Dana Zimmerman
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Paralympic athletics | ||
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| Paralympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 2000 Sydney | 1500 metres - T37 |
Dana Zimmerman is an American paralympic athlete and disability advisor from Minnesota competing mainly in category T37 distance events.
Zimmerman competed in the 800m, 1500m and 5000m at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in his home country. He also competed in the 2000 Summer Paralympics in the 5000m and won a silver medal in the 1500m.[1]
Education
Dana Zimmerman received a masters in physical education with a concentration in adapted physical education at University of Wisconsin La Crosse.[2]
Career
After competing in the Paralympics, Dana Zimmerman became a physical education professor at the University of Wisconsin River Falls.[2] Later, he became an academic advisor of Student Support Services for Students with Disabilities at St. Olaf College. [3]
Personal life
Dana Zimmerman was born with cerebral palsy.[2]
References
- ↑ "Dana Zimmerman". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- 1 2 3 "Presenter Profile - Dana Zimmerman" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Dana Zimmerman's profile | St. Olaf College". www.stolaf.edu. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
External links
- Paralympic track and field athletes for the United States
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for the United States
- Living people
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- American men middle-distance runners
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American middle-distance runner stubs
- American Paralympic medalist stubs