up is not known. With the DFC Düsseldorf team, Zimmermann also won the Solingen sword in 1961 . As a senior, he won the German Senior Championships several times.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Fritz Zimmermann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original ).
  2. ↑ Hectic screams. Der Spiegel 42/1964, October 14, 1964, accessed on August 29, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Tables in: Deutscher Fechter-Bund (Ed.), Andreas Schirmer (Red): En Garde! Allez! Touchez! 100 Years of Fencing in Germany - A Success Story , Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen 2012. Page 218ff.
  4. ^ Association history of the German Fencing Club Düsseldorf eV DFC Düsseldorf, 2015, accessed on August 29, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Zimmermann, Fritz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German fencer, German champion and Olympic participant
DATE OF BIRTH March 29, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf