Rainer Zimmermann

Rainer Zimmermann (2 May 1942 – 25 October 2022) was an East German former handball player who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Glogau. In 1972 he was part of the East German team which finished fourth in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches and scored eight goals.
At club level he played for SC Dynamo Berlin. In the 1965-66 season he was the top scorer in the DDR Oberliga with 114 goals.[1]
References
- ↑ "Torschützenkönige der DDR-Oberliga Männer" [Top scorers of the DDR-Oberliga Men]. DDR-Handball.de. Retrieved 6 May 2026.
Categories:
- 1942 births
- 2022 deaths
- Sportspeople from Głogów
- Handball players from Lower Silesian Voivodeship
- Sportspeople from the Province of Silesia
- German male handball players
- Olympic handball players for East Germany
- Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- East German male handball players
- SC Dynamo Berlin sportspeople
- German handball biography stubs